The Contract Disputes Act (CDA) requires contracting officers (COs) to issue a final decision on claims of $100,000 or less within 60 days. For claims greater than $100,000, COs must render a final decision within a reasonable period and notify
The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) of 2015 requires procuring agencies to verify that all potential awardees of contracts performed in Africa and the Middle East are eligible for base access. Procuring agencies determine a contractor’s base access eligibility by
The Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) provides seven exceptions to the Competition in Contracting Act’s (CICA) general requirement for agencies to provide full and open competition. The public interest exception authorizes procuring agencies to forego full and open competition when the
Some projects require the contractor to begin performance immediately, with the urgency of the government requirement providing no time to establish terms, specifications, or prices. The government may enter into undefinitized contract actions (UCAs) or letter contracts for such projects.
It is in the government’s best interests that professional employees on federal contracts be fairly compensated. However, recompetition of service contracts often results in lower compensation for professional employees, which can harm the quality of professional services required for contract
The Competition in Contracting Act (CICA) requires full and open competition in federal procurement. However, under certain circumstances, exceptions to full and open competition may apply, and the procuring agency may conduct the procurement on a sole-source basis or by
Upon the issuance of a contracting officer’s final decision (COFD), contractors have 90 days to file their notice of appeal before an appropriate Board of Contract Appeals (BCA). BCAs have consistently held the requirement to file an appeal within the
Government Accountability Office (GAO) bid protest regulations provide government agencies and protestors 10 days to file their requests for reconsideration after the basis for reconsideration is known or should have been known. This typically means that in the absence of
When submitting proposals for federal contracts, offerors must ensure the complete proposal is delivered to the government on time, following the delivery instructions in the solicitation. In electronic submissions, the “late is late” rule places the responsibility on the offeror
The Contract Disputes Act (CDA) provides contractors with alternate forums to resolve claims relating to their federal contracts. After submitting their claim to the contracting officer (CO) and either receiving a denial or a deemed denial on their claim, contractors