Many government contractors struggle to understand their rights when the agency imposes a notice of termination for convenience or termination for default under the FAR. There are a myriad of situations that could amplify a contractor’s rights or, conversely, minimize them. Introduction The FAR termination for convenience clause is a crucial aspect… Read more »
When it comes to terminations for convenience in federal government contracting, the staggering statistics of cases filed at the Court of Federal Claims (COFC) should make contractors aware that the government does in fact deny claims in your final settlement proposal. Termination for convenience settlement costs become huge disputes primarily… Read more »
Some contractors find it confusing when protesting the government’s best value trade off analysis. Without having a basic understanding of the agency’s discretion compared to what the procurement regulations require, your bid protest could be at risk. Get a second bite at the apple! Without a proper understanding, contractors quickly find… Read more »
Almost every government contractor will experience some level of frustration when dealing with best value trade off decisions made by contracting agencies. The gist of any challenge in a bid protest is to show how the source selection evaluation members failed to assess a critical component of the stated evaluation… Read more »
A proposal writing tip to consider is that the federal government has taken an interest in mobilizing its Green Procurement Program Policy as a measure to improve the environment. As government contractors, you should seriously consider the guidelines, benefits and visibility that you can achieve in your proposal writing efforts. … Read more »
It is common practice in federal government proposal writing process for you to meet FAR small business subcontracting plan requirements (FAR 52.219-9)or, in the most recent cases, small business participation plans. The question is how do you write one that withstands bid protest scrutiny or potentially gets higher scores than your… Read more »
The Procurement Integrity Act (PIA), FAR 3.104 penalties rules, as implemented by Congress, governs the relationship between government contracting officials and you the contractor. It also governs actions during the bidding process. The key to avoiding violations, civil and criminal penalties under the Act is to make sure that you train… Read more »
Before you submit your termination for convenience settlement proposal to the federal government, make sure you understand the regulatory allowances for costs recoverable. Given the push from the administration, government contracting agencies are instituting termination for convenience actions to do away with unwanted contracts. Although there are statutory damages and… Read more »
If you are a government contractor, learning how to assess breach of contract damages in government claims is critical to recovering all damages that your company deserves. For example, you can bring suit for breach of contract under the Contract Disputes Act in the Court of Federal Claims (COFC.) You… Read more »
A substantial amount of contractors look to find quick and easy government proposal templates on the Internet when responding to government solicitations. However, there has been at least one GAO case where the government stated that the proposal template used did not mirror the solicitation requirements. Using templated responses increase… Read more »