by Richard D. Lieberman, Consultant | Apr 13, 2022 | Uncategorized
By Richard D. Lieberman, Consultant The Federal Acquisition Regulation (“FAR”) warns agencies to examine closely bids and offers that may be unbalanced—that is, despite an acceptable total evaluated price, the price of one or more contract line items is significantly... by Richard D. Lieberman, Consultant | Apr 6, 2022 | Uncategorized
By Richard D. Lieberman, Consultant Phoenix Management submitted a claim for amounts withheld in a fixed-price building maintenance and custodial contract with the General Services Administration (“GSA”). Phoenix Mgt., Inc. vs. GSA, CBCA 7091, Dec. 2, 2021. The... by Richard D. Lieberman, Consultant | Mar 30, 2022 | Uncategorized
By Richard D. Lieberman, Consultant In a recent case, a construction contractor sought summary judgment on whether the contract’s 365 day performance period was a warranty by the government that the work could have been completed within that time period. ECC Int’l... by Richard D. Lieberman, Consultant | Mar 23, 2022 | Uncategorized
By Richard D. Lieberman, Consultant Consider these statements on sealed bidding in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (“FAR”): [In sealed bidding procurement pursuant to FAR Part 14] After bids are publicly opened, an award will be made with reasonable promptness to... by Richard D. Lieberman, Consultant | Mar 16, 2022 | Uncategorized
By Richard Lieberman, Consultant Many contractors have determined that they may save money and time by filing an “agency level” protest before a Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) protest needs to be filed. This is particularly true when a contractor wants to... by Richard D. Lieberman, Consultant | Mar 9, 2022 | Uncategorized
By Richard D. Lieberman, Consultant Design (as opposed to performance) specifications in a contract must be free from design defects. Whenever a contract provides a contractor with design specifications, the contract carries an implied warranty that the...