by Public Contracting Institute | Oct 25, 2013 | Uncategorized
As a result of passage of Public Law No. 113-46, the Federal Government re-opened on October 17, after a sixteen day shutdown. The new statute makes continuing appropriations through January 15, 2014 (thus ending the government shutdown), and increases the debt limit... by Public Contracting Institute | Oct 24, 2013 | Uncategorized
The ASBCA’s recent decision in TTF LLC, ASCBA Nos. 58495, 58516 offers an important reminder to contractors working under Purchase Orders (POs): some POs do not become binding contracts until performance is competed thereunder. As highlighted in TTF LLC, this... by Members & Staff | Jul 12, 2013 | Uncategorized
One trillion dollars. That’s trillion with a capital “T”, folks. Our acquisition community is responsible for managing that amount and more on an annual basis through contracts, grants, and loans. In contractual expenditures alone, the figure is in... by Ira E. Hoffman, Principal, Offit Kurman, P.A. and Director, The Public Contracting Institute | Jul 8, 2013 | Uncategorized
Dan Gordon, Associate Dean for Government Procurement Law Studies at the George Washington University Law School, former Administrator of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy and, before that, Acting General Counsel at the Government Accountability Office... by Members & Staff | Jun 19, 2013 | Uncategorized
Guest Author: Rodney L. Benson, Attorney, Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC In recent solicitations, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has required offerors to provide an increased amount of information for CMS’s evaluation of potential... by Garry Grossman, Principal, McCarthy, Sweeney & Harkaway, PC | Jun 13, 2013 | Uncategorized
Diversified Maintenance Systems, Inc. (“DMS”) filed a complaint in the U.S. Court of Federal Claims (“COFC”), alleging that it had submitted to the Army a certified claim seeking cost and time increases on its Army contract. DMS stated in the...