by Richard D. Lieberman, Consultant | Apr 1, 2016 | Basic Principles/Authority to Contract
One of best movies in the 1990s was “Fried Green Tomatoes,” a story about a depression era café named The Whistle Stop in a little town in Alabama. Kathy Bates and Jessica Tandy starred. The Whistle Stop was known for its barbecue, as well as its fried green tomatoes.... by Richard D. Lieberman, Consultant | Mar 25, 2016 | Basic Principles/Authority to Contract
For more than 50 years, the “Christian Doctrine” has been established law. The doctrine provides that if a mandatory contract clause is omitted from a government contract, and the clause expresses a significant strand of public procurement policy, it will be... 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 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... by Richard D. Lieberman, Consultant | Feb 23, 2016 | Basic Principles/Authority to Contract
Request for Quotations (“RFQs”) may create a “no-win” situation for a government contractor. That is particularly true when the contractor misses the delivery date, as in TTF, LLC, ASBCA Nos. 58495, 58516, 2013 BCA ¶ 35403. The supplier has made what is called “the... by Richard D. Lieberman, Consultant | Feb 22, 2016 | Basic Principles/Authority to Contract
One of the three basic requirements for a contract to be enforceable is consideration, which usually means a promise to pay money, but could mean that other valuable items would be provided instead (as in a trade of a car, for example, of one valuable car for another...