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Government Contracting Blog

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"Illusory" Indefinite Delivery Contracts

MLB Transportation, Inc. performed a contract to transport patients in wheelchairs by van from the Department of Veterans Affairs (“VA”)...

Read Any Release Carefully--TWICE

A “release” is the “act of giving up a right or claim to the person against whom it could have been enforced.” Black’s Law Dictionary...

Agreed Upon Contract Terms Must Be Enforced

There is a long line of precedent which has established that contract terms that are agreed upon by the parties must be enforced. See...

The Sovereign Acts Doctrine

Because COVID-19 cases are raging in the United States, there may be more claims and Requests for Equitable Adjustment (“REAs”) relating...

Late Revocation of Acceptance

A recent Board case demonstrates that the government may revoke acceptance of a product, but that revocation must be made within a...

Can You Bid Zero ($0) on a Fixed Priced Contract?

The answer to the question in the title is “yes,” when bidding on a single Contract Line Item Number (“CLIN”) or the entire contract,...

Mirror Image Doctrine

What happens when a response to an offer does not match the terms offered? In common law this mismatch between offer and acceptances...

Unequal Exchanges in Task Order Competition

A significant number of competitions are held pursuant to task orders either issued under the Federal Supply Schedules (See Federal...

Ratification of an Unauthorized Commitment

Although the Government Contracting Officer contended that FireEye/Force 3 support services provided to the Dept. of Health and Human...

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