Federal government construction contractors often lose a considerable amount of money when the contracting officer denies a construction delay claims under the FAR Changes Clause. The first concern is to know whether your claim is actually a compensable claim or not. For example, under FAR construction regulations, all excusable delays will… Read more »
Making sure that your government contract claim appeal is, and can be, heard by the proper body is critical under Board of Contract Appeals ASBCA Rules. If you file an appeal that cannot be heard, you are simply wasting time and money. When the contracting officer issues a final decision,… Read more »
One of the most reviewed cases of a federal contractor defense to procurement fraud was Daewoo Eng’g & Constr.Co. v. United States, 73 Fed. Cl. 547, 597 (2006) where the Court of Federal Claims held that Daewoo had committed fraud under the Federal False Claims Act (FCA). The court awarded… Read more »
Government Past Performance evaluation and Past Performance Information Retrieval System PPIRS reports often decide who will win and who will lose a contract. When submitting a government contract proposal, a common mistake made by companies is not including sufficient information. Since the Past Performance Information Retrieval System collects contractor performance evaluation data after the… Read more »
Avoid Costly Mistakes When Responding to Government Cure Notices That Can Almost Guarantee a Termination for Default If you do not adequately respond to a government contract notice to cure, your company could be at a great disadvantage because you are likely to receive a termination for default. In other words, although… Read more »
Security facility clearance compliance decisions and internal practices are important aspects of being able to perform government contracts. When companies are facing judicial scrutiny or adverse legal actions, it is important to understand the laws and regulations that regulate facility clearances and individuals complying with those laws. As a government… Read more »
Government Facility Clearances Having government facility clearances for a government contract involves a decision from a national security perspective, that a facility can be accessed for classified information. As a government contractor, you can be granted a government facility clearance for confidential, secret, or even at the Top Secret level. You must complete… Read more »
By: Leanna Ajour, Esq. California & Colorado Attorney Your company has its specialties and you’re good at what you do. But, providing well-written proposals detailing to legally thorough degree, the work that you do and the methodology you will use to complete a bid proposal is what we do. Having a… Read more »
By: Leanna Ajour, Esq. Simple assumptions can cost you the ability to obtain and retain 8a status. What is more, failure to follow procurement regulations can rise to the level of fraud where ownership and control do not comply with the laws. You are the owner of the company. If… Read more »
By: Leanna Ajour, Esq. As a company that conducts business within the sphere of government contracts, you may have come across GWACs (Government-wide Acquisition Contracts). While you already know that government contracts can be a landmine of tricky regulations and complex rules compliance, what you don’t know about GWACs and… Read more »