by Richard D. Lieberman, Consultant | Nov 2, 2023 | Bids & Proposals
Don’t ever ignore words in a solicitation. A contractor ignored specific email addresses for proposal delivery and failed to submit its proposal on time, thereby having its proposal rejected as “late.” Correct Solutions, LLC, B-421533, May 31, 2023. Its protest at... by Marci Lawson | Sep 20, 2023 | Bids & Proposals, Uncategorized
Drafting a proposal in response to a solicitation from a federal agency is hard. Simply deciphering what the agency is trying to describe in its statement of work (SOW) can be difficult enough. Then, actually drafting a proposal that responds not... by Lora Lawson | Apr 20, 2023 | Bids & Proposals
This article provides an expose on the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) prescriptions for both the Government and taxpayers for the submission and receipt of unplanned and unexpected unsolicited proposals. Particularly, how do the terms “R&D”, “Unique”... by Lora Lawson | May 20, 2021 | Bids & Proposals
Source Selection Decision Document | Source Selection Non-Cost Factor Rating Form Are FAR “source selection” procedures and “evaluation” procedures the same concepts? The selected acquisition procedure prescribes the fitting distinction. FAR Part 15 prescribes the... by Richard D. Lieberman, Consultant | Feb 2, 2021 | Bids & Proposals, Uncategorized
By Richard D. Lieberman, Consultant The Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) released its annual bid protest report to the Congress for fiscal year 2020 on December 23, 2020 (B-158766). The GAO actually received 2,149 protests in fiscal year (“FY”) 2020 but... by Richard D. Lieberman, Consultant | Jan 26, 2021 | Basic Principles/Authority to Contract, Bids & Proposals
In two recent decisions, the Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (“CAFC”) have clearly stated that indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (“IDIQ”) contracts are contracts, but Blanket Purchase Agreements...