by Richard D. Lieberman, Consultant | Jan 11, 2017 | Uncategorized
Well-written proposals in response to government contract solicitations are important for any contractor who wants to obtain federal contracts. There is a flourishing industry on the internet and in the consulting world that provides contractors with assistance in... by Richard D. Lieberman, Consultant | Dec 27, 2016 | Basic Principles/Authority to Contract
Before submitting a size protest, small businesses would be advised to consider that Alaska Native Corporations (“ANCs”) are exempted from a number of the Small Business Administration (“SBA”) size affiliation regulations. A recent protest urged the SBA Office of... by Richard D. Lieberman, Consultant | Dec 19, 2016 | Uncategorized
The Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) released its annual bid protest report to the congress for fiscal year 2016 on December 15, 2016 (B-158766). The GAO actually received nearly 2,800 protests in FY2016, but dismissed or immediately denied nearly 80 percent... by Richard D. Lieberman, Consultant | Dec 19, 2016 | Uncategorized
In an earlier column, “Void Ab Initio” (May 3, 2016), this blog explained the basic principle that a contract that is tainted by fraud or wrongdoing is void ab initio, i.e, void from the very beginning. If a contractor knowingly makes a material false statement which... by Richard D. Lieberman, Consultant | Nov 29, 2016 | Uncategorized
In the Army, much of the staff work is performed by Action Officers (“AO”) whose job it is to “make things happen.” Unfortunately, some AO’s are so dedicated to making something happen that they skirt the procurement laws or regulations. That is what appeared to...