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Bid Protests
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From the Ground Up
Bid Protest Time Extension
By Jim Yand
Washington contractors now have more time to file a bid protest on a public works project. Under prior law, an aggrieved contractor had to submit their bid protest within two…
Inside Government Contracts
Hit the Road, Jack: GAO Dismisses Multiple LOGCAP V Bid Protests Just Two Days Before the Statutory Deadline for Decision, Highlighting the Perils and Breadth of the “Court of Competent Jurisdiction” Rule
On the eve of deciding an $82 billion dollar protest dispute, GAO dismissed a string of protests without reaching the merits because another contractor filed a protest of the same…
GovCon & Trade
[WEBINAR] Briefing: How Mergers & Acquisitions Can Impact Pending Bids
By Richard Arnholt, Todd Overman
Please join us on September 17, 2019, at 1:00 p.m. EDT as we launch a series of complimentary briefings via webinar that will serve as an extension of this blog and…
Florida Construction Legal Updates
JUDICIAL REVIEW OF FINAL AGENCY ACTION ARISING FROM BID PROTEST
If you are involved in a bid protest governed by Florida’s Administrative Procedures Act (Florida Statute s. 120.57), you know there will be an administrative hearing presided over by an…
Global Policy Watch
House and Senate Will Debate Bid Protest Policy
By Jay Carey
The House of Representatives passed its version of the FY2020 National Defense Authorization Act (“NDAA”) last week. The headline story was the remarkably close, party-line vote: in contrast to past…
The Federal Government Contracts & Procurement Blog
Best Value Bid Protests: Sometimes, Better Really Is Better
I’ve spent a good deal of time on this blog discussing practical strategies for Best Value procurements. As the name implies, the goal of every Best Value proposal should be to …
Government Contracting Matters
Recent Trends in Missouri Procurement Law Highlight Importance of an Early Protest Strategy
When vying for a government contract, vendors hope to avoid the need for protest and litigation. But solicitation documents aren’t perfect. Often, the evaluation process isn’t either. When issues arise,…
Inside Government Contracts
Flying in Friendly Skies: The Federal Aviation Administration’s Unique Bid Protest Forum
Federal contractors usually think of two bid protest forums: the Government Accountability Office and the Court of Federal Claims. But there is another protest forum that often flies under the…
Inside Government Contracts
Turns Out You Really Can Unring a Bell — GAO Upholds Agency Decision to Ignore Vendors’ Updated Quotations and Evaluate Their Original Submissions Instead
As the old adage goes, you can’t unring a bell. But GAO recently concluded that it was rational of an agency to do just that when taking corrective action in…
Global Policy Watch
The Topsy-Turvy World of State and Local Bid Protests
Many contractors are familiar with the well-established processes of federal bid protests. Less known is the dizzying variety of procedures applicable to state and local bid protests. Each jurisdiction has…