R.D. Lieberman,ConsultantJan 16, 20163 min readTest Your Knowledge of Change Orders and Equitable AdjustmentsYou are a construction company that receives a contract to modernize the Internal Revenue Service center. Among other things, the...
R.D. Lieberman,ConsultantJan 16, 20165 min readAgencies Can't Ignore Requirements or Include Noncommercial Clauses in RFQs for Commercial ItemsIn two recent bid protest cases, the Government has sought to have its cake and eat it too—by conducting competitions under the General...
R.D. Lieberman,ConsultantJan 13, 20163 min readResponses to RFQs Are Not Offers: The RFQ MistakeRequest for Quotations (“RFQs”) may create a “no-win” situation for a government contractor. That is particularly true when the...
R.D. Lieberman,ConsultantJan 13, 20164 min readBeware of Contracts Without Consideration: The Nudum Pactum MistakeOne of the three the three basic requirements for a contract to be enforceable is consideration, which usually means a promise to pay...
R.D. Lieberman,ConsultantJan 13, 20163 min readDon't Make the Same Mistake Six TimesA recent case at the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals appears to demonstrate that some contract administrators never seem to...
R.D. Lieberman,ConsultantJan 13, 20163 min readTo Protest or Not to ProtestTo protest or not to protest; that is the question; Whether ‘tis smarter in business to suffer The slings and arrows of outrageous...