The Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals recently addressed a claim caused by a suspension of work in a construction contract where a...

In the Federal Acquisition Regulation a “claim” is defined as a “written demand or written assertion by one of the contracting parties...

A contractor’s resubmission of a previous claim for payment was not a “new claim,” as explained below, and was merely a repeat, which was...

The Government is responsible for drafting clear, unambiguous specifications that can be followed by the contractor that is awarded a...

When a contractor seeks an equitable adjustment for increased cost or time, the contractor bears the burden of proof. It is a...

Whenever an agency conducts discussions with offerors using negotiated procedures under Federal Acquisition Regulation (“FAR”) Part 15,...

The Federal Acquisition Regulation (“FAR”) requires a special consideration of labor rates proposed by offerors for their professional...

BB Government Services Srl received a contract from the Air Force to construct an addition to Building 9109 at Aviano Air Base in Italy. ...

In a very interesting appeal of an Termination for Default (“T/D”) of a janitorial services contract, the Civilian Board held that the...

Readers of this blog are aware that signing a final or general release, without any reservation language, prevents the contractor from...

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...