The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (“CAFC”) recently issued a significant opinion that makes it very clear to agencies that the...

Reversing a Court of Federal Claims ruling, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (“CAFC”) recently held that a bidder that had be...

It is rare when the Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) says that agency actions in its source selection for two different contracto...

A claim for money requires “a written demand or written assertion … seeking, as a matter of right, the payment of money in a sum certain…...

The Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) released its annual bid protest report to the Congress for fiscal year 2020 on December 23, ...

This blog has frequently discussed poorly or inadequately written proposals which have caused agencies to deem them inadequate and not se...

In two recent decisions, the Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (“CAFC”) have...

On October 27, 2020, the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals (“ASBCA” or “Board”) released its report on transactions and proceeding...

Formal agency protests must be submitted in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (“FAR”) 33.103, which sets out specific rules,...

A recent decision of the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals (“Board”) held that as long as a mark (such as a typed signature) purpo...

“Constructive” is defined as “legally imputed; existing by virtue of legal fiction though not existing in fact.” Blacks Law Dict. (Tenth...

A recent decision of the Civilian Board of Contract Appeals (“CBCA”) demonstrates the importance of a contractor responding to government...

In a recent Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals (“ASBCA”) case, the Board rejected the government’s right to remove a case where the...

The FAR is very clear that if an agency seeks to use the “brand name [or equal]” method of procurement, this essentially is a sole-source...

The Federal Debt Collection Act of 1982 (“DCA”), provides a way for agencies to offset a pre-existing, valid debt. Pursuant to the DCA th...

A “course of dealing” is a “sequence of previous conduct between the parties to an agreement which is fairly to be regarded as establishi...

Contractors should use care when submitting an appeal to a Board of Contract Appeals or the Court of Federal Claims. Contractors must ens...

There is a long-standing rule in government contracting known as “contra preferentem” (against the drafter) which states that where there...

One section of the Contract Disputes Act, 41 U.S.C. § 7103(c)(1), states that “[t]his section does not authorize an agency head to settle...

Government contractors sometimes fail to recognize how difficult it is to “undo” a general release they have signed, typically at the end...