Government Contract Law : Cases and Materials

by Tiefer, Charles; Shook, William A.

• ISBN13: 9780890894378
• ISBN10: 089089437X
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-01-01
• Publisher: Carolina Academic Pr

Table of Contents

Foreword	xi
Note for the Second Edition	xiv
Copyright Acknowledgments	xv
Chapter 1 Government Contracting Doctrines	3	(50)
A. Introduction: The Challenge of the Different Culture of Government Contracting	3	(8)
Total Medical Management, Inc. v. The United States	6	(5)
B. Characteristic Doctrines	11	(29)
1. Limited Authority	11	(20)
Office of Personnel Management, Petitioner v. Charles Richmond	14	(8)
Mil-Spec Contractors, Inc. v. The United States	22	(4)
Harbert/Lummus Agrifuels Projects, et al. v The United States	26	(5)
2. Law in Statutes, Regulations, and Standard Clauses	31	(7)
G.L. Christian and Associates v. The United States	35	(2)
Appeal of University of California, San Francisco	37	(1)
3. Budgets	38	(2)
C. State Procurement	40	(13)
Kennedy Temporaries v Comptroller of the Treasury	41	(12)
Chapter 2 Sealed Bids and Competitive Proposals	53	(78)
A. Sealed Bids	54	(25)
1. Responsiveness	55	(16)
Toyo Menka Kaisha, Ltd. v. The United States	56	(8)
Impresa Construzioni Geom. Domenico Garufi v. Unites States	64	(7)
2. Process	71	(8)
Carothers Construction Inc., v. The United States, Barron Construction Company, Intervenor	71	(4)
McClure Electrical Constructors, Inc. v. John H. Dalton	75	(4)
B. Competitive Negotiation	79	(52)
1. Negotiation Process	81	(30)
Information Technology & Applications Corporation v. United States	81	(8)
W & D Ships Deck Works, Inc. v. United States	89	(6)
Isratex, Inc. v United States	95	(7)
John H. Dalton v. Cessna Aircraft Company	102	(9)
2. Evaluation	111	(13)
Lockheed Missiles & Space Co., Inc. v. Lloyd Bentsen, et al.	111	(4)
Sheila Widnall et al. v B3H Corporation, Intervenor et al.	115	(4)
Matter of Environmental Tectonics Corporation	119	(5)
3. Contracting-Out: Public-Private Competition	124	(7)
Space Mark, Inc. v The United States	125	(6)
Chapter 3 Contracting Methods	131	(32)
A. Commercial Item Contracting	131	(8)
Matter of Access Logic, Inc.	132	(7)
B. Multiple Award Schedule Contracting	139	(20)
ATA Defense Industries, Inc. v. United States	140	(10)
Labat-Anderson, Inc. v. United States, IHM Research and Development Inc., Intervenor	150	(7)
Matter of REEP, Inc.	157	(2)
C. Electronic Contracting	159	(4)
Matter of Arty Mfg. Company, Inc.; Beard Services, Inc.; Keys Wholesale, Inc.; Craftmaster Hardware Company, Inc.	159	(4)
Chapter 4 Contract Types, Costs, and Budgets	163	(160)
A. Funding	164	(9)
B. Contract Types	173	(8)
Coyle 's Pest Control, Inc. v. Andrew Cuomo	174	(7)
C. TINA and Defective Pricing	181	(21)
Appeal of University of California, San Francisco	186	(6)
Appeal of Honeywell Federal Systems, Inc.	192	(10)
D. Cost Accounting and Auditing	202	(25)
United States v Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company	206	(6)
1. Allowability	212	(9)
Bill Strong Enterprises, Inc. v. John Shannon	213	(8)
2. Allocability and Reasonableness	221	(2)
3. Cost Accounting Standards	223	(4)
Chapter 5 Contract Administration	227	(96)
A. Contracting Officer Discretion and Interpretation	228	(13)
Appeal of The Ensign-Bickford Company	229	(5)
Metric Constructors, Inc. v. National Aeronautics and Space Administration	234	(7)
B. Specifications, Inspection and Acceptance	241	(39)
1. Specifications	242	(24)
J.L. Malone & Associates, Inc. v. United States	243	(6)
United States v. Spearin	249	(4)
Delbert Boyle v. United Technologies Corporation	253	(5)
Hercules Incorporated, et al., Petitioners, v. United States	258	(3)
L.W. Foster Sportswear Co., Inc. v. The United States	261	(5)
2. Inspection and Acceptance	266	(14)
Appeal of Technical Ordnance, Inc.	269	(4)
Mann Chemical Laboratories, Inc. v. United States	273	(5)
In the Matter of Instruments for Industry, Inc. v. United States	278	(2)
C. Technical Data, Patents, and Copyrights	280	(17)
1. Patents	281	(1)
2. Copyrights	282	(1)
3. Technical Data	282	(15)
Dowty Decoto, Inc. v Department of the Navy et al.	285	(7)
FN Manufacturing, Inc. v. United States and Colts Manufacturing Company, Inc., Intervenor	292	(5)
D. Government Assistance, Including Progress Payments and Prompt Payment, and Sureties	297	(27)
1. Government-Furnished Property	299	(5)
Franklin Pavkov Construction Co. v. James G. Roche	300	(4)
2. Progress Payments and Sureties	304	(9)
National Surety Corporation v United States	306	(7)
3. Prompt Payment	313	(6)
Northrop Worldwide Aircraft Services Inc. v. Department of the Treasury	314	(5)
4. Assignment as Security for Credit	319	(12)
Industrial Bank of Washington v. United States et al.	319	(4)
Chapter 6 Changes	323	(40)
A. The Changes Clause, Cardinal Changes, and Formal Changes	324	(6)
In re Boston Shipyard Corp., Appeal of Boston Shipyard Corp.	326	(4)
B. Equitable Adjustments and Constructive Changes	330	(20)
1. Constructive Changes	331	(14)
General Builders Supply Co., Inc., on Behalf of Itself and for the Benefit of Hupp, Inc. v. United States	331	(3)
Blinderman Construction Co., Inc., v. United States	334	(11)
2. Computation and Proof of Equitable Adjustments	345	(5)
Dawco Construction, Inc. v. United States	345	(5)
C. Differing Site Conditions	350	(13)
Appeal of-Covco Hawaii Corporation	352	(3)
Department of General Services v. Harmans Associates Limited Partnership	355	(8)
Chapter 7 Specialized Issues	363	(56)
A. Health Care	364	(38)
1. Medicare: Physician	364	(12)
United States v. George O. Krizek, M.D., et al.	365	(7)
Kailash C. Pani, MD. et al. v. Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield	372	(4)
2. Medicare: Hospital	376	(16)
Donna E. Shalala v. Guernsey Memorial Hospital	378	(4)
United States ex rel. James M. Thompson v Columbia/HCA Healthcare
Corporation, et al.	382	(4)
United States v. Consumer Health Services of America, Inc. et al.	386	(6)
3. Medicaid and Military	392	(10)
B. Construction 398 United States v Dekonty Corporation	402	(8)
Wickham Contracting Co., Inc., v Dennis J. Fischer	405	(5)
C. Information Technology	410	(9)
L.A. Systems v Department of the Army and Defense Information Systems Agency	411	(8)
Chapter 8 Small Business and Subcontractors	419	(48)
A. Privity and Subcontractors	419	(20)
Merritt v United States	420	(2)
NavCom Defense Electronics, Inc. v. Ball Corporation	422	(4)
Erickson Air Crane Company of Washington, Inc. v. United States	426	(5)
Woodward Governor Co. v. Curtis-Wright Flight Systems, Inc.	431	(5)
Arthur S. Lujan et al. v. G&G Fire Sprinklers, Inc.	436	(3)
B. Miller Act	439	(12)
Clifford F. MacEvoy Co. et al. v. United States, for Use and Benefit of Calvin Tomkins Co.	441	(4)
Allied Building Products Corporation v. United Pacific Insurance Company	445	(6)
C. Small Business Programs and Affirmative Action Issues	451	(16)
1. The Small Business Set-Aside Program	451	(1)
2. Minority Small Businesses	452	(9)
Ray Baillie Trash Hauling, Inc., et al., v. Thomas S. Kleppe, et al.,	453	(4)
San Antonio General Maintenance, Inc., et al. v. James Abnor, et al.	457	(4)
3. Affirmative Action Challenges	461	(7)
Adarand Constructors, Inc. v. Pena et al.	461	(6)
Chapter 9 Policies	467	(48)
A. Labor Standards	468	(21)
Janik Paving & Construction, Inc., et al. v. William E. Brock, III	469	(11)
United States ex rel. Plumbers and Steamfitters Local Union No. 38 et al. v.
C.W. Roen Construction Co., et al.	480	(9)
B. International	489	(14)
John C. Grimberg Company, Inc. v United States	492	(8)
Stephen P. Crosby et al. v. National Foreign Trade Council	500	(3)
C. Other	503	(12)
Chamber of Commerce of the United States, et al. v. Robert B. Reich	504	(11)
Chapter 10 Termination	515	(84)
A. Bases and Defenses	517	(27)
Radiation Technology, Inc. v. United States	519	(4)
D. Joseph DeVito v. United States	523	(6)
Richard J. Danzig v. AEC Corporation	529	(4)
DCX, Inc., Appellant, v. William J. Perry	533	(4)
Lisbon Contractors, Inc. v United States	537	(7)
B. Process 542 Darwin Construction Co., Inc. v. United States	544	(13)
McDonnell Douglas Corporation et al. v. United States	549	(8)
C. Excess Reprocurement and Other Remedies	557	(8)
Appeal of Fancy Industries, Inc.	558	(5)
Cascade Pacific International v. United States	563	(2)
D. Termination for Convenience	565	(28)
1. Operation	566	(17)
Ronald J. Rhen v. United States	572	(5)
James M. Ellett Construction Company, Inc. v. United States	577	(6)
2. Defense	583	(10)
G.L. Christian and Associates v. United States	584	(1)
Krygoski Construction Company, Inc. v. United States	585	(8)
E. Governmental Breach	593	(6)
Mobil Oil Exploration & Producing Southeast, Inc. v. United States	593	(6)
Chapter 11 Remedy Procedures	599	(74)
A. Protests	600	(25)
1. The Contracting Agency	601	(2)
2. The General Accounting Office	603	(12)
Dairy Maid Dairy, Inc. v. United States et al.	606	(9)
3. The U.S. Court of Federal Claims	615	(10)
Heyer Products Company, Inc. v. United States	615	(9)
Impresa Construzioni Geom. Domenico Garufi v. United States	624	(1)
B. Disputes	625	(12)
Reflectone, Inc. v. John H. Dalton	628	(6)
Bonneville Associates v. United States, v. Camco Construction Co., Third Party Defendant	634	(3)
C. Alternative Dispute Resolution	637	(1)
D. False Claims Act/Qui Tam	638	(22)
1. Civil False Claims Act	640	(8)
United States v. Aerodex, Inc., et al.	641	(7)
2. "Qui Tam" Provisions	648	(12)
Vermont Agency of Natural Resources v. United States ex rel. Stevens	650	(3)
United States ex rel. David R. Siller et al. v. Becton Dickinson, etc.,	653	(7)
E. Liquidated Damages	660	(7)
DJ Manufacturing Corporation v. United States	660	(7)
F. Suits Against the United States	667	(6)
Department of the Army v. Blue Fox, Inc.	668	(5)
Chapter 12 Ethics and Debarment	673	(38)
A. Bribery, Gratuities, and Kickbacks	674	(11)
United States v. Ronnie Brunson Kenney	675	(6)
United States v. Acme Process Equipment Company	681	(4)
B. Conflicts of Interest, Restricted Information	685	(14)
United States v. Eugene Donald Schaltenbrand	686	(5)
NKF Engineering, Inc. v. United States and Weidlinger Associates, Intervenor	691	(6)
Matter of Loral Western Development Labs	697	(2)
C. Suspension and Debarment	699	(12)
United States v. Fred L. Hatfield, Sr., d/b/a HVAC Construction Company, Incorporated	701	(3)
Sameena Inc. et al. v. United States Air Force et al.	704	(7)
Index	711