Federal Construction Contracting Blog
"Legal Information and Resources for Federal Construction Contractors."
Author: Payne, Hackenbracht & Sullivan is a law firm in Ft. Washington, Penn., in suburban Philadelphia.
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Recent Posts from Federal Construction Contracting Blog
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GAO Sustains Boeing's Aerial Refueling Tanker Protest and Cites Significant Errors in the Procurement Process
The GAO announced yesterday that it had decided to sustain Boeing’s protest of the Air Force’s selection of Northrop Grumman (who included the European company Airbus on its team) over Boeing for the $40 billion aerial…
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Cumulative Impact Claim Allowed by the United States Court of Federal Claims
In a decision issued on April 21, 2008, Bell BCI Company v, United States, the United States Court of Federal Claims issued a decision that can only be described as a “slam dunk” for the…
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House Votes to Close Code of Ethics Loophole on Contracts Performed Outside the United States
The requirement found at FAR 52.203-13 was implemented on December 24, 2007 and requires any contractor who is awarded a contract in excess of $5 million to have a written Code of Business Ethics and…
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Court Enjoins Awards of Government-wide Task Order Contracts Because of "False Precision" in the Numerical Ratings of the Offerors
An important decision, Serco, Inc. v. United States was issued by the United States Court of Claims last week in a case involving a government-wide acquisition contract (“GWAC”) awarded by the General Services Administration (GSA)…
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Bid Protests to GAO to be Allowed on Task Orders in Excess of $10 Million
Effective May 23, 2008, there will be important changes that pertain to a contractor’s ability to protest task and delivery orders. These changes are embodied in Section 843 of the 2008 Defense Authorization Act, "Enhanced…
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Air Force General Suggests That "Unwarranted" Protesters Should Be Penalized
The Commander of the Air Force Material Command, General Bruce Carlson, recently told reporters at a forum sponsored by Aviation Week that there should be some sort of penalty for protests that are found to…
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Unfair Contractor Performance Evaluations: "Stacking the Charges"
The Federal Acquisition Regulation, at FAR 36.201, requires government personnel to be fair and accurate in the evaluation of a construction contractor’s performance, but there is the inherent potential for an unfair and overreaching evaluation. Government personnel…
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Federal Court Issues Decision Critical of the Corps of Engineers While Granting the Corps Immunity Related to Hurricane Katrina
A decision has been issued in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, by Judge Stanwood R. Duval, Jr., dismissing the consolidated class action lawsuit against the United States Army Corps…
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Contractors Now Required to Prepare a Code of Business Ethics and Conduct and to Implement Internal Controls and Ethics Training
We published an article on March 5, 2007, reporting a proposed amendment to the FAR that would require government contractors to prepare a Code of Business Ethics and Conduct. On November 23, 2007, a final…
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Protest Challenges Solicitation for Single Award Task Order Contract (SATOC) Involving Military Construction
A protest was filed recently in the United Stated Court of Federal Claims by our firm on behalf of a small business construction contractor challenging a solicitation issued by the Fort Worth District of the…