by Richard D. Lieberman, Consultant | Mar 19, 2019 | Terminations
A government termination for default is a drastic sanction which requires that the government produce solid evidence proving that the termination was reasonable and justified. If the government establishes a prima facie case of the contractor’s default, then the... by Richard D. Lieberman, Consultant | Mar 12, 2019 | Bids & Proposals
A recent Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) bid protest demonstrates how easy it is for an offeror to make a material misrepresentation in its proposal, resulting in a sustained protest and the loss of an award. Sev1Tech, Inc., B-416811, Dec. 18, 2018. Two... by Richard D. Lieberman, Consultant | Mar 5, 2019 | Claims and Remedies
Correctible Defective Claim Certification In a recent blog on this site, “Defective” Claim Certification or “No Claim Certification,” this blog explained that a contractor’s failure to include a statutorily required certification when it submitted its initial claim to... by Richard D. Lieberman, Consultant | Feb 26, 2019 | Contract Disputes Act/Disputes/Courts/Boards of Contract Appeals, Government Contracting
ultant A recent case from the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals (“ASBCA”) reminds us that the ASBCA, the Civilian Board of Contract Appeals, and the Court of Federal Claims cannot award punitive damages to a contractor. The recent case is John Shaw LLC d/b/a... by Richard D. Lieberman, Consultant | Feb 19, 2019 | Government Contracting
The author recently gave a webinar and published a paper on the differences between Requests for Equitable Adjustments (“REA”) and Claims. The paper was published in National Contract Management’s Contract Management December 2018 issue. This is a summary of the key...