by John Plinke | Sep 1, 2020 | Bids & Proposals, Contract Disputes Act/Disputes/Courts/Boards of Contract Appeals
PCI has started a new webinar series, the Case of the Month Club. Each month PCI’s Government Contracts law experts will discuss one or two recent cases. The first September case is ANHAM FCZO v. United States. If you want to learn more about the Case of the Month...
by Richard D. Lieberman, Consultant | Aug 18, 2020 | Contract Disputes Act/Disputes/Courts/Boards of Contract Appeals
The Court of Federal Claims recently considered an award where the Army Corps of Engineers (“COE”) refused to implement an automatic stay of performance under the Competition in Contracting Act, 31 U.S.C. § NIKA Tech., Inc. v. United States, No. 20-299C (Fed. Cl....
by Richard D. Lieberman, Consultant | Aug 11, 2020 | Contract Disputes Act/Disputes/Courts/Boards of Contract Appeals, Contract Modification, Government Contracting
The Civilian Board of Contract Appeals recently considered a case of an agency seeking to change a modification after there was implicit ratification of a contract additional hurricane emergency services. Crowley Logistics,Inc. v. Dept of Homeland Security. CBCA...
by Richard D. Lieberman, Consultant | Aug 4, 2020 | Contract Disputes Act/Disputes/Courts/Boards of Contract Appeals
The Government Accountability Office’s (“GAO”) role in reviewing bid protests is to ensure that statutory requirements for full and open competition are met, not that more restrictive, less competitive specifications be written. Appian Corp., B-417837.2, March 9,...
by Richard D. Lieberman, Consultant | Jul 21, 2020 | Claims and Remedies, Contract Disputes Act/Disputes/Courts/Boards of Contract Appeals
In a recent case at the Civilian Board of Contract Appeals, the Board reasserted that a contractor may appeal a government claim without submitting a formal claim to the Contracting Officer, and the Board will have jurisdiction over the appeal. Suffolk Const. Co.,...
by Richard D. Lieberman, Consultant | Jul 7, 2020 | Contract Disputes Act/Disputes/Courts/Boards of Contract Appeals
The Civilian Board of Contract Appeals recently dismissed a claim on a default termination of a Department of State contract for construction and lease of residential housing for embassy personnel in the Dominican Republic. The contract also included an option...
