Dick Lieberman,ConsultantAug 25, 20183 minMistakes in Selecting the Forum for Service Contract /Davis-Bacon Act IssuesWhere should contractors litigate matters involving the Service Contract Act, 41 U.S.C. Chapter 67 and the Davis-Bacon Act, 40 U.S.C....
Dick Lieberman,ConsultantAug 2, 20183 minDon't Lose Your Claim Because of Your Own NeglectA recent Armed Services Board Case gave some insight on the 6-year statute of limitations for filing claims under the Contract Disputes...
Dick Lieberman,ConsultantJul 19, 20183 minDon't Make the Mistake of Failing to Extend Your Offer or Submitting a ProtestAn offer on a government contract is normally subject to a specified offer (bid or proposal) acceptance period. Standard Form (“SF”)...
Dick Lieberman,ConsultantJul 10, 20183 min8(a) Contractors: Don't Fail to Pay Your SubcontractorsA recent decision by the Small Business Administration’s (“SBA”) Office of Hearings and Appeals (“OHA”) sustained the SBA’s termination...
Dick Lieberman,ConsultantJun 27, 20182 minDon't Permit Agencies to Place Unreasonable Restrictions on Quotation or Proposal RevisionsFederal Acquisition Regulation (“FAR”) 15.307 states that “[a]t the conclusion of discussions, each offeror still in the competitive...
Dick Lieberman,ConsultantJun 11, 20185 minDon't Make the Mistake of Thinking There is a Formula for a "Fair Market Price" in SetWhat 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...
Dick Lieberman,ConsultantMay 23, 20182 minContracting Officers: Don't Make The Mistake of Paying an ImposterAn Air Force contracting officer (“CO”) receives an email referencing Contract No. H92237-13-C-5002 (the “Contract”) for general labor...
Dick Lieberman,ConsultantMay 1, 20182 minDon't Permit GSA to "Refresh" Your Multiple Award Schedule Contract Without ConsiderinThe General Services Administration (“GSA”) announced on April 26, 2018 that it will require that multiple award schedule contractors...
Dick Lieberman,ConsultantApr 29, 20182 minDon't Forget to Reserve Any Claims in A Final Signed ReleaseOnce again, a contractor was barred from raising future claims on a contract where the same contractor had executed a final release that...
Dick Lieberman,ConsultantApr 15, 20184 minContracting Officers: Don't Breach Your Contract by Unilateral Modification of a Funding ClauseThis blog recently discussed the limits of the use of the Changes Clause in a contract, noting that the clauses at Federal Acquisition...