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Bid Protests
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Government Contracts & Investigations Blog
Bid Protest Hub – January 2024
In January 2024, the Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) published 31 bid protest decisions, two of which resulted in decisions sustaining the protesters’ challenges. There were also two requests for costs,…
GovCon & Trade
Bid Protest Minute: GAO’s Task Order Jurisdiction
On December 21, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) dismissed a protest by ELS, an unsuccessful bidder on a Department of Defense (DOD) task order opportunity, concluding that it did not…
Government Contracts Legal Forum
Yet Another Timeliness Trap for the Unsuspecting Protester: A Pre-Award Agency-Level Protest Is Functionally Denied as of the Closing Date for Receipt of Proposals, Even if the Agency Actually Denies it Later
By John E. McCarthy Jr., Zachary Schroeder
Generally, a GAO protest challenging the terms of a solicitation is timely if filed within 10 days after the denial of an agency-level protest, “even if filed after bid opening…
Government Contracts Legal Forum
“Better Late Than Never?” Not Really. Two Recent GAO Sustains Highlight the Importance of Contemporaneous Documentation
By Daniel R. Forman, Issac Schabes
“Now or later?” As individuals, we are constantly asked to prioritize our time, identifying the tasks that need to be done NOW versus those that can be put off until…
BuildSmart
Bid Protests in North Carolina
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 Georgia,” “Bid Protests in the District of Columbia,”…
Government Contracts Featured Insights
Protesting Procurements Involving Biased Ground Rules
The Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 9.5 generally requires the Government to avoid, address, or mitigate significant conflicts of interest to prevent giving unfair competitive advantage to offerors. Contracting officers (CO)…
Government Contracts & Investigations Blog
Bid Protest Hub – December 2023
By Anne Perry, Lillia Damalouji
Since our last Bid Protest Hub article in November, the Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) has published 37 bid protest decisions, two of which have resulted in decisions sustaining the protester’s…
Government Contracts Legal Forum
January 2024 Bid Protest Sustain of the Month
By Cherie Owen
Though not the first sustain of 2024 (click here for our writeup of 2024’s first sustain), GAO’s decision in American Material Handling, Inc. provides an informative discussion of the level…
BuildSmart
Bid Protests in Georgia
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 the District of Columbia,” “Bid Protests in New…
GovCon & Trade
Bid Protest Minute: Proving an Organizational Conflict of Interest Exists
On December 20, 2023, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) denied an unsuccessful bidder’s protest, arguing, among other things, that the procurement was tainted by an appearance of impropriety after the…