Litigation

Know Your Rights Under the Contract Disputes Act

February 26, 2016 Government Cannot Make Contractors Jump through Hoops for a Final Decision Source: Fox Rothschild LLP, The Federal Government Contracts & Procurement Blog, Sean Milani-Nia, February 23, 2016 After filing a claim under the Contract Disputes Act (CDA), the contracting … Continued

Bonding: Character, Capacity, Capital

February 22, 2016 The Dotted Line: How to navigate ‘the 3 Cs’ of construction bonding Source: Construction Dive, Kim Slowey, February 9, 2016 “Payment and performance bonds required.” Those words can signal a giant dead end for some contractors who would … Continued

“Buy America” Violations Costs Company

January 11, 2016 Wisconsin Architectural Firm to Plead Guilty and Pay $3 Million to Resolve Criminal and Civil Claims Source: US Department of Justice, Office of Public Affairs, January 6, 2016 The Department of Justice announced today that Wisconsin-based Novum … Continued

Kingdomware Case Back in the News

January 5, 2016 It’s Baaaack: Kingdomware Case Set For Argument On February 22, 2016 Source: SmallGovCon, Steven Kopronce, December 23, 2015 The Supreme Court will decide the Kingdomware SDVOSB/VOSB case on its merits after all.  According to the Supreme Court’s … Continued

A Result of Failing to Follow the Contract Dispute Act

December 16, 2015 Avoiding Invoice Non-Payment:  How To Get Paid And How Not To Get Paid! Failure to follow the requirements of the Contract Dispute Act can result in not getting paid for work completed.  Richard Lieberman explains one such case. … Continued

Kingdomware Case Still Before the Supreme Court

December 4, 2015 VA & Kingdomware Agree: Supreme Court Case Isn’t Moot Source: SmallGovCon, Steven Koprince, November 24, 2015 The VA and Kingdomware Technologies Inc. haven’t agreed on much in recent years, but in briefs filed with the Supreme Court … Continued

Watch out for the “availability of funds” clause

December 4, 2015 The ‘nudum pactum’ mistake Source: Federal News Radio, Richard Lieberman, November 24, 2015 One of the three basic requirements for a contract to be enforceable is consideration, which usually means a promise to pay money, but could … Continued

Small Business Admits It was Never a WOSB

Manhattan U.S. Attorney Files And Settles Civil Fraud Lawsuit Against UFC Aerospace And Douglas B. Davis For Engaging In Fraudulent Conduct In Violation Of The Small Business Act Fraud lawsuit costs small business $20 million. Source: Department of Justice, US … Continued