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 | Mar 10, 2020 | Government Contracting
A recent Navy contract modification of a weapon scope is an example of a classic out of scope modification that will be reviewed by the Government Accountability Office as an improper award without competition. Leupold Stevens, Inc., B-417796, Oct. 30, 2019. Leupold... by Richard D. Lieberman, Consultant | Feb 25, 2020 | Government Contracting
Digital Signature Certification Valid. In a 2017 blog titled “How to Sign Your Claim and Certification” (November 28, 2017), this author discussed some of the pitfalls in claim signatures and certification, and recommended that contractors “not type “signed” or... by Richard D. Lieberman, Consultant | Feb 12, 2020 | Government Contracting
By Richard D. Lieberman, Consultant This blog has frequently explained the duty of a contractor to inquire about a patent ambiguity in a solicitation (or a contract) before submitting an offer or before beginning to perform the contract. A very simple patent... by Richard D. Lieberman, Consultant | Dec 10, 2019 | Government Contracting
Another sad story of a contractor who failed to comply with its contract, and lost its entire claim (amount not stated) for unpaid invoices. PROTEC GmbH, ASBCA No. 61185, May 15, 2019. The Board held that the government had properly refused to pay PROTEC’s invoices,... by Richard D. Lieberman, Consultant | Sep 10, 2019 | Government Contracting
The Court of Federal Claims held that the General Services Administration (“GSA”) could not recover and re-charge Woodies Holdings LLC for a tax-sharing provision that GSA itself had authored in five leases that GSA had signed. Woodies Holdings, LLC, v. United...