Agencies: Don't Make the Mistake of Refusing to Pay Reasonable and Valid Legal Fees on Sustained
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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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The Competition in Contracting Act provides that the Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) may recommend that an agency pay legal fees...
Dick Lieberman,Consultant
- Sep 19, 2017
- 2 min
Don't Make the Mistake of Thinking the First Decision Controls an Appeal Date--the Date of the L
Under the Contract Disputes Act of 1978, a contractor may appeal to a Board of Contract Appeals an adverse contracting officer’s (“CO”)...
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Dick Lieberman,Consultant
- Sep 19, 2017
- 3 min
Mistakes in Contractors' Methods of Calculating Claims
When a contractor has a claim against the government, that contractor must prove three things: (1) liability-the government did something...
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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
- 3 min
Don't Make the Mistake of Thinking That Partners in a Joint Venture Prime Contractor are in Priv
A recent case at the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals (“ASBCA”) demonstrates once again that where a joint venture (“JV”) is a...
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Dick Lieberman,Consultant
- Sep 19, 2017
- 2 min
Don't Make the Mistake of Thinking a Claim Must Include All Costs Incurred to be Valid
Duncan Aviation sought $1.6 million for “over and above” costs incurred in connection with a Navy contract to overhaul landing gear...
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Dick Lieberman,Consultant
- Sep 19, 2017
- 5 min
Don't Make the Mistake of Thinking You Can Stop Work When You Can't
Government contracts, although unique because of their special rules, are still subject to many of the same principles that are 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
- 4 min
Contracting Officers: Don't Make the Mistake of Asking AbilityOne for the Impossible
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,...
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