Is a rubber stamped signature of the President of a company on a release of claims valid? The Civilian Board of Contract Appeals, under the facts in Penna G...

The Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals recently considered a contractor’s claim for $381,000 for the return of liquidated damages as well as a time ext...

During the Civil War, at the famous Andersonville Prison, on the inside of the stockade and twenty feet from it, there was a deadline established, over which...

A recent Armed Services Board Case gave some insight on the 6-year statute of limitations for filing claims under the Contract Disputes Act (“CDA”), explaini...

It is an important rule of interpretation for both solicitations and contracts that the reader must examine the plain language of the document, and resolve q...

An Air Force contracting officer (“CO”) receives an email referencing Contract No. H92237-13-C-5002 (the “Contract”) for general labor services for a base in...

Once again, a contractor was barred from raising future claims on a contract where the same contractor had executed a final release that included no reservat...

This blog recently discussed the limits of the use of the Changes Clause in a contract, noting that the clauses at Federal Acquisition Regulation (“FAR”) 52....

Waiver: The voluntary relinquishment or abandonment – express or implied—of a legal right or advantage. Black’s Law Dict. (10th Ed. 2014) This blog has dis...

A recent Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals (“ASBCA”) case confirms the fact that a contractor may not assign claims to a surety that waives the contra...

The Contract Disputes Act of 1978 (“CDA”) contains a few simple requirements for claims over $100,000, including certification. Yet to this day contractors ...

Is a prime contractor entitled to bill for vacation costs incurred by and owed to its subcontractor on a time and materials contract, even if they were invoi...

The Federal Acquisition Regulation (“FAR”) defines “change order” to mean “a written order, signed by the contracting officer, directing the contractor to ma...

Now comes two cases decided on the same day by the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals that demonstrate how important it is for a contractor to understa...

Contractors know that most contracts for services are subject to the Service Contract Act, 41 U.S.C. § 351(a) (the “SCA”). The SCA was designed to protect wa...

As of the last week in August 2017, there is no agreement in Washington, DC on a great budgetary trifecta: (1) a needed increase in the debt ceiling, which ...

Most construction contractors understand that Federal Acquisition Regulation (“FAR”) 52.236-21, Specifications and Drawings for Construction, specifically st...

The Truth in Negotiations Act (“TINA”) requires that contractors furnish cost or pricing data before an agreement on price for most negotiated procurements o...

Constructive acceleration occurs when the government demands the contractor’s compliance with an original contract deadline even though there is excusable de...

This blog has frequently discussed cases supporting the strong principle that the federal government has given the authority to enter into and modify contrac...