by Richard D. Lieberman, Consultant | Jan 7, 2020 | Bids & Proposals
The Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals (“ASBCA”) recently held that on a matter of contract interpretation, a prior course of dealing should be used in awarding a contractor its full claim on the requirements for personnel staffing. Fluor Federal Solutions,... by Richard D. Lieberman, Consultant | Dec 31, 2019 | Uncategorized
In early October, this blog explained that The Supreme Court recently considered the Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”) exemption at 5 USC § 552 (b)(4), confidential commercial information, and narrowed the basis on which an agency could withhold information . The... by Richard D. Lieberman, Consultant | Dec 23, 2019 | Contract Disputes Act/Disputes/Courts/Boards of Contract Appeals
As readers of this blog are aware, where a contractor initially files a protest at an agency, any subsequent protest to the Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) must be filed within 10 calendar days of “actual or constructive knowledge of initial averse agency... by Richard D. Lieberman, Consultant | Dec 17, 2019 | Contract Disputes Act/Disputes/Courts/Boards of Contract Appeals
The Court of Federal Claims recently held a default termination by a U.S. Postal Service (“USPS”) Postmaster to be improper and in bad faith, and awarded the plaintiff “expectation damages” that were actually foreseen or reasonably foreseeable—substantially more than... by Richard D. Lieberman, Consultant | Dec 10, 2019 | Government Contracting
Another sad story of a contractor who failed to comply with its contract, and lost its entire claim (amount not stated) for unpaid invoices. PROTEC GmbH, ASBCA No. 61185, May 15, 2019. The Board held that the government had properly refused to pay PROTEC’s invoices,...