by Richard D. Lieberman, Consultant | Oct 5, 2021 | Uncategorized
By Richard D. Lieberman, Consultant The Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) recently reiterated its prior holdings that unless there is a provision in the solicitation providing for a price realism analysis (or states that low prices will result in rejection of a... by Richard D. Lieberman, Consultant | Sep 30, 2021 | Uncategorized
By Richard D. Lieberman, Consultant The answer to the question in the title is “yes,” when bidding on a single Contract Line Item Number (“CLIN”) or the entire contract, unless the solicitation prohibits such a bid. The Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) has... by Richard D. Lieberman, Consultant | Sep 21, 2021 | Uncategorized
By Richard D. Lieberman, Consultant The Contract Disputes Act, 41 U.S.C. §§ 7101-7109 requires that a contractor appeal a contacting officer’s decision to an agency Board (such as the Civilian Board or the Armed Services Board) “within 90 days from the date of... by Richard D. Lieberman, Consultant | Sep 14, 2021 | Uncategorized
By Richard D. Lieberman, Consultant What happens when a response to an offer does not match the terms offered? In common law this mismatch between offer and acceptances negated contractual liability. First Comm. Corp. v. United States, 335 F.3d 1373, 1381 (Fed. Cir.... by Richard D. Lieberman, Consultant | Sep 7, 2021 | Uncategorized
A significant number of competitions are held pursuant to task orders either issued under the Federal Supply Schedules (See Federal Acquisition Regulation Subpart 8.4) or under the Fair Opportunity Submission Request (“FOSR”) outlined in FAR 16.505(b)(1). A recent...