by Richard D. Lieberman, Consultant | Mar 28, 2024 | Claims and Remedies, Contract Disputes Act/Disputes/Courts/Boards of Contract Appeals
The Contract Disputes Act (“CDA”), 41 USC §§ 7101-7109, requires both a claim and a contracting officer’s (“CO”) decision on a claim prior to making an appeal to a Board of Contract Appeals. FAR 2.101 defines a claim as “a written demand or written assertion by one...
by Richard D. Lieberman, Consultant | Mar 14, 2024 | Contract Disputes Act/Disputes/Courts/Boards of Contract Appeals, False Claims Act
False Claims Act (“FCA”) settlements and judgments exceeded $2.69 billion in fiscal year 2023, with Health and Human Services (“HHS”) and Health Care the leading area at $1.8 billion. The FCA imposes triple damages and penalties on individuals and companies who...
by Richard D. Lieberman, Consultant | Feb 21, 2024 | Claims and Remedies, Contract Disputes Act/Disputes/Courts/Boards of Contract Appeals
Take a look at the ASBCA Claims Report 2023. The most recent report of the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals (“ASBCA” or the “Board”), issued on November 21, 2023, indicated a decline in the number of cases docketed in FY 2023, but an increase in the number of...
by Richard D. Lieberman, Consultant | Nov 15, 2023 | Contract Disputes Act/Disputes/Courts/Boards of Contract Appeals
There aren’t many cases involving the Federal Employee Health Benefit (“FEHB”) program which provides medical insurance to federal employees and their families. So UnitedHealthcare Insurance Co, Inc. v. Office of Personnel Management, CBCA 7357, June 21, 2023 is an...
by Richard D. Lieberman, Consultant | Nov 8, 2023 | Claims and Remedies, Contract Disputes Act/Disputes/Courts/Boards of Contract Appeals
Strativia, LLC protested award of a task order to Field Data Technology (“FDT”) under a Department of Agriculture solicitation for support of a Retailer Service Center for Supplemental Nutrition Assistant Program (“SNAP”) benefits. (SNAP was previously known as the...
by Richard D. Lieberman, Consultant | May 4, 2023 | Claims and Remedies, Contract Disputes Act/Disputes/Courts/Boards of Contract Appeals
Cure Notice: The Civilian Board of Contract Appeals recently ruled that the Department of Veterans Affairs (“VA”) had improperly terminated two contracts for cause (default) because of a defective cure notice and the exercise of options that demonstrated that the...