by Ralph C. Nash, Jr. | Mar 11, 2014 | Afterthoughts with Ralph Nash, Government Contracts Education
The long-standing principle that the federal government had the same implied duty of good faith and fair dealing as any commercial buyer was put in jeopardy by a 2010 decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, Precision Pine & Timber, Inc. v....
by Members & Staff | Jul 2, 2013 | Afterthoughts with Ralph Nash
If you are performing a contract and the terms of the contract become an issue, what are the key things that you should be concerned about? Is it different if you are a government procurement official or private contractor? Well I think the concerns are basically the...
by Members & Staff | May 13, 2013 | Afterthoughts with Ralph Nash, Subcontracts
What are the three most significant errors contractors make when dealing with flowdown clauses? 1) I think the first error is just having a blanket provision in the front; a blanket clause that says wherever you see the term “Government” insert “prime contractor” and...
by Members & Staff | Apr 5, 2013 | Afterthoughts with Ralph Nash
What responsibilities are included in the duty of good faith and fair dealing/ what should be included? The Restatement of Contracts lists some examples but without trying to go into the specifics of that list, I always said that the duty of good faith and fair...
by Members & Staff | Dec 5, 2012 | Afterthoughts with Ralph Nash
Following each Nash & Schooner Hot Topics Webinar event, we interview Professor Ralph Nash to get his thoughts on the topic following the panel discussion. On November 29th, Professors Ralph Nash and Steve Schooner and Dean Dan Gordon discussed LPTAs. What...
by Members & Staff | Nov 2, 2012 | Afterthoughts with Ralph Nash
Following each Nash & Schooner Hot Topics Webinar event, we interview Professor Ralph Nash to get his thoughts on the topic following the panel discussion. On October 25th, Professors Ralph Nash and Steven Schooner discussed the contract implications of potential...
