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Jack Friery1 Legal Aspects of Government Contracts-- SDSU Class One
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Jack Friery2 Outline Congress Federal agencies Contract authority GAO Acquisition methods
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Jack Friery3 Congress Appropriates Appropriation/Authorization Laws Anti-deficiency Act Passes Acquisition Laws FPASA ASPA CICA
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Jack Friery4 Federal Agencies Promulgate procurement regulations (FAR & agency supplements) Execute programs Hear contract claims via Boards of Contract Appeal
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Jack Friery5 Contract Authority Government agents must have actual authority Commercial organizations may be bound by persons with apparent authority Ratification
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Jack Friery6 GAO Audits Investigates Hears bid protests
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Jack Friery7 Acquisition Methods CICA demands “full & open competition” (with exceptions) Sealed bidding Negotiated acquisition Simplified acquisition Commercial item acquisition
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Jack Friery8 Contractor Qualification Responsibility Defined Who decides? Large businesses Small businesses
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Jack Friery9 Legal Aspects of Government Contracts-- SDSU Class Two
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Jack Friery10 Outline Contract types FP Cost Other contract types Sealed bidding Competitive negotiation
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Jack Friery11 Type of Specification Drives Contract Type Design spec Performance spec Milspec/federal spec Industry spec (e.g. ISO 9000) “Brand name or equal”
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Jack Friery12 Contract Types—Fixed-Price Fixed-price FFP FP/EPA FPI
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Jack Friery13 Contract Types—Cost Cost-type Cost & cost-sharing CPIF CPAF CFPP CPPC?
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Jack Friery14 Another Look at Types IDIQ T&M LH BOA Requirements contract MAS (GSA) GWACs
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Jack Friery15 Sealed Bidding Conditions for use Bidding & responsiveness Award Contract type Firm bid rule Late bids
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Jack Friery16 Competitive Negotiation Conditions for Use Process RFP/RFQ Proposal Discussions Evaluation & award (“best value,” past performance, debriefing, etc.)
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Jack Friery17 Legal Aspects of Government Contracts-- SDSU Class Three
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Jack Friery18 Outline Protests Socioeconomic issues Subcontracting
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Jack Friery19 Protests Defined Forums Timeframes Grounds
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Jack Friery20 “Protest” Defined FAR 33.101: “A written objection by an interested party…” to a solicitation or a proposed award.
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Jack Friery21 Protest Forums Contracting Officer GAO Court of Federal Claims
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Jack Friery22 Protest Timeframes Preaward Postaward
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Jack Friery23 Protest Grounds Failure to follow announced rules No reasonable basis Bias?
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Jack Friery24 Socioeconomic Topics Small Business SDBs & 8(a) firms HUBzones Affirmative action Labor standards Buy American Drug-free workplace/workforce
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Jack Friery25 Subcontracts Privity CPSR & consent to subcontracts Subcontract clauses & flowdowns
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Jack Friery26 Legal Aspects of Government Contracts-- SDSU Class Four
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Jack Friery27 Outline Costs Payments/Financing Intellectual Property
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Jack Friery28 Costs Why & when significant? Cost principles Allowability & Allocability & Reasonableness Particular costs Cost accounting standards Truth in Negotiations Act
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Jack Friery29 Payment & Financing Prompt Payment Act Contract financing Partial payments Progress payments Advance payments
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Jack Friery30 Intellectual Property What is it? Who owns it? Two sets of clauses: DOD Non-DOD
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Jack Friery31 Legal Aspects of Government Contracts-- SDSU Class Five
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Jack Friery32 Outline Fraud & Ethics Specifications Government Property
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Jack Friery33 Fraud Civil false claims Qui tam Criminal false claims False statements Major Fraud Act
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Jack Friery34 Ethics Kickbacks Bribes & gratuities Procurement Integrity Act Byrd Amendment Suspension & debarment
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Jack Friery35 Specifications “Warranty” of specs Impossibility/impracticability Substantial performance
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Jack Friery36 Government Property GPF Risk of loss
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Jack Friery37 Legal Aspects of Government Contracts-- SDSU Class Seven
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Jack Friery38 Outline Changes Delays Equitable adjustments
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Jack Friery39 Changes Types of changes allowed In scope? Cardinal changes Duty to proceed Commercial contract rule
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Jack Friery40 “Constructive” Changes Contract ambiguities Government failure to cooperate Bad specs Nondisclosure Acceleration
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Jack Friery41 Delays Government Stop-work orders “Constructive” delays Force majeure—excusable delays
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Jack Friery42 Equitable Adjustments Defined “Adjustments” compared Proving claims Total cost claims
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Jack Friery43 Legal Aspects of Government Contracts-- SDSU Class Eight
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Jack Friery44 Outline Inspection T for D T for C
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Jack Friery45 Inspection Clauses: commercial vs. government Certificate of conformance Place & costs Rejection/correction Acceptance & finality Warranties
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Jack Friery46 T for D Clauses Basis & cure notices Force majeure Government waiver Government remedies
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Jack Friery47 T for C Why the right? Commercial contracts? Flowdown Christian doctrine Procedures
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Jack Friery48 Legal Aspects of Government Contracts-- SDSU Class Nine
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Jack Friery49 Outline Simplified contracting Commercial contracting Claims & Disputes
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Jack Friery50 Simplified Contracting Dollar thresholds Soliciting bids Oral solicitations <$25k Simplified evaluation schemes Local businesses At least three sources
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Jack Friery51 Commercial Contracting Definitions: “of a type” Streamlined solicitation & simplified evaluation Only FFP, FPEPA, or (some) incentive contracts Unique T’s & C’s: FAR 52.212-4—or negotiate others
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Jack Friery52 Claims & Disputes Contract Disputes Act of ’78 Disputes Clause Defined: does not include routine requests for payment Time for submission Prime/sub Certificate & Interest accrual
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Jack Friery53 Legal Aspects of Government Contracts-- SDSU Class Ten
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Jack Friery54 Outline Claims & Disputes Appeals to BCAs PL 85-804
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Jack Friery55 Claims & Disputes Contract Disputes Act of ’78 Disputes Clause Defined: does not include routine requests for payment Time for submission Prime/sub Certificate & Interest accrual
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Jack Friery56 Claims & Disputes (con’t) Contracting Officer decision Timing Content BCA appeal COFC appeal Contractor duty to proceed
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Jack Friery57 Boards of Contract Appeal COD Notice of Appeal Jurisdiction Complaint & Answer Discovery—the Rule 4 file Hearing ADR?
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Jack Friery58 ADR Resources Electronic Guide to Federal Government ADR—http://www.adr.af.mil/iadrwg/ Air Force ADR Toolkit— http://www.safaq.hq.af.mil/contracting/to olkit/adr/menu.html American Arbitration Association Website—http://www.adr.org/
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Jack Friery59 Extraordinary Relief PL 85-804
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Jack Friery60 Conclusion Wrap-up Questions
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