by Richard D. Lieberman, Consultant | May 10, 2022 | Uncategorized
By Richard Lieberman, Consultant In an interesting case, the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals (“ASBCA”) was asked to rule on a government claim seeking to deny payment to Cellular Materials International, Inc. for $206,416 in general and administrative... by Richard D. Lieberman, Consultant | May 4, 2022 | Uncategorized
By Richard D. Lieberman, Consultant A termination for default or a termination for cause requires the government to bear the burden of proof that its action was justified. If the agency presents a prima facie case that the termination was proper, the contractor must... by Richard D. Lieberman, Consultant | Apr 27, 2022 | Uncategorized
By Richard D. Lieberman, Consultant and Retired Attorney In an interesting case, the Armed Services Board concluded that a contractor had appealed every single final contracting officer (“CO”) decision that could conceivably be construed as a final CO decision on a... by Richard D. Lieberman, Consultant | Apr 20, 2022 | Uncategorized
By Richard D. Lieberman, Consultant Recently, the Federal Circuit clearly stated that there is no presumption of prejudice whenever the Court of Federal Claims determines that the agency acted irrationally in making an award decision. Systems Studies &... by Richard D. Lieberman, Consultant | Apr 13, 2022 | Uncategorized
By Richard D. Lieberman, Consultant The Federal Acquisition Regulation (“FAR”) warns agencies to examine closely bids and offers that may be unbalanced—that is, despite an acceptable total evaluated price, the price of one or more contract line items is significantly...