R.D. Lieberman,Consultant
So 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...
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by Richard D. Lieberman, Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Consultant
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R.D. Lieberman,Consultant
- Dec 19, 2016
- 2 min
Knowingly Making False Statements to Obtain a Contract-Void Ab Initio Redux
There is a basic principle in contract law (previously discussed in these blogs) that a contract tainted by fraud or wrongdoing is void...
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R.D. Lieberman,Consultant
- May 1, 2016
- 4 min
Use It or Lose It - A Primer
The Acting Secretary of the Army recently issued Army Directive 2016-16, “Changing Management Behavior: Every Dollar Counts,” April 15,...
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R.D. Lieberman,Consultant
- Apr 20, 2016
- 6 min
Anticipatory Repudiation: Good, Bad and Ugly
One important aspect of the government’s right to default terminate a contract is if the contractor refuses to perform, or unequivocally...
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R.D. Lieberman,Consultant
- Apr 15, 2016
- 4 min
Ratification of Contracts
This blog has frequently explained that generally, the government can only be bound contractually by a person with actual authority,...
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R.D. Lieberman,Consultant
- Apr 6, 2016
- 4 min
Always Read Your Opponent's Entire Protest
My book, “100 Worst Mistakes in Government Contracting” (Nat’l. Contr. Mgt. Assn. 2008) by Richard D. Lieberman and Jason D. Morgan,...
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R.D. Lieberman,Consultant
- Apr 3, 2016
- 3 min
The Secret's In the Sauce
One 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...
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R.D. Lieberman,Consultant
- Mar 16, 2016
- 3 min
Public Notice of Contracting Actions
The official public medium for providing notice of contracting actions by federal agencies is the FedBizOpps.gov website, which has been...
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R.D. Lieberman,Consultant
- Jan 29, 2016
- 2 min
No "Derivative Sovereign Immunity" If Contractor Violates Contract or Law
The Supreme Court rarely considers government contracting cases. Recently, in Campbell-Ewald Co. v. Gomez,136 S.Ct. 663(2016), the Court...
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R.D. Lieberman,Consultant
- Jan 16, 2016
- 4 min
Don't Become an UNPAID Volunteer
Do you know what a government contract volunteer is? A volunteer is someone who embarks on duties of their own free will and without any...
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R.D. Lieberman,Consultant
- Jan 13, 2016
- 4 min
Beware of Contracts Without Consideration: The Nudum Pactum Mistake
One of the three the three basic requirements for a contract to be enforceable is consideration, which usually means a promise to pay...
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