# Louisiana IT Contractors Negotiate Subcontract Terms

A small Louisiana IT contractor is evaluating an agreement from an unnamed government IT staffing firm that would restrict work with customers introduced through the firm across an entire agency, including unrelated opportunities, for at least one year after the engagement. The reported terms also include one-year customer restrictions, a two-year restriction on receiving compensation from certain customers, and personal liability for signatories. Commenters recommended negotiating narrower, opportunity- or contract-specific protections; one noted that their experience was primarily with federal rather than state contracting. No agency, staffing firm, or specific contract is identified.

- Contractors should assess whether the proposed agency-wide restrictions could limit unrelated state or government work, and seek clear scope tied to the specific customer, opportunity, or contract involved.
- The reported restrictions and personal-liability provision are material terms to review before signing; the signal does not establish their enforceability.
- The discussion indicates that the parties may negotiate the terms. Contractors can use a counteroffer to clarify the covered customers, duration, and work, while obtaining appropriate legal review.

**Jurisdictions:** sled
**Industries:** Information Technology
**Published:** October 10, 2026

### Government Entities
- Louisiana state government

### Key Quotes
> Normally I see prime/sub documents have language around not being able to speak directly with that contract’s customer, preserving their relationship with the customer for that specific contract. The other language you mention (1 year non compete, etc) seems absurd to me and I wouldn’t recommend executing it as written—that’s what redlines and negotiations are for. My experience is primarily in federal, not state, so take that as you will.
> — Commenter (primarily federal contracting experience)

> They clarified that any future work with that agency would have to go through them, regardless of whether they were involved in finding the new opportunity.
> — Original poster

> The most important thing I'd say is all agreements are negotiable so if you want one or more of those terms changed reply with a counter-offer.
> — Commenter

### Sources
- [Is this a normal non-compete/non-circumvention agreement for a small government IT subcontractor?](https://www.reddit.com/r/GovernmentContracting/comments/1x24bs7/is_this_a_normal_noncompetenoncircumvention) - reddit-governmentcontracting