Recently, a contractor who had submitted a claim to its contracting officer, made a fatal procedural mistake when asking the Civilian...

As used in Federal Acquisition Regulation (“FAR”) 52.233-1 (Disputes), a claim is a “ a written demand or written assertion by one of the...

After a contract has been terminated for default, Federal Acquisition Regulation (“FAR”) 49.402-6 permits the agency to repurchase the...

The Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) recently ruled that the General Services Administration’s (“GSA”) use of a...

The Court of Federal Claims recently held that it could not consider a post-award bid protest of a Contractor Performance Assessment...

This blog has frequently explained an occasional protest-winning situation where an offeror engages in “bait and switch” in its proposal....

A recent court case reconfirmed that neither a Contracting Officer’s Representative (“COR”) nor a head of an agency has lawful authority...

The Federal Government in Fiscal Year 2019 recovered more than $3 billion in Civil False Claims Act settlements and judgments. This...

This blog has frequently reported on the form and certification required for a claim under the Contract Disputes Act. See “No Magic Words...

A recent GAO decision on a protest that alleged that the agency improperly released the protester’s proprietary information is a case...

The Court of Federal Claims recently held that when your attorney receives a Contracting Officer’s (“CO”) final decision under the...

A recent Navy contract modification of a weapon scope is an example of a classic out of scope modification that will be reviewed by the...

A recent Court of Federal Claims (“COFC”) decision on a Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (“SDVOSB”) set-aside for shredding...

This blog has frequently explained the duty of a contractor to inquire about a patent ambiguity in a solicitation (or a contract) before...

In a more “normal” protest, an agency may make one or two mistakes that causes the Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) to sustain...

On September 26, 2019 the Department of Defense issued a final rule in the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (“DFARS”)...

The Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) released its annual bid protest report to the Congress for fiscal year 2019 on November 5,...

On September 10, 2019, a Federal Emergency Management Agency (“FEMA”) Deputy Regional Administrator and a FEMA Deputy Chief of Staff were...

The Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals (“ASBCA”) recently held that on a matter of contract interpretation, a prior course of...