R.D. Lieberman,ConsultantAug 2, 20183 minUntimely Claims: Equitable Tolling or Excusable Neglect?A recent Armed Services Board Case gave some insight on the 6-year statute of limitations for filing claims under the Contract Disputes...
R.D. Lieberman,ConsultantJul 26, 20183 minWhen is a Task Order Out of Scope?Two recent Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) bid protest decisions are interesting because in both cases, the GAO held that a task...
R.D. Lieberman,ConsultantJul 19, 20183 minExtend Your Offer or Submit a ProtestAn offer on a government contract is normally subject to a specified offer (bid or proposal) acceptance period. Standard Form (“SF”)...
R.D. Lieberman,ConsultantJul 10, 20182 minTermination of an 8(a) Contractor for Failure to Pay a SubcontractorA recent decision by the Small Business Administration’s (“SBA”) Office of Hearings and Appeals (“OHA”) sustained the SBA’s termination...
R.D. Lieberman,ConsultantJul 5, 20182 minThe Government Accountability Office Has No Bid Protest Jurisdiction over Fannie Mae and Freddie MaEven though the Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA or “Fannie Mae”) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (FHLMC or...
R.D. Lieberman,ConsultantJun 27, 20182 minUnreasonable Restrictions on Quotation or Proposal RevisionsFederal Acquisition Regulation (“FAR”) 15.307 states that “[a]t the conclusion of discussions, each offeror still in the competitive...
R.D. Lieberman,ConsultantJun 11, 20185 minWhat is a Fair Market Price in Set-Asides?What is a fair market price, or a fair and reasonable price? The Federal Acquisition Regulation (“FAR”) requires that in a small...
R.D. Lieberman,ConsultantJun 5, 20183 minLatent AmbiguityIt is an important rule of interpretation for both solicitations and contracts that the reader must examine the plain language of the...