by Richard D. Lieberman, Consultant | Jan 8, 2025 | Uncategorized
Although the Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) is not a court in the federal system, in many ways it behaves in a similar way as a lower federal court of special jurisdiction. One important way is that, like a court of special jurisdiction, the GAO’s...
by Richard D. Lieberman, Consultant | Jan 1, 2025 | Uncategorized
This blog has discussed several ways to prepare a winning proposal. These include addressing all aspects that the solicitation requires, adhering to page number limits, carefully writing your proposal, and having your final written proposal reviewed by a third...
by Public Contracting Institute | Dec 26, 2024 | Uncategorized
The Court of Federal Claims recently considered a best value decision made by a Washington Headquarters Services Contracting Officer for construction management support services. AccelGov, LLC and Slicom JV v. United States, Nos. 23-693C et al (Fed. Cl, July 11,...
by Josh Pina | Dec 23, 2024 | Uncategorized
Hello and thank you for joining us for Episode 25 of Fun with the FAR Season 11! Our final episode of 2024 will cover FAR Part 50 (Extraordinary Contractual Actions and the Safety Act) and Part 52 (Solicitation Provisions and Contract Clauses)! As we prepare for our...
by Richard D. Lieberman, Consultant | Dec 18, 2024 | Bids & Proposals
The Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) released its annual bid protest report to the Congress for fiscal year on November 14, 2024 (B-158766). The GAO actually received 1803 protests in fiscal year (“FY”) 2024 but dismissed or immediately denied or dismissed a...
by Richard D. Lieberman, Consultant | Dec 11, 2024 | Claims and Remedies
The Contract Disputes Act (CDA) includes a six year statute of limitations for submittal of claims. 41 U.S.C. § 7103(a)(4)(A). This section had been interpreted as a jurisdictional bar that caused many cases at the Boards and in the Court of Federal Claims to be...
by Richard D. Lieberman, Consultant | Dec 4, 2024 | Bids & Proposals, Uncategorized
The Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) has repeatedly dismissed protests where the protester has sought to restrict rather than promote competition, by, for example, seeking to solicit an agency requirement on a sole-source basis. UpToDate, Inc., B-422550.2,...
by Josh Pina | Dec 4, 2024 | Uncategorized
Hello and thank you for joining us for Episode 24 of Fun with the FAR Season 11! Our next episode will cover FAR Part 49 (Terminations of Contracts)! As we prepare for our 25th episode of Season 11, here are a few Episode 25 FAR Facts for us to think about: Note that...
by Richard D. Lieberman, Consultant | Nov 25, 2024 | Bids & Proposals, Uncategorized
A recent bid protest at the Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) reinforces the idea that there is a big difference between evaluation criteria in a solicitation, and instructions in the solicitation on how to prepare an offer. Tech Systems, Inc., B-421838.3,...
by Richard D. Lieberman, Consultant | Nov 20, 2024 | Claims and Remedies, Contract Disputes Act/Disputes/Courts/Boards of Contract Appeals
A Blanket Purchase Agreement (“BPA”) is a “simplified method filling anticipated repetitive needs for supplies or services by establishing ‘charge accounts’ with qualified sources of supply. FAR 13.303-1(a). However, it is clear that a BPA alone is not a contract,...
