by Richard D. Lieberman, Consultant | Apr 28, 2016 | Government Contracting
The Uniform Commercial Code (“UCC”) was developed between 1942 and 1952 by the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Law and the American Law Institute, with assistance from lawyers, judges, law professors, and businessmen, in order to simplify and...
by Richard D. Lieberman, Consultant | Apr 27, 2016 | Basic Principles/Authority to Contract
Many contractors do not fully understand the implications of a “firm-fixed-price” contract. Agility Defense and Government Services, Inc. (formerly Taos Industries, Inc.) learned the hard way. Agility Def. & Gov’t Svcs., 115 Fed. Cl. 247 (2014). Agility had a...
by Steve Daoust | Apr 27, 2016 | FAR Facts
1. The government is required to use electronic commerce whenever practicable or cost effective. FAR 4.502(a). Agencies are permitted to accept electronic signatures and records in connection with government contracts. FAR 4.502(d). 2. Contractors may...
by Richard D. Lieberman, Consultant | Apr 26, 2016 | Basic Principles/Authority to Contract
The Acting Secretary of the Army recently issued Army Directive 2016-16, “Changing Management Behavior: Every Dollar Counts,” April 15, 2016. The purpose was to “be innovative and good stewards of taxpayer dollars” and to “adapt financial management practices and...
by Richard D. Lieberman, Consultant | Apr 25, 2016 | Terminations
Default terminations can be a nightmare for government contractors. To begin with, a profitable contract may end. Then the government is likely to bill the contractor for “excess cost of reprocurement,” which is the additional cost for obtaining a substitute...