by Richard D. Lieberman, Consultant | Apr 11, 2016 | Government Contracting
This blog has frequently explained that generally, the government can only be bound contractually by a person with actual authority, normally a written delegation of authority known as a “warrant,” hence use of the term “warranted contracting officer” (e.g., Dept of... by Richard D. Lieberman, Consultant | Apr 8, 2016 | Uncategorized
Consider the follow excerpt from Federal Acquisition Regulation (“FAR”) 5.203: (b) The contracting officer must establish a solicitation response time that will afford potential offerors a reasonable opportunity to respond to each proposed contract action.… The... by Richard D. Lieberman, Consultant | Apr 7, 2016 | Uncategorized
10 U.S.C. § 2304 and 41 U.S.C. 3301 require, with certain limited exceptions that contracting officers promote and provide for full and open competition in soliciting offers and awarding Government contracts. See also FAR 6.101(a). Any contract awarded without full... by Richard D. Lieberman, Consultant | Apr 6, 2016 | Uncategorized
It goes without saying that offerors should carefully read the entire solicitation before they prepare their offer. But how many really do that? And even if they read the entire solicitation, do they always follow the instructions precisely? A good example of... by Richard D. Lieberman, Consultant | Apr 5, 2016 | Uncategorized
The book, , “100 Worst Mistakes in Government Contracting” (Nat’l. Contr. Mgt. Assn. 2008) by Richard D. Lieberman and Jason D. Morgan includes two important mistakes: You failed to read the entire solicitation….” and “You failed to read your entire...