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Bid Protests
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BuildSmart
SAM Registration Lapse Can Now Cost You a Contract Award
By Aron C. Beezley, Gabrielle A. Sprio
The Government Accountability Office (GAO), in TLS Joint Venture, LLC, B-422275, recently sustained a bid protest alleging that the contract awardee’s System for Award Management (SAM) registration lapsed between the…
Pharmacy & Healthcare Legal Blog
You are invited to DIR reform update
K&B Pharmacy group is hosting a DIR reform discussion featuring insightful speakers and guests. If your pharmacy is located in Northern California, we would love to see you and discuss…
Government Contracts Featured Insights
Filing Pre-Award Protests Challenging Flawed Evaluation Methodologies
Prospective contractors may raise pre-award protests challenging solicitations that contain flawed evaluation methodologies. While the government has discretion in selecting the appropriate evaluation methodologies for fulfilling its procurement needs, the…
Government Contracts & Investigations Blog
Bid Protest Hub – February 2024
By Emily Theriault, Sheppard Mullin
In February 2024, the Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) published 26 decisions, five of which were sustained. There was also one denial of costs and one denied request for reconsideration. Below…
Government Contracts Featured Insights
Avoiding GAO Bid Protest Timeliness Issues through Diligent Pursuit
For its bid protest function, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) has strict timeliness rules for protest submissions. These timeliness rules are designed so that protestors may receive an effective and…
The Federal Government Contracts & Procurement Blog
Where to Protest When the Government Says Your Bid is Late
In a January 2024 bid protest denied by the Government Accountability Office (“GAO”), an all-too familiar issue regarding allegedly late email bid submissions timeliness brought the split between GAO and…
Government Contracts Featured Insights
Post-Award Protests Due to Latent Ambiguities
A basic tenet of the U.S. federal public procurement system is a fair and competitive bid process. This means federal agencies must provide potential contractors with sufficiently detailed solicitations that…
Government Contracts Legal Forum
February 2024 Bid Protest Sustain of the Month
By Cherie Owen
In February 2024, GAO continued its streak of taking a hard look at procurements conducted under Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) subpart 8.4. Subpart 8.4 allows the government to use “simplified”…
BuildSmart
Bid Protests in Pennsylvania
By Aron C. Beezley, Nathaniel J. Greeson
Bradley has been publishing an ongoing survey of state-level bid protest processes and procedures (see, e.g., our posts on bid protests in North Carolina, Georgia, the District of Columbia, New…
Government Contracts & Investigations Blog
What Makes a Successful Protest at the Court of Federal Claims
By Katie Calogero, Daniel Alvarado
In a previous article, we analyzed what made protests successful at the Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) in Fiscal Year 2023 (“FY23”). Now, we want to share some insights we gained…