by Richard D. Lieberman, Consultant | Jan 28, 2020 | Uncategorized
On September 26, 2019 the Department of Defense issued a final rule in the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (“DFARS”) that limits use of lowest priced technicaly acceptable (“LPTA”) source selection in Department of Defense Procurements. The new rule... by Richard D. Lieberman, Consultant | Jan 14, 2020 | Uncategorized
On September 10, 2019, a Federal Emergency Management Agency (“FEMA”) Deputy Regional Administrator and a FEMA Deputy Chief of Staff were indicted along with the former president of Cobra Acquisitions, LLC. The indictment by a federal grand jury in the district of... by Richard D. Lieberman, Consultant | Dec 31, 2019 | Uncategorized
In early October, this blog explained that The Supreme Court recently considered the Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”) exemption at 5 USC § 552 (b)(4), confidential commercial information, and narrowed the basis on which an agency could withhold information . The... by Richard D. Lieberman, Consultant | Dec 3, 2019 | Uncategorized
In a recent Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) bid protest, a contractor sought to be excused from the strict timeliness rules in filing bid protests at the GAO. Asahi Gen’l Trading & Contr. Co, B-417650, July 24, 2019. In denying the protest, the GAO,... by Richard D. Lieberman, Consultant | Nov 19, 2019 | Claims and Remedies, Uncategorized
In an interesting reversal, the Federal Circuit reversed and remanded an Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals (“ASBCA” or “Board”) case dealing with the acceptable wording and format of a claim under the Contract Disputes Act. Hejran Hejrat Co., Ltd, v. United... by David Newsome | Nov 12, 2019 | Uncategorized
Since going in-house in 2010, I have published a number of posts on this blog about how in-house counsels can add value to their clients by handling certain matters themselves, rather than automatically turning to outside counsel.[i] A recent Armed Services Board of...