In a recent construction contract, the Government sought to rely on testimony from a contract manager who “heard [] from another...

In an interesting reversal, the Federal Circuit reversed and remanded an Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals (“ASBCA” or “Board”)...

The Court of Federal claims recently found the default termination of an Army contract for repair of an Air Force runway to be...

On March 31, 2019, the Defense Contract Audit Agency (“DCAA”) issued a report to Congress on its Fiscal Year (“FY”) 2018 Activities. The...

In early October, this blog explained that The Supreme Court recently considered the Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”) exemption at 5...

The Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) recently sustained a protest against a U.S. Air Force award where there was a specific...

In a recent decision, the Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) confirmed the position of the Small Business Administration (“SBA”)...

The Freedom of Information Act (5 USC 552, or “FOIA”) requires that upon request, an agency shall “shall make [] records promptly...

The Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) recently dismissed a bid protest on a civilian procurement where the task order’s value was...

In a recent bid protest, the Army Corps of Engineers (“Corps”) identified and notified an offeror of 26 weaknesses in its proposal during...

The Civilian Board of Contract Appeals reinforced the statutory and regulatory framework for claims over $100,000 that lack certification...

The Court of Federal Claims held that the General Services Administration (“GSA”) could not recover and re-charge Woodies Holdings LLC...

The Department of Energy (“DOE”) sought to pay only a portion of amounts that the Civilian Board of Contract Appeals (“CBCA”) had awarded...

A recent appeal of a North American Industry Classification System (“NAICS”) code demonstrates that there are certain circumstances where...

The Department of Justice ("DOJ") on May 7, 2019 issued new policy via the DOJ Manual pertaining to how it will award credit to...

In a lowest-priced, technically acceptable acquisition by the Department of State using commercial item and simplified acquisition...

Readers of this blog are aware that in a procurement using sealed bidding, award must be made to the responsible bidder who submits the...

A Military Interdepartmental Purchasing Request, or MIPR, is an internal funding document by which one military department or Department...

Frequently, when an agency procurement has been protested at the Government Accountability Office (“GAO”), the agency can decide to take...

This blog has frequently noted that in order to exercise an option properly to continue services, the Government must meet all...