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R.D. Lieberman,Consultant
Dec 19, 20176 min read
A Rare Case of the Court Waiving a Minor Informality in a Late Proposal
As readers of this blog know well, the general rule in the submission of proposals in a negotiated procurement is found in Federal...
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R.D. Lieberman,Consultant
Dec 13, 20174 min read
The Email Mistake-Redux
This blog has previously noted the importance of confirming that any proposal submitted by email has been received either through a...
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R.D. Lieberman,Consultant
Dec 5, 20172 min read
Government Accountability Office Sustains Decrease Significantly in 2017
The Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) released its annual bid protest report to the Congress for fiscal year 2017 on November 13,...
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R.D. Lieberman,Consultant
Nov 24, 20172 min read
GAO Dismisses Protests if You Don't File Timely Comments on the Agency Report
The Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) adheres strictly to its own rules, even if they result in a dismissal of a protest where the...
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R.D. Lieberman,Consultant
Oct 25, 20173 min read
Protester Has Burden of Showing Timely Electronic (E-mail) Delivery
E-mail is a very useful tool, especially in government contracting. But the Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) recently confirmed...
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R.D. Lieberman,Consultant
Sep 19, 20174 min read
Agency's Shocking Disregard of the Truth and Misconduct with Regard to the Equal Access to Justi
In a precedent setting case, the Court of Federal Claims found that there was a good reason to award more than the minimum $125 hourly...
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R.D. Lieberman,Consultant
Jul 6, 20173 min read
Written Final Proposal Revisions are not Required in Competitions for Task Orders
In a recent bid protest decision, the Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) made clear that when agencies conduct competitions for...
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R.D. Lieberman,Consultant
Jun 12, 20172 min read
Re-Recurring Agency Mistakes in Discussions
About a year ago, this blog published two articles on discussions, “Six Recurring Agency Mistakes in Discussions” and “Once Again:...
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R.D. Lieberman,Consultant
May 3, 20173 min read
GAO Approves New Best Value Method: Highest Technically Rated With Fair and Reasonable Price; Court
The Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) recently deemed as permissible the use of the “highest technically rated offerors with a...
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R.D. Lieberman,Consultant
Mar 25, 20172 min read
Disparate Treatment in Evaluation of Offers
It is a fundamental principle of government procurement that agencies must evaluate proposals on a common basis and in accordance with...
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R.D. Lieberman,Consultant
Mar 3, 20172 min read
What is a Predecessor Company for Past Performance Purposes?
The Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) recently ruled that in negotiated procurement, a company cannot attribute to itself the past...
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R.D. Lieberman,Consultant
Feb 23, 20173 min read
Claiming Costs of Pursuing Protests at the Government Accountability Office
A successful protester at the Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) is entitled to a GAO recommendation that the agency conducting the...
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R.D. Lieberman,Consultant
Feb 12, 20172 min read
Protester's Failure to Rebut or Substantively Comment
What happens when a protester submits a protest to the Government Accountability Office (“GAO”), the agency responds in its agency report...
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R.D. Lieberman,Consultant
Feb 5, 20172 min read
Offers Remain Open Even if "Unsuccessful"
Box 12 of Standard Form 33, “Solicitation, Offer and Award” states that that the contractor agrees that if the agency accepts its offer...
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R.D. Lieberman,Consultant
Jan 24, 20173 min read
Everyone Wishes Agencies Would Comply, but...
On January 5, 2017, the Acting Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy issued a “Myth-Busting” memorandum on the importance of...
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R.D. Lieberman,Consultant
Jan 19, 20173 min read
Poorly Written Proposals--What Happens?
Well written proposals in response to government contract solicitations are important for any contractor who wants to obtain federal...
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R.D. Lieberman,Consultant
Dec 19, 20162 min read
GAO Sustained Protests Increase in 2016
The Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) released its annual bid protest report to the Congress for fiscal year 2016 on December 15,...
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R.D. Lieberman,Consultant
Dec 19, 20162 min read
Knowingly Making False Statements to Obtain a Contract-Void Ab Initio Redux
There is a basic principle in contract law (previously discussed in these blogs) that a contract tainted by fraud or wrongdoing is void...
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R.D. Lieberman,Consultant
Nov 30, 20163 min read
Where Do Action Officers Dream Up These Schemes?
In the Army, much of the staff work on the Army staff is performed by Action Officers (“AO”) whose job it is to “make things happen.” ...
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