Government Contractors: Ask for a “Sum Certain” in Your Claim
If your Claim includes an item for damages with an amount “TBD,” you could lose the entire Claim.
Trick or Treat in Government Contract Claims
Without a request for a contracting officer’s final decision, claimants may seek treats, but get tricked instead.
Trust, but Verify
Rely at your own risk upon a Contracting Officer’s statements when statutes or contract provisions may conflict.
Substandard is Not Defective
The government need not follow the industry standard. It can do less or more.
Hide, Seek, & Seek
Have you ever played hide and seek? If you are the seeker, do you win the game when you find the hidden person? Yes, of course! Unless, you’re a government contractor.
Walk It Off, Keep Going
During a recent soccer game, my seven-year-old son took the ball squarely in the face. But, he walked it off and continued playing. Contractors must do the same with changes.
Words Matter
Remember the adage, “what you say today could bite you […]
Run Through the Base, Not To the Base
Run Through the Base, Not To the Base
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