Is a rubber stamped signature of the President of a company on a release of claims valid? The Civilian Board of Contract Appeals, under the facts in Penna G...

Proper certification of a claim is essential. The Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals recently considered a contractor’s claim for $381,000 for the ret...

Where should contractors litigate matters involving the Service Contract Act, 41 U.S.C. Chapter 67 and the Davis-Bacon Act, 40 U.S.C. Chapter 31, subchapter ...

A recent Armed Services Board Case gave some insight on the 6-year statute of limitations for filing claims under the Contract Disputes Act (“CDA”), explaini...

An Air Force contracting officer (“CO”) receives an email referencing Contract No. H92237-13-C-5002 (the “Contract”) for general labor services for a base in...

Once again, a contractor was barred from raising future claims on a contract where the same contractor had executed a final release that included no reservat...

This blog recently discussed the limits of the use of the Changes Clause in a contract, noting that the clauses at Federal Acquisition Regulation (“FAR”) 52....

Waiver: The voluntary relinquishment or abandonment – express or implied—of a legal right or advantage. Black’s Law Dict. (10th Ed. 2014) This blog has dis...

Past performance is a significant aspect of source selection in negotiated procurement. When faced with an adverse performance review that is being consider...

The Contract Disputes Act of 1978 (“CDA”) contains a few simple requirements for claims over $100,000, including certification. Yet to this day contractors ...

The Federal Acquisition Regulation (“FAR”) defines “change order” to mean “a written order, signed by the contracting officer, directing the contractor to ma...

Now comes two cases decided on the same day by the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals that demonstrate how important it is for a contractor to understa...

Whenever a contractor receives or uses Government Furnished Property (“GFP”), there are important rules to follow. In Snowdon, Inc., ASBCA No. 59705, May 20...

A case at the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals appears to demonstrate that some contract administrators never seem to learn, and repeated the same mi...

Any contractor with experience in providing contracts for services (i.e. service contracts) understands that the Service Contract Act (“SCA”) provides for th...

The Federal Acquisition Regulation (“FAR), includes several Changes clauses: FAR 52.243-1, Changes-Fixed Price FAR 52.243-2 Changes-Cost Reimbursement FAR 5...

A recent case at the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals (“ASBCA”) demonstrates once again that where a joint venture (“JV”) is a prime contractor, the ...

Duncan Aviation sought $1.6 million for “over and above” costs incurred in connection with a Navy contract to overhaul landing gear systems for T-34 and T-44...

Government contracts, although unique because of their special rules, are still subject to many of the same principles that are part of general contract law....

The Javits-Wagner-O’Day Act (“JWOD”) , 41 U.S.C. § 8501-606, as implemented in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (“FAR”) at Subpart 8.7, “Acquisition from N...