by Richard D. Lieberman, Consultant | Mar 21, 2016 | Uncategorized
The Small Business Administration (“SBA”) adjudicates size protests, typically where one company protests that another company is not small on a procurement that is set-aside for small business only. An important part of the SBA size regulations is the “ostensible... by Richard D. Lieberman, Consultant | Mar 18, 2016 | Uncategorized
One of the fundamental principles in the Small Business Administration (“SBA”) size regulations is that in determining a company’s size, “SBA counts the receipts, employees, or other measure of size of the concern whose size is at issue and all of its domestic and... by Richard D. Lieberman, Consultant | Mar 17, 2016 | Basic Principles/Authority to Contract
The Supreme Court rarely considers government contracting cases. Recently, in Campbell-Ewald Co. v. Gomez, No. 14-857, 2016 Westlaw 228345 (2016), the Court ruled on two questions, one of which concerned sovereign immunity of a government contractor, or what was... by Richard D. Lieberman, Consultant | Mar 16, 2016 | Uncategorized
The Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) recently found two agencies using a new, but unlawful approach to task and delivery orders, the Flexible Ordering Agreement (“FOA”). This is used on Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (“IDIQ”) contracts, such as a... by Richard D. Lieberman, Consultant | Mar 15, 2016 | Basic Principles/Authority to Contract
The official public medium for providing notice of contracting actions by federal agencies is the FedBizOpps.gov website, which has been designated by statute and regulation as the government-wide point of entry (“GPE”). 15 U.S.C. § 637(e); 41 U.S.C. § 416; Federal...