Amy Elizabeth Garber | Bradley Arant Boult Cummings The Court of Federal Claims has confirmed that a termination for default is a contracting officer’s final decision triggering the Contract Disputes Act (“CDA”) appeal deadlines. The recent case of Bowman Construction Co. v. United States involved a contract between a contractor (“Bowman”) and the National Park Service for… Continue reading Better Early than Never: Court of Federal Claims Dismisses Challenge to Default Termination as Five Years Late, Despite Contractor’s Timely Appeal of Denial of Certified Claim
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10 Reasons to Intervene in Bid Protests
Aron C. Beezley | Buildsmart As we noted recently, the number of bid protest filings peaks in October as a result of increased government spending at the end of the government’s fiscal year, which ends September 30. Thus, our previous article provided a fiscal year-end refresher for government contractors on the process for intervening in bid protests… Continue reading 10 Reasons to Intervene in Bid Protests
Intervention in Bid Protests: A Fiscal Year-End Refresher
Aron C. Beezley | Buildsmart As a result of increased government spending at the end of the government’s fiscal year — which is the 12-month period beginning on October 1 and ending on September 30 — the number of bid protest filings peaks in October. Accordingly, government contractors should be particularly mindful this time of year… Continue reading Intervention in Bid Protests: A Fiscal Year-End Refresher