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Bid Protests
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Government Contracts Legal Forum
October 2024 Bid Protest Sustain of the Month: Agency Rejects Proposal on a Technicality; GAO says “Not So Fast!”
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…
Global Policy Watch
GAO’s Annual Bid Protest Report: Fiscal Year 24 Protest Filings and Sustain Rate Fell after Unusually High Fiscal Year 23
On November 14, 2024, GAO released its Bid Protest Annual Report to Congress for Fiscal Year 2024, which provides bid protest statistics and other interesting information regarding GAO’s protest system. The…
Inside Government Contracts
GAO’s Annual Bid Protest Report: Fiscal Year 24 Protest Filings and Sustain Rate Fell after Unusually High Fiscal Year 23
On November 14, 2024, GAO released its Bid Protest Annual Report to Congress for Fiscal Year 2024, which provides bid protest statistics and other interesting information regarding GAO’s protest system.…
Government Contracts Navigator
Fiscal Year 2024 GAO Protest Statistics: Course Correction from Fiscal Year 2023 Shows Continued Slow Decline in GAO Protests
Luke W. Meier and Shane M. Hannon ● The Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) released its Annual Report to Congress for Fiscal Year 2024 (B-158766), summarizing bid protest activity during the 2024 fiscal year.…
Government Contracts Legal Forum
2024 GAO Bid Protest Report Shows Notable Decrease in Merit Decisions
By Rob Sneckenberg, Christian Curran, Emily Golchini
On November 14, 2024, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) released its Annual Report on Bid Protests for Fiscal Year 2024, containing the full statistics shown below: Bid Protest Statsitcs for Fiscal Years…
The Federal Government Contracts & Procurement Blog
GAO Report: Most Protesters Receive Relief
"What are my chances?" This is the most common question clients ask when considering whether to protest. GAO's Annual Report to Congress shows that the "effectiveness" rate of protests is…
Government Contracts Featured Insights
Protesting Proposal Rejections for Failure to Attach Representations & Certifications
Solicitations for federal contracts and their included Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clauses often direct contractors to complete representations and certifications relevant to the acquisition. Depending on the solicitation, contractors may…
Government Contracts Legal Forum
Bid Protest: Unreasonable and Ambiguous Solicitation Terms Sink Procurements
By Amy Laderberg O'Sullivan, Issac Schabes
The term “bid protest” typically calls to mind challenges to an agency’s award of a contract. But two recent GAO sustain decisions—Wilson 5 Service Company, Inc., B-422670, Sept. 25, 2024,…
Government Contracts Legal Forum
September 2024 Bid Protest Sustain of the Month
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…
Government Contracts Featured Insights
Preventing Protest Timeliness Issues in Federal Supply Schedule Procurements
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has strict timeliness rules for submission of bid protests. Under these timeliness rules, post-award protests must typically be filed no later than 10 days after…