R.D. Lieberman,ConsultantMar 30, 20174 minSo You Think You Got A Government Contract-Think Again!Many people think they have a valid government contract, but much of the litigation in the Courts and the Boards of Contract Appeals...
R.D. Lieberman,ConsultantDec 20, 20162 minKnowingly Making False Statements to Obtain a Contract-Void Ab Initio ReduxThere is a basic principle in contract law (previously discussed in these blogs) that a contract tainted by fraud or wrongdoing is void...
R.D. Lieberman,ConsultantMay 1, 20164 minUse It or Lose It - A PrimerThe Acting Secretary of the Army recently issued Army Directive 2016-16, “Changing Management Behavior: Every Dollar Counts,” April 15,...
R.D. Lieberman,ConsultantApr 20, 20166 minAnticipatory Repudiation: Good, Bad and UglyOne important aspect of the government’s right to default terminate a contract is if the contractor refuses to perform, or unequivocally...
R.D. Lieberman,ConsultantApr 15, 20164 minRatification of ContractsThis blog has frequently explained that generally, the government can only be bound contractually by a person with actual authority,...
R.D. Lieberman,ConsultantApr 6, 20164 minAlways Read Your Opponent's Entire ProtestMy book, “100 Worst Mistakes in Government Contracting” (Nat’l. Contr. Mgt. Assn. 2008) by Richard D. Lieberman and Jason D. Morgan,...
R.D. Lieberman,ConsultantApr 3, 20163 minThe Secret's In the SauceOne of best movies in the 1990s was “Fried Green Tomatoes,” a story about a depression era café named The Whistle Stop in a little town...
R.D. Lieberman,ConsultantMar 16, 20163 minPublic Notice of Contracting ActionsThe official public medium for providing notice of contracting actions by federal agencies is the FedBizOpps.gov website, which has been...
R.D. Lieberman,ConsultantJan 29, 20162 minNo "Derivative Sovereign Immunity" If Contractor Violates Contract or LawThe Supreme Court rarely considers government contracting cases. Recently, in Campbell-Ewald Co. v. Gomez,136 S.Ct. 663(2016), the Court...
R.D. Lieberman,ConsultantJan 16, 20164 minDon't Become an UNPAID VolunteerDo you know what a government contract volunteer is? A volunteer is someone who embarks on duties of their own free will and without any...
R.D. Lieberman,ConsultantJan 14, 20164 minBeware of Contracts Without Consideration: The Nudum Pactum MistakeOne of the three the three basic requirements for a contract to be enforceable is consideration, which usually means a promise to pay...