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Jul 1
3 min

Board Allows Claim Because Agency Did Not Understand Its Own Solicitation and Contract

In an interesting Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals case, the Board sustained a contractor’s claim for $962,020 for increased scop...

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R.D. Lieberman,Consultant

Jun 26
3 min

Federal Circuit Adopts Federal Claim Standard on Disparate Evaluations

The Federal Circuit Court, never having previously had a standard for evaluating disparate evaluation claims in bid protests, adopted the...

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R.D. Lieberman,Consultant

Jun 18
2 min

Boards Lack Jurisdiction to Hear Bid Protests Even if CO Invites It

The following forums have jurisdiction to consider bid protests: Agency: jurisdiction provided by Executive Order 12979 and Federal Acqui...

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R.D. Lieberman,Consultant

Jun 18
2 min

Don't Make a Fatal Mistake At the Boards of Contract Appeal

Recently, a contractor who had submitted a claim to its contracting officer, made a fatal procedural mistake when asking the Civilian Boa...

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R.D. Lieberman,Consultant

May 28
2 min

What is a "Sum Certain?"

As used in Federal Acquisition Regulation (“FAR”) 52.233-1 (Disputes), a claim is a “ a written demand or written assertion by one of the...

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R.D. Lieberman,Consultant

May 13
2 min

Reprocurement Contract May Not Exceed Undelivered Term of Defaulted Contract

After a contract has been terminated for default, Federal Acquisition Regulation (“FAR”) 49.402-6 permits the agency to repurchase the sa...

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R.D. Lieberman,Consultant

May 6
4 min

Highest Technically Rated Reasonably Priced Selection Method is Not OK for GSA Schedules BPA's

The Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) recently ruled that the General Services Administration’s (“GSA”) use of a highest-technical...

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R.D. Lieberman,Consultant

May 3
3 min

Can't Challenge CPAR IN BID Protest But Can Challenge Bad Faith in Selection

The Court of Federal Claims recently held that it could not consider a post-award bid protest of a Contractor Performance Assessment Repo...

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R.D. Lieberman,Consultant

Apr 22
3 min

Bait and Switch Redux-Even Without Required Commitment Letters

This blog has frequently explained an occasional protest-winning situation where an offeror engages in “bait and switch” in its proposal....

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R.D. Lieberman,Consultant

Apr 20
4 min

Racing Cars and Implied Contracts Made by the Head of an Agency

A recent court case reconfirmed that neither a Contracting Officer’s Representative (“COR”) nor a head of an agency has lawful authority ...

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R.D. Lieberman,Consultant

Apr 20
1 min

Civil False Caims Act Qui Tam Statistics

The Federal Government in Fiscal Year 2019 recovered more than $3 billion in Civil False Claims Act settlements and judgments. This inclu...

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R.D. Lieberman,Consultant

Apr 2
3 min

Federal Circuit Holds That Any Defect in Claim Certification Can Be Corrected

This blog has frequently reported on the form and certification required for a claim under the Contract Disputes Act. See “No Magic Words...

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R.D. Lieberman,Consultant

Mar 27
3 min

Guard Your Proprietary Information Carefully

A recent GAO decision on a protest that alleged that the agency improperly released the protester’s proprietary information is a case stu...

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R.D. Lieberman,Consultant

Mar 19
2 min

Receipt of CO Decision Includes Receipt by Your Attorney or Employee

The Court of Federal Claims recently held that when your attorney receives a Contracting Officer’s (“CO”) final decision under the Contra...

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R.D. Lieberman,Consultant

Mar 12
3 min

Out of Scope Modification

A recent Navy contract modification of a weapon scope is an example of a classic out of scope modification that will be reviewed by the G...

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R.D. Lieberman,Consultant

Mar 3
2 min

Even in Set-Asides, the Price Must be Reasonable

A recent Court of Federal Claims (“COFC”) decision on a Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (“SDVOSB”) set-aside for shredding ...

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R.D. Lieberman,Consultant

Mar 1
5 min

Digital Signature Certification Valid

In a 2017 blog titled “How to Sign Your Claim and Certification” (November 28, 2017), this author discussed some of the pitfalls in claim...

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R.D. Lieberman,Consultant

Feb 13
3 min

Patent Ambiguity

This blog has frequently explained the duty of a contractor to inquire about a patent ambiguity in a solicitation (or a contract) before ...

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R.D. Lieberman,Consultant

Feb 11
2 min

The Agency Made 4 Mistakes In the Procurement

In a more “normal” protest, an agency may make one or two mistakes that causes the Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) to sustain th...

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R.D. Lieberman,Consultant

Jan 29
3 min

DOD Issues Rule Limiting Use of Lowest Priced Technically Acceptable Procurements

On September 26, 2019 the Department of Defense issued a final rule in the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (“DFARS”) th...

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by Richard D. Lieberman, Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Consultant

Government Contracting Blog

(See also the articles page of this site)

Board Allows Claim Because Agency Did Not Understand Its Own Solicitation and Contract

Federal Circuit Adopts Federal Claim Standard on Disparate Evaluations

Boards Lack Jurisdiction to Hear Bid Protests Even if CO Invites It

Don't Make a Fatal Mistake At the Boards of Contract Appeal

What is a "Sum Certain?"

Reprocurement Contract May Not Exceed Undelivered Term of Defaulted Contract

Highest Technically Rated Reasonably Priced Selection Method is Not OK for GSA Schedules BPA's

Can't Challenge CPAR IN BID Protest But Can Challenge Bad Faith in Selection

Bait and Switch Redux-Even Without Required Commitment Letters

Racing Cars and Implied Contracts Made by the Head of an Agency

Civil False Caims Act Qui Tam Statistics

Federal Circuit Holds That Any Defect in Claim Certification Can Be Corrected

Guard Your Proprietary Information Carefully

Receipt of CO Decision Includes Receipt by Your Attorney or Employee

Out of Scope Modification

Even in Set-Asides, the Price Must be Reasonable

Digital Signature Certification Valid

Patent Ambiguity

The Agency Made 4 Mistakes In the Procurement

DOD Issues Rule Limiting Use of Lowest Priced Technically Acceptable Procurements