by Richard D. Lieberman, Consultant | Oct 24, 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 | Oct 22, 2019 | Uncategorized
The Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) recently sustained a protest against a U.S. Air Force award where there was a specific material requirement for small business participation, and the awardee allowed a large business to include its overhead and profit in... by Richard D. Lieberman, Consultant | Oct 15, 2019 | Uncategorized
In a recent decision, the Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) confirmed the position of the Small Business Administration (“SBA”) that the Small Business Runway Extension Act of 2018, Pub. L. No. 115-324 (“Act”) requires rulemaking by the SBA before the size... by Richard D. Lieberman, Consultant | Oct 8, 2019 | Ethics in Government Contracting
The Freedom of Information Act (5 USC 552, or “FOIA”) requires that upon request, an agency shall “shall make [] records promptly available to any person.” However, there are nine exemptions under which an agency may deny the requested records, as follows: (All are... by Richard D. Lieberman, Consultant | Oct 1, 2019 | Uncategorized
The Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) recently dismissed a bid protest on a civilian procurement where the task order’s value was less than $10 million, and there was no provision for pricing or evaluation of an option to extend the task order. Adams &...