by Richard D. Lieberman, Consultant | Nov 8, 2023 | Claims and Remedies, Contract Disputes Act/Disputes/Courts/Boards of Contract Appeals
Strativia, LLC protested award of a task order to Field Data Technology (“FDT”) under a Department of Agriculture solicitation for support of a Retailer Service Center for Supplemental Nutrition Assistant Program (“SNAP”) benefits. (SNAP was previously known as the...
by Richard D. Lieberman, Consultant | Oct 4, 2023 | Claims and Remedies
When the government defaults a contract and seeks excess costs of reprocurement, this is a government claim against the contractor, and it is the government’s burden to prove the elements of the reprocurement costs as well as the actual amount of the excess costs. A...
by Richard D. Lieberman, Consultant | Jun 14, 2023 | Claims and Remedies, Uncategorized
Whenever an agency conducts discussions with offerors using negotiated procedures under Federal Acquisition Regulation (“FAR”) Part 15, the agency is required to provide all offerors that remain in the competition an opportunity to engage in meaningful...
by Richard D. Lieberman, Consultant | Jun 1, 2023 | Claims and Remedies, Uncategorized
BB Government Services Srl received a contract from the Air Force to construct an addition to Building 9109 at Aviano Air Base in Italy. BBS alleged that the existing structure could not support a new two-wing plenum gate required by the contract, and...
by Richard D. Lieberman, Consultant | May 10, 2023 | Claims and Remedies, Uncategorized
The Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) released its annual bid protest report to the Congress for fiscal year 2022 on November 2, 2022 (B-158766). The GAO actually received 1,658 protests in fiscal year (“FY”) 2022 but dismissed or immediately denied or...
by Richard D. Lieberman, Consultant | May 4, 2023 | Claims and Remedies, Contract Disputes Act/Disputes/Courts/Boards of Contract Appeals
Cure Notice: The Civilian Board of Contract Appeals recently ruled that the Department of Veterans Affairs (“VA”) had improperly terminated two contracts for cause (default) because of a defective cure notice and the exercise of options that demonstrated that the...
