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CAS 409 – Depreciation of Tangible Capital Assets (Part 3 of 3)
*This is Part 3 of a 3-part blog. Each part addresses the fundamental requirements and techniques for application related to the standard, and provides specific examples. Part 1 addressed the general requirements/techniques, as well as those related to determining...
A Brief Note on the Pay-If-Paid Clause: An Occasional Thorn to US Government Construction Subcontractors
Subcontractors bidding US government construction projects often find themselves subject to both mandatory and non-mandatory FAR clauses and provisions flowed-down from the prime contractor’s RFP, as well as the prime’s particular special terms and conditions - and...
Termination for Convenience Case at Court of Federal Claims May Have Far-reaching Effect
The Court of Federal Claims issued a potentially very important decision in a Termination for Convenience case on April 2, 2013. In Tigerswan v. U.S., COFC 12-62C, Judge Firestone made a decision which could affect breach claims when the government acts in an illegal...
FAR 52.215-16 AND FAR 52.215-17, Facilities Capital Cost of Money
Applicability: These FAR solicitations/clauses address the allowability/reimbursement of facilities capital cost of money. FAR 52.215-16, Facilities Capital Cost of Money, is included in solicitations expected to result in contracts that are subject to FAR Subpart...
Coast Guard’s Fat Requirements for Dry Suits All Wet Says GAO
The Coast Guard issued a delivery order under a GSA Schedule contract to U.S.I.A. Underwater Industrial Apparel ("USIA") for 777 underwater dry suits. USIA delivered the first 100 suits with an invoice for $59,000. The Coast Guard tested these suits and found they did...
CAS 409 – Depreciation of Tangible Capital Assets (Part 2 of 3)
*This is Part 2 of a 3-part blog. Each part addresses the fundamental requirements and techniques for application related to the standard, and provides specific examples. Part 1 addressed the general requirements/techniques, as well as those related to determining the...
Document, Document, Document!
Nexant, Inc. ("Nexant") protested to the GAO the award of a US Agency for International Development ("USAID") contract to Deloitte Consulting, LLP, on the grounds that USAID (1) failed to conduct meaningful discussions, (2) applied an unreasonable evaluation of the...
Afterthoughts: Good Faith & Fair Dealing
What responsibilities are included in the duty of good faith and fair dealing/ what should be included? The Restatement of Contracts lists some examples but without trying to go into the specifics of that list, I always said that the duty of good faith and fair...
Bid Protests Get Bad Press
It is highly unusual for a scholarly paper on bid protests to generate excitement in the media, but Dan Gordon has triggered a virtual firestorm by finding, in a recent article, that "[i]t is rare for a protester to win a protest, and even rarer for a winning...
CAS 409 – Depreciation of Tangible Capital Assets (Part 1 of 3)
*This is Part 1 of a 3-part blog. Each part addresses the fundamental requirements and techniques for application related to the standard, and provides specific examples. This Part 1 addresses the general requirements/techniques, as well as those related to...
