R.D. Lieberman,Consultant
Aug 15, 20193 min read
Cancellation of Bids and the Indpt. Gov't Estimate
Readers of this blog are aware that in a procurement using sealed bidding, award must be made to the responsible bidder who submits the...

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...
The Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) has recently confirmed that in a reverse auction conducted on behalf of an agency by FedBid...
Under the Size Regulations of the Small Business Administration (“SBA”), when there is affiliation between two or more businesses, the...
The Office of Hearings and Appeals (“OHA”) of the Small Business Administration (“SBA”) has clearly indicated that a Woman-Owned concern...
Agencies cannot assign strengths for features not included in an offeror’s proposal, by assuming that these features would be provided...
The Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) recently considered and sustained a protest where an agency had concluded that just because...
McLeod Group, LLC was awarded a Blanket Purchase Agreement (“BPA”) by the Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) for management...
What happens when an agency seeks to obtain a contractor’s signature on a modification, but the contractor is not happy with the...
Offerors should carefully consider the Federal Acquisition Regulation (“FAR”) requirements for “clarifications” that agencies must comply...
In a recent protest at the Government Accountability Office (“GAO”), the GAO held that limiting quotation revisions when taking...
One of the recurring themes in bid protests that are sustained by the Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) is the need for agencies...
In a long and detailed opinion, the Office of Hearings and Appeals (“OHA”) of the Small Business Administration (“SBA”) discusses many of...
In evaluating past performance of an offeror, the Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) has a longstanding series of decisions that...
Even where correction of a bid that results in displacement of a lower bid , it will be permitted where the existence of the mistake and...
The jurisdiction of the Boards of Contract Appeals is limited, and a recent case reminds us that Boards cannot grant injunctive relief or...
A government termination for default is a drastic sanction which requires that the government produce solid evidence proving that the...
A recent Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) bid protest demonstrates how easy it is for an offeror to make a material...