by Richard D. Lieberman, Consultant | Aug 23, 2016 | Contract Disputes Act/Disputes/Courts/Boards of Contract Appeals, Government Contracting
Virtually all government contract options (for more quantities of goods, or for an extension of services), are generally priced unilateral options which the Government may exercise or not exercise at the Government’s discretion. When it does exercise an option, the... by Richard D. Lieberman, Consultant | Aug 17, 2016 | Contract Disputes Act/Disputes/Courts/Boards of Contract Appeals
This blog discusses two contractors who sought to appeal a contracting officer’s final decision on their claims, which final decisions were defective in not advising of the contractors’ appeal rights. In one case, the appeal date was tolled because the contractor... by Richard D. Lieberman, Consultant | Aug 10, 2016 | Claims and Remedies
This blog recently discussed a Federal Circuit decision which held that a contractor’s claim does not accrue until the exact amount (“sum certain”) of the claim is known to the contractor. Kellogg Brown & Root Serv. Inc. v. Murphy, 823 F.3d 622 (Fed. Cir. 2016).... by Richard D. Lieberman, Consultant | Aug 2, 2016 | Uncategorized
In a recent blog post, “Pricing Commercial Trash Pickup: By The Ton Or By The Run?” March 14, 2016, this blog discussed a protest where the Army sought “solid waste management services” (trash pickup) at or near Fort Polk, LA. Army properly recognized that these... by Richard D. Lieberman, Consultant | Jul 13, 2016 | False Claims Act
In mid-June, the U.S. Supreme Court adopted the “implied false certification” theory of liability, which treats a contractor’s invoice or other payment request as an implied certification of compliance with relevant statutes, regulations or contract requirements that...