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...

A recent decision of the Civilian Board of Contract Appeals (“CBCA”) dismissed for lack of jurisdiction an appeal which was based on a...

In a recent protest, the Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) reaffirmed its approach to agency cancellations of a...

There may have been some doubt about whether the Court of Federal Claims (“CFC”) has bid protest jurisdiction over Other Transaction...

The Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) recently sustained a protest of an agency’s evaluation and source selection which made award...

The linchpin for appealing claims under the Contract Disputes Act is a Contracting Officer’s final decision and a contractor may not...