The Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) has repeatedly dismissed protests where the protester has sought to restrict rather than...

A recent bid protest at the Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) reinforces the idea that there is a big difference between...

A Blanket Purchase Agreement (“BPA”) is a “simplified method filling anticipated repetitive needs for supplies or services by...

This blog has discussed both implied-in-fact contracts and express contracts in previous blogs. In a recent appeal at the Armed Services...

The Small Business Administration (“SBA”) must use a concern’s tax returns when making a size determination, unless the returns are not...

Readers know that to provide a complete claim, one of the elements is that the contractor provide a “sum certain” for the dollar damages...

The Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) receives numerous protests alleging that the time allotted from publication of a...

Does the Service Contract Act provide for an increase in contract wage prices when there is an upward adjustment in the local (county)...

When a contractor submits a claim to a contracting officer (“CO”), there are two possible deadlines for a final decision: ·       For...

A recent decision at the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit explains the timeliness requirement for appeal from a Board of Contract...

When should the Boards of Contract Appeals dismiss an appeal for failure to prosecute?  In MLU Services, Inc. v. Dept of Homeland...

At the Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) be sure to present all of your facts and arguments at once—do not provide them in a...

In an interesting case about an Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (“IDIQ”) contract awarded by the Department of Veterans Affairs...

Readers are aware that in order to prosecute a successful appeal of a claim made to a Contracting Officer (“CO”), a contractor must file...

It is essential that a bid protest submitted in any forum must be timely in accordance with that forum’s rules. If a protester previously...

A recent blog stated the following: You Can't Assume Anything When Drafting A Proposal The best rule to follow when drafting a proposal...

Termination for default is a government claim that the government bears the burden of proving.   Heffler Contracting Group, ASBCA No....

It’s rare but it does happen, that the Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) sustains five separate violations of the procurement...

The Air Force (“USAF”) awarded Vectrus Systems Corp. (“Vectrus”) a task order against a commercial items contract that contained several...

One popular way of soliciting for agency needs is the use of Brand Name Or Equal Purchase Descriptions. Agencies, however, sometimes run...