by Richard D. Lieberman, Consultant | Aug 21, 2024 | Uncategorized
In an interesting case about an Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (“IDIQ”) awarded by the Department of Veterans Affairs (“VA”), the Civilian Board of Contract Appeals denied several arguments of the contractor alleging breach of contract, but refused to...
by Richard D. Lieberman, Consultant | Aug 14, 2024 | Uncategorized
Readers are aware that in order to prosecute a successful appeal of a claim made to a Contracting Officer (“CO”), a contractor must file its appeal within 90 days of receipt of the CO’s final decision (“COFD”), pursuant to the Contract Disputes Act of 1978, 41 U.S.C....
by Richard D. Lieberman, Consultant | Aug 7, 2024 | Uncategorized
It is essential that a bid protest submitted in any forum must be timely in accordance with that forum’s rules. If a protester previously files a timely agency level protest where a timely agency protest was previously filed, any subsequent protest to the Government...
by Richard D. Lieberman, Consultant | Jul 31, 2024 | Uncategorized
Termination for default is a government claim that the government bears the burden of proving. Heffler Contracting Group, ASBCA No. 63565, Feb. 13, 2024. Even though the government moved to dismiss the claim on procedural grounds (lack of jurisdiction), the Armed...
by Richard D. Lieberman, Consultant | Jul 23, 2024 | Uncategorized
It’s rare but it does happen, that the Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) sustains five separate violations of the procurement regulations in a single protest. See Deloitte Consulting, LLP; Softrams, LLC, B-421801 et al, Jan. 30, 2024. All of the violations...
