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MISTAKES IN GOVERNMENT CONTRACTING
FROM: FAR (Federal Acquisition Regulation) Consulting and Training
by Richard Lieberman, Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Consultant
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Agencies: Don't Make the Mistake of Disqualifying a Proposal for Informational Deficiencies
Agencies should be careful about disqualifying proposals, particularly if they contain only “informational deficiencies.” Do you think...
Dick Lieberman,Consultant
Dec 29, 20184 min read
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Don't Make the Mistake of Thinking that GAO Jurisdiction Extends to Questions of Fiscal Law or t
The Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) has bid protest jurisdiction of violations of procurement laws and regulations, and does not...
Dick Lieberman,Consultant
Oct 29, 20182 min read
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Contracting Officers and Agency Source Selection Officials Should Learn from GAO Bid Protests About
For nearly a century the Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) and its predecessor, the General Accounting Office, have provided an...
Dick Lieberman,Consultant
Oct 9, 20186 min read
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Is An Agency Making a Mistake By Allowing Only 44 Minutes to Respond to a Solicitation?
You may think that allowing offerors only 44 minutes to respond to a solicitation for quotations is too short a time, but the Government...
Dick Lieberman,Consultant
Sep 26, 20182 min read
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Don't Make the Mistake of Failing to Extend Your Offer or Submitting a Protest
An offer on a government contract is normally subject to a specified offer (bid or proposal) acceptance period. Standard Form (“SF”)...
Dick Lieberman,Consultant
Jul 19, 20183 min read
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Don't Permit Agencies to Place Unreasonable Restrictions on Quotation or Proposal Revisions
Federal Acquisition Regulation (“FAR”) 15.307 states that “[a]t the conclusion of discussions, each offeror still in the competitive...
Dick Lieberman,Consultant
Jun 27, 20182 min read
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Agencies Continue to Make Mistakes in Discussions
Agencies continue to make errors in the way they handle discussions with offerors in the competitive range. Recently, in Language Select...
Dick Lieberman,Consultant
Mar 13, 20184 min read
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Don't Fail to Cure Any Material Omission in Your Final Revised Proposal
Offerors must take advantage of every opportunity they are given to maximize their chance for award in negotiated procurements. ...
Dick Lieberman,Consultant
Feb 28, 20183 min read
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Don't Accept Oral Advice or Oral Changes to a Solicitation
This blog has frequently frowned on any government contractor taking oral advice from any government official, even a contracting officer....
Dick Lieberman,Consultant
Jan 17, 20183 min read
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Agencies: Don't Make the Mistake of Disqualifying a Proposal for Informational Deficiencies
Agencies should be careful about disqualifying proposals, particularly if they contain only “informational deficiencies.” Do you think...
Dick Lieberman,Consultant
Jan 1, 20184 min read
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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...
Dick Lieberman,Consultant
Dec 13, 20174 min read
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In a GAO Protest, Don't Make the Mistake of Failing to 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...
Dick Lieberman,Consultant
Nov 24, 20172 min read
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The Email Mistake in Proposal Submission
E-mail is a very useful tool, especially in government contracting. But the Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) recently confirmed...
Dick Lieberman,Consultant
Oct 25, 20173 min read
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Don't Mistake This for a Required Debriefing
It is very important for contractors to understand the difference between a “required debriefing” and one that is not required by law or...
Dick Lieberman,Consultant
Sep 19, 20174 min read
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Don't Mistake a High Price for a Weakness or a Deficiency
Many offerors may believe that if they price their initial proposals too high, the agency will so advise them during discussions. ...
Dick Lieberman,Consultant
Sep 19, 20173 min read
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The E-Mail Mistake
Do you believe your computer’s email program which says “delivery complete” a few seconds after you hit the “send” button? If you do,...
Dick Lieberman,Consultant
Sep 19, 20173 min read
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Don't Make the Mistake of Thinking Solicitation Amendments Will Give You More Proposal Preparati
Do you think that agencies are likely to delay the closing date of a solicitation because they issue amendments very close to the due...
Dick Lieberman,Consultant
Sep 19, 20174 min read
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Don't Make the Mistake of Not Reading or Not Following Instructions in the Solicitation
It goes without saying that offerors should carefully read the entire solicitation before they prepare their offer. But how many really...
Dick Lieberman,Consultant
Sep 19, 20173 min read
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Agencies: Don't Make the Mistake of Overvaluing Past Performance
You often see a protester who believes that an agency undervalued his company’s past performance. But here’s a protest where the...
Dick Lieberman,Consultant
Sep 19, 20173 min read
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Do Not Mistake What is Within the Scope of a GSA Federal Supply Schedule Contract
The General Services Administration (“GSA”) manages approximately $40 billion a year worth of contracts through the Federal Supply...
Dick Lieberman,Consultant
Sep 19, 20173 min read
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