By John W. Chierichella and Alexander W. Major
Under FAR 42.709-1, penalties for expressly unallowable costs are to be waived when the expressly “unallowable costs under this proposal” are less than $10,000. Although there are other bases for the waiver of the penalties, those other bases are discretionary. The $10,000 exclusion is mandatory.Continue Reading Penalties for Expressly Unallowable Costs – The ASBCA Reconsiders and Ups the Ante for Contractors