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Bid Protests
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Understanding the FAA’s ODRA Bid Protest Process: A Guide for Government Contractors
By Aron C. Beezley, Gabrielle A. Sprio
When it comes to federal procurements, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) operates a little differently than most other agencies. Unlike other federal agencies that follow the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR),…
The Federal Government Contracts & Procurement Blog
Bid Protest Insights – Understanding Price Realism in Compensation Plans
By Fox Rothschild, David O'Neill
Price realism challenges stand out as a common basis for bid protests in federal procurements. A competitor’s unrealistically low pricing may signal a lack of understanding or commitment to contract…
Government Contracts Legal Forum
Court of Federal Claims Decision Offers Potential Recovery Opportunity for Energy Savings Performance Contracts and Task Order Bid Protests
By Olivia Lynch, Cherie Owen, Rob Sneckenberg, Eric Herendeen
A recent Court of Federal Claims decision addressed a novel fact pattern involving a bid protest (seeking bid preparation costs) relating to an energy savings performance contract (ESPC) and has…
GovCon & Trade
Bid Protest Minute: Insufficient Funds are Grounds to Cancel
On April 29, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) denied Davenergy-VCI JV, LLC’s protest of a solicitation’s cancellation, holding that the lack of available funding is sufficient grounds to cancel. In…
GovCon & Trade
Bid Protest Minute – Protest Underscores Importance of Prejudice, Past Performance Requirements, and Protest Timing
On May 7, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) dismissed a protest challenging the terms of a solicitation for being unduly restrictive. The protest highlights three important considerations that contractors should…
Government Contracts Legal Forum
April 2025 Bid Protest Sustain of the Month: Protester Finds Success Challenging its Technical Evaluation
By Cherie Owen
The following is an installment in Crowell & Moring’s Bid Protest Sustain of the Month Series. In this series, Crowell’s Government Contracts Practice will keep you up to date with a…
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Bid Protests in Utah
By Aron C. Beezley, Nathaniel J. Greeson
Bradley has been publishing an ongoing survey of state-level bid protest processes and procedures. For the next state in this series, we focus on the protest process in Utah. What…
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Bid Protests in Arizona
By Aron C. Beezley, Nathaniel J. Greeson
Bradley has been publishing an ongoing survey of state-level bid protest processes and procedures. For the next state in this series, we focus on the bid protest procedures in Arizona.…
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Bid Protests in Nevada
By Aron C. Beezley, Nathaniel J. Greeson
In Nevada’s competitive public procurement landscape, contractors and vendors invest substantial time and resources to secure government contracts. When a bid is unsuccessful — especially when there’s a suspicion of…
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Bad Formatting Dooms Proposal and GAO Bid Protest
By Aron C. Beezley, Patrick R. Quigley
In a cautionary decision that reinforces the importance of strict compliance with solicitation instructions, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) recently denied in part and dismissed in part a protest challenging…