R.D. Lieberman,ConsultantJan 18, 20163 min readThe Email MistakeDo you believe your computer’s email program which says “delivery complete” a few seconds after you hit the “send” button? If you do,...
R.D. Lieberman,ConsultantJan 17, 20163 min readData Rights Clause Is MaterialA recent case at the Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) clearly establishes that the technical data rights clauses in a...
R.D. Lieberman,ConsultantJan 16, 20164 min readDon't Become an UNPAID VolunteerDo you know what a government contract volunteer is? A volunteer is someone who embarks on duties of their own free will and without any...
R.D. Lieberman,ConsultantJan 16, 20163 min readWhat Can You Do if The Government Doesn't Pay Your Invoice?Environmental Safety Consultants, Inc. (“ESCI”) had a contract with the Navy to perform services. ESCI submitted to the payment office a...
R.D. Lieberman,ConsultantJan 16, 20164 min readThe Debriefing Exception to Protest Timeliness At the GAOThe timeliness rules for filing protests at the Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) (other than protests of a solicitation) requires...
R.D. Lieberman,ConsultantJan 16, 20163 min readMissing Deadlines in Contract Administration and ClaimsThis article is the second in a series about mistakes in missing deadlines. The first covered deadlines in protests, and this article...
R.D. Lieberman,ConsultantJan 16, 20164 min readMissing Deadlines in ProtestsDuring the Civil War, at the famous Andersonville Prison, on the inside of the stockade and twenty feet from it, there was a deadline...
R.D. Lieberman,ConsultantJan 16, 20163 min readTest Your Knowledge of Change Orders and Equitable AdjustmentsYou are a construction company that receives a contract to modernize the Internal Revenue Service center. Among other things, the...
R.D. Lieberman,ConsultantJan 16, 20165 min readAgencies Can't Ignore Requirements or Include Noncommercial Clauses in RFQs for Commercial ItemsIn two recent bid protest cases, the Government has sought to have its cake and eat it too—by conducting competitions under the General...
R.D. Lieberman,ConsultantJan 13, 20163 min readResponses to RFQs Are Not Offers: The RFQ MistakeRequest for Quotations (“RFQs”) may create a “no-win” situation for a government contractor. That is particularly true when the...
R.D. Lieberman,ConsultantJan 13, 20164 min readBeware of Contracts Without Consideration: The Nudum Pactum MistakeOne of the three the three basic requirements for a contract to be enforceable is consideration, which usually means a promise to pay...
R.D. Lieberman,ConsultantJan 13, 20163 min readDon't Make the Same Mistake Six TimesA recent case at the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals appears to demonstrate that some contract administrators never seem to...
R.D. Lieberman,ConsultantJan 13, 20163 min readTo Protest or Not to ProtestTo protest or not to protest; that is the question; Whether ‘tis smarter in business to suffer The slings and arrows of outrageous...