-Mar 6, 20222 minFederal Circuit Lacks Jurisdiction to Consider Small Claims Decision of Boards Except for FraudThe Contract Disputes Act (“CDA”) limits the jurisdiction of the Federal Circuit when reviewing Board of Contract Appeals decisions. ...
-Feb 25, 20224 minDefinite Knowledge of a Basis of Protest, Compared with Speculation, Conjecture or InferenceThere is a line between speculation, conjecture or inference, and “imperfect knowledge,” meaning something you know and understand but...
-Feb 25, 20223 minDiscussions Must Address Deficiencies and Significant Weaknesses of All OfferorsThe Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) recently considered a simplified acquisition for leadership training, issued by the...
-Feb 6, 20224 minDefault Affirmed; Contractor Provided No Facts to Supports Its NonperformanceThere is a fundamental concept in government contracting: the contractor either performs the tasks in its contract, or it will be...
-Jan 31, 20224 minConstruction Contracts (But Not Service Contracts) May Exclude Wage Adjustment ClausesConstruction contracts that are subject to the Davis-Bacon Act (40 USC §§ 3131-3148), are required to include one of three possible wage...
-Jan 20, 20222 minGAO Activity in Bid Protests Remains Stable in Fiscal 2021The Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) released its annual bid protest report to the Congress for fiscal year 2021 on November 16,...
-Jan 15, 20223 minWhen Does a Claim Accrue When There is an Administrative Appeal?When does a claim accrue for a tax or duty imposed after award by a foreign government? And what happens if the contractor appeals the...
-Jan 9, 20222 minFraud, Bribes, Steering and Limiting Competition by Corrupt Department Head at Walter Reed Med. CtrOn September 30, 2021, David Laufer, 64, of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and formerly of Bethesda, Maryland, was sentenced to eight months in...