by Richard D. Lieberman, Consultant | Mar 17, 2020 | Contract Disputes Act/Disputes/Courts/Boards of Contract Appeals, Government Contracting, Uncategorized
The Court of Federal Claims recently held that when your attorney receives a Contracting Officer’s (“CO”) final decision under the Contract Disputes Act (“CDA”), the claimant has received it and the clock begins for appeal. Sandstone Assoc., Inc. v. United States, No....
by Richard D. Lieberman, Consultant | Dec 23, 2019 | Contract Disputes Act/Disputes/Courts/Boards of Contract Appeals
As readers of this blog are aware, where a contractor initially files a protest at an agency, any subsequent protest to the Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) must be filed within 10 calendar days of “actual or constructive knowledge of initial averse agency...
by Richard D. Lieberman, Consultant | Dec 17, 2019 | Contract Disputes Act/Disputes/Courts/Boards of Contract Appeals
The Court of Federal Claims recently held a default termination by a U.S. Postal Service (“USPS”) Postmaster to be improper and in bad faith, and awarded the plaintiff “expectation damages” that were actually foreseen or reasonably foreseeable—substantially more than...
by Richard D. Lieberman, Consultant | Nov 26, 2019 | Claims and Remedies, Contract Disputes Act/Disputes/Courts/Boards of Contract Appeals
Government Can’t Rely on Non-Credible Hearsay to Show Failure to Meet Contract Specifications In a recent construction contract, the Government sought to rely on testimony from a contract manager who “heard [] from another government employee [that the...
by Richard D. Lieberman, Consultant | Nov 5, 2019 | Claims and Remedies, Contract Disputes Act/Disputes/Courts/Boards of Contract Appeals
The Court of Federal claims recently found the default termination of an Army contract for repair of an Air Force runway to be “improvident” and converted the default to a termination for convenience of the Government. Alutiiq Manufacturing Contractors, LLC v. United...
by Richard D. Lieberman, Consultant | May 21, 2019 | Contract Disputes Act/Disputes/Courts/Boards of Contract Appeals
McLeod Group, LLC was awarded a Blanket Purchase Agreement (“BPA”) by the Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) for management consulting services. Thereafter, DHS awarded seven task orders to McLeod, pursuant to the BPA. McLeod submitted a certified claim to the...
