R.D. Lieberman,ConsultantJul 14, 20202 minBoards Lack Jurisdiction Over Real Property DisputesThe Civilian Board of Contract Appeals recently dismissed a claim on a default termination of a Department of State contract for...
R.D. Lieberman,ConsultantJul 1, 20203 minBoard Allows Claim Because Agency Did Not Understand Its Own Solicitation and ContractIn an interesting Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals case, the Board sustained a contractor’s claim for $962,020 for increased...
R.D. Lieberman,ConsultantJun 25, 20203 minFederal Circuit Adopts Federal Claim Standard on Disparate EvaluationsThe Federal Circuit Court, never having previously had a standard for evaluating disparate evaluation claims in bid protests, adopted the...
R.D. Lieberman,ConsultantJun 18, 20202 minBoards Lack Jurisdiction to Hear Bid Protests Even if CO Invites ItThe following forums have jurisdiction to consider bid protests: Agency: jurisdiction provided by Executive Order 12979 and Federal...
R.D. Lieberman,ConsultantJun 18, 20202 minDon't Make a Fatal Mistake At the Boards of Contract AppealRecently, a contractor who had submitted a claim to its contracting officer, made a fatal procedural mistake when asking the Civilian...
R.D. Lieberman,ConsultantMay 28, 20202 minWhat is a "Sum Certain?"As used in Federal Acquisition Regulation (“FAR”) 52.233-1 (Disputes), a claim is a “ a written demand or written assertion by one of the...
R.D. Lieberman,ConsultantMay 13, 20202 minReprocurement Contract May Not Exceed Undelivered Term of Defaulted ContractAfter a contract has been terminated for default, Federal Acquisition Regulation (“FAR”) 49.402-6 permits the agency to repurchase the...
R.D. Lieberman,ConsultantMay 6, 20204 minHighest Technically Rated Reasonably Priced Selection Method is Not OK for GSA Schedules BPA'sThe Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) recently ruled that the General Services Administration’s (“GSA”) use of a...