by Lora Lawson | Apr 20, 2023 | 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 | 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 | Jan 26, 2021 | Basic Principles/Authority to Contract, 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...
by Richard D. Lieberman, Consultant | Jan 12, 2021 | Offers/Protests, Proposals
Formal agency protests must be submitted in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (“FAR”) 33.103, which sets out specific rules, procedures and requirements. There is a simpler way to protest, the “informal agency protest,” which is governed by the rules...
by Richard D. Lieberman, Consultant | Sep 8, 2020 | Proposals
Federal Acquisition Regulation (“FAR”) Subpart 6.3 deals with “Other Than Full and Open Competition” and identifies seven statutory authorities that permit contracting without providing for full and open competition. These are: Only one responsible source and no...
by Richard D. Lieberman, Consultant | Sep 1, 2020 | Contract Disputes Act/Disputes/Courts/Boards of Contract Appeals, Proposals
It is frequently the case that a proposal is rejected or downgraded because it fails to follow the requirements of the solicitation. Then there are situations where the agency itself fails to follow its own solicitation, and excludes portions of a proposal that the...
