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Dick Lieberman,Consultant

Jul 10, 20183 min read

8(a) Contractors: Don't Fail to Pay Your Subcontractors

A recent decision by the Small Business Administration’s (“SBA”) Office of Hearings and Appeals (“OHA”) sustained the SBA’s termination...

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Dick Lieberman,Consultant

Jun 11, 20185 min read

Don't Make the Mistake of Thinking There is a Formula for a "Fair Market Price" in Set

What is a fair market price, or a fair and reasonable price? Don't believe that there is some kind of formula for determining it, because...

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Dick Lieberman,Consultant

Jan 9, 20182 min read

Don't Mistake a Business Controlled by a Man as "Woman-Owned"

The Small Business Administration (“SBA”) Office of Hearings and Appeals (“OHA”) recently considered whether a business was a...

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Dick Lieberman,Consultant

Sep 19, 20173 min read

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,...

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Dick Lieberman,Consultant

Sep 19, 20172 min read

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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Dick Lieberman,Consultant

Sep 19, 20173 min read

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, 20173 min read

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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