Dick Lieberman,Consultant
Don't Submit a Small Business Set-Aside Protest to the Wrong Forum
The decision on whether or not to set-aside a procurement for small business is based on Federal Acquisition Regulation (“FAR”) Subpart...
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MISTAKES IN GOVERNMENT CONTRACTING
FROM: FAR (Federal Acquisition Regulation) Consulting and Training
by Richard Lieberman, Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Consultant
Mistakes Blog
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Dick Lieberman,Consultant
- Sep 19, 2017
- 3 min
Agency Mistake: Conducting Prejudicially Misleading Discussions
The Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) has frequently stated that agencies may not prejudicially mislead offerors when they conduct...
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Dick Lieberman,Consultant
- Sep 19, 2017
- 4 min
Don't Think You Can "Appeal" A Bid Protest Decision of the Government Accountability O
Many disappointed bidders submit their initial bid protest to the GAO, but if they lose there, they can take their case to the Court of...
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Dick Lieberman,Consultant
- Sep 19, 2017
- 3 min
Agencies: Don't Make the Mistake of Refusing to Pay Reasonable and Valid Legal Fees on Sustained
The Competition in Contracting Act provides that the Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) may recommend that an agency pay legal fees...
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Dick Lieberman,Consultant
- Sep 19, 2017
- 5 min
Understand Incorporation by Reference in Order to Avoid Mistakes
Black’s Law Dictionary (5th Ed. 1979) defines “incorporation by reference” as the “method of making one document …become a part of...
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Dick Lieberman,Consultant
- Sep 19, 2017
- 5 min
Contracting Officers: Don't Make the Mistake of Changing your RFP After Final Proposal Revisions
Discussions in negotiated procurements are a fertile area for agency mistakes. There are two fundamental reasons for conducting...
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Dick Lieberman,Consultant
- Sep 19, 2017
- 3 min
Don't Make the Mistake of Thinking that the Small Business Set-Aside Does Not Apply Unless the C
A recent Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) protest indicates that if a contract is to be performed in part in the United States...
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Dick Lieberman,Consultant
- Sep 19, 2017
- 5 min
On Requests for Quotations (RFQ), It's a Mistake for the Government to Try to Have Its Cake and
In two recent bid protest cases, the Government has sought to have its cake and eat it too—by conducting competitions under the General...
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Dick Lieberman,Consultant
- Sep 19, 2017
- 3 min
The RFQ Mistake
An Agency's use of a Request for Quotation (“RFQ”) for a procurement may result in a losing situation for a government contractor. That...
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Dick Lieberman,Consultant
- Sep 19, 2017
- 1 min
A Contracting Officer's Mistake about a Mistake
In a post-award bid protest of a sealed bid FAR Part 14 Federal Highway Administration ("FHA") award for road construction in the Virgin...
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Dick Lieberman,Consultant
- Sep 18, 2017
- 3 min
How Agencies Can Avoid One Serious Mistake in Discussions
In negotiated procurements, there are two types of exchanges between the government and offerors: 1) Clarifications are limited exchanges...
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