No COVID-19 Adjustment in Fixed-Price Contract
The Boards and Court of Federal Claims have been consistent in denying price adjustments in fixed price contracts. This was the...
The Boards and Court of Federal Claims have been consistent in denying price adjustments in fixed price contracts. This was the...
The Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) released its annual bid protest report to the Congress for fiscal year 2022 on November 2,...
The Civilian Board of Contract Appeals recently ruled that the Department of Veterans Affairs (“VA”) had improperly terminated two...
The Federal Circuit recently affirmed the decision of the Court of Federal Claims that it had no jurisdiction over a bid protest...
Although the General Services Administration (“GSA”) Federal Supply Schedule (“FSS”) program provides a simplified process for buying...
Federal Acquisition Regulation (“FAR”) 15.308 states that [t]he source selection authority (SSA) decision shall be based on a comparative...
The Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) recently considered a protest by a small business that its failure to submit required...
On November 1, 2022, the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals (“Board”) reported on its transactions and proceedings for FY 2022. ...
On October 17, 2022, John M. Tenaglia, Principal Director, Defense Pricing and Contracting, issued a new Contracting Office...
Assuming that the Solicitation does not require that your proposal explicitly state your compliance with each and every Performance Work...
Federal Acquisition Regulation (“FAR”) 52.212-4(l) (Contract Terms and Conditions for Commercial Products and Commercial Services) states...
Both the U.S. Code and the Federal Acquisition Regulation (“FAR”) state a preference for commercial products and commercial services. The...
Most of this blog’s readers know that in order to qualify under the Contract Disputes Act as a claim, the claim must: 1. Be a written...
The Implied Covenant of Good Faith and Fair Dealing says that “every contract imposes upon each party a duty of good faith and fair...
Can an exchange of electronic documents (such as emails) between a contracting officer (“CO”) and a Contractor’s Contracts Manager create...
Does a board of contract appeals or the Court of Federal Claims have jurisdiction over a breach of a government contract government if...
When you read about best value (tradeoff) decisions in Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) bid protests, you may wonder why so many...
In an interesting case, the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals (“ASBCA”) held that the government cannot unilaterally extend...
The Assignment of Claims Act, 31 USC § 3727 and the Assignment of Contracts Act, 41 USC §6305 broadly prohibit transfers of contracts...
In a January 26, 2022 blog, “Construction Contracts (But Not Service Contracts) May Exclude Wage Adjustment Clauses” this author...