by Richard D. Lieberman, Consultant | Aug 25, 2020 | Contract Pricing, Government Contracting
Where FAR Part 31 Specifically Applies, Interest is not Allowed on Loan Taken for Govt Delays. The U.S. Code provides that “interest on a claim against the United States shall be allowed in a judgment of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims only under a contract or Act of...
by Richard D. Lieberman, Consultant | Jul 28, 2020 | Contract Pricing, Cost Realism/Price Realism
Agency Failed to Evaluate Escalation Rates in Cost Realism Analysis. In a source selection for a task order for engineering support services under the Navy’s Seaport-e Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (“IDIQ”) contract, the Government Accountability Office...
by Richard D. Lieberman, Consultant | Jan 21, 2020 | Accounting, Audits, Cost, and Pricing
The Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) released its annual bid protest report to the Congress for fiscal year 2019 on November 5, 2019 (B-15866). The GAO actually received 2,198 protests in fiscal year (“FY”) 2019 but dismissed or immediately denied or...
by Richard D. Lieberman, Consultant | Oct 29, 2019 | Audits & DCAA, Uncategorized
Defense Contract Audit Agency 2018 Activities. On March 31, 2019, the Defense Contract Audit Agency (“DCAA”) issued a report to Congress on its Fiscal Year (“FY”) 2018 Activities. The report is available at...
by Public Contracting Institute | Aug 1, 2017 | Accounting, Audits, Cost, and Pricing, Audits & DCAA, The PCI Network
This episode of The PCI Network focuses on important considerations and challenges during an audit with Bill Walter, Director and Faculty at PCI. Bill Walter is a Partner with Dixon Hughes Goodman, LLP. He holds a BS degree in Accounting from Penn State University...
by David Capitano, Instructor/Cost Accounting Consultant | Sep 24, 2014 | The Practical CAS, Uncategorized
*This is Part 3 of a 3-part blog. Each part addresses the fundamental requirements and techniques for application related to the standard, and provides specific examples. Part 1 addressed the basic requirements/techniques for allocating home office expenses to...
