by Richard D. Lieberman, Consultant | Dec 3, 2019 | Uncategorized
In a recent Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) bid protest, a contractor sought to be excused from the strict timeliness rules in filing bid protests at the GAO. Asahi Gen’l Trading & Contr. Co, B-417650, July 24, 2019. In denying the protest, the GAO,... by Richard D. Lieberman, Consultant | Nov 26, 2019 | Claims and Remedies, Contract Disputes Act/Disputes/Courts/Boards of Contract Appeals
Government Can’t Rely on Non-Credible Hearsay to Show Failure to Meet Contract Specifications In a recent construction contract, the Government sought to rely on testimony from a contract manager who “heard [] from another government employee [that the... by Richard D. Lieberman, Consultant | Nov 19, 2019 | Claims and Remedies, Uncategorized
In an interesting reversal, the Federal Circuit reversed and remanded an Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals (“ASBCA” or “Board”) case dealing with the acceptable wording and format of a claim under the Contract Disputes Act. Hejran Hejrat Co., Ltd, v. United... by Richard D. Lieberman, Consultant | Nov 5, 2019 | Claims and Remedies, Contract Disputes Act/Disputes/Courts/Boards of Contract Appeals
The Court of Federal claims recently found the default termination of an Army contract for repair of an Air Force runway to be “improvident” and converted the default to a termination for convenience of the Government. Alutiiq Manufacturing Contractors, LLC v. United... by Richard D. Lieberman, Consultant | Oct 29, 2019 | Audits & DCAA, Uncategorized
Defense Contract Audit Agency 2018 Activities. On March 31, 2019, the Defense Contract Audit Agency (“DCAA”) issued a report to Congress on its Fiscal Year (“FY”) 2018 Activities. The report is available at...