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Bid Protests
550 published works
Government Contracts Legal Forum
Timing Is Everything: GAO Dismisses Three Protests Filed Before the Solicitation Deadline but After GAO’s Daily Cutoff Time
By Olivia Lynch, Cherie Owen, Emily Golchini
A recent U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) decision dismissing three pre-award protests as untimely highlights an important procedural trap for would-be protesters. In Oready, LLC, GAO dismissed three protests filed one…
SmallGovCon
“I Could Have Competed” Won’t Cut It: COFC Requires Showing Contractor Could Perform Work if it Wants to Protest Solicitation Terms
By Jordan Akins
You have your eye on a solicitation. You know the work, you know the customer, and you are certain that you would be a front-runner for the award. Then, you learn that the agency is limiting competition for…
SmallGovCon
GAO Sustains Protest Due to Agency’s Inadequate Documentation and Unequal Evaluation of Offerors
As regular SmallGovCon readers surely know, federal agencies have a great deal of discretion when procuring products and services. Protesters are often facing an uphill battle in attempting to demonstrate an agency abused that discretion in…
Government Contracts Legal Forum
May 2026 Bid Protest Sustain of the Month: In a Sustain-less Month, a Masterclass in How Not to Protest
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 keeps you up to date with a…
Government Contracts Legal Forum
April 2026 Bid Protest Sustain of the Month: You Can’t Change the Game Without Letting the Players Adjust
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 keeps you up to date with a…
BuildSmart
Bradley Launches New Government Contracts Blog as Companion to BuildSmart – GovCon Source: Legal Developments in Government Contracts & Bid Protests
By Aron C. Beezley, Nathaniel J. Greeson
Bradley is pleased to announce the publication of GovCon Source, the firm’s newest blog covering legal developments in government contracts and bid protests. This new blog will be the new home…
Government Contracts Legal Forum
Don’t Get Left in the Doghouse: The Federal Circuit’s Global K9 Case and the Duty to Intervene
By John E. McCarthy Jr., Cherie Owen, Zachary Schroeder
On May 14, 2026, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued a stark warning to government contractors: when a bid protest is filed involving your contract, failing…
Government Contracts Legal Forum
All Things Protest: Final Proposal Revisions and Federal Circuit Opinions
By Christian Curran, Zachary Schroeder, Bryan Dewan
Crowell & Moring’s “All Things Protest” podcast keeps you up to date on major trends in bid protest litigation, key developments in high-profile cases, and best practices in state and…
Government Contracts Legal Forum
March 2026 Bid Protest Sustain of the Month: Under the Heat of GAO Review, ICE’s Evaluation Reasoning Melts Away
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 keeps you up to date with a…
BuildSmart
Corrective Action Gone Wrong: GAO Sustains Protest of Reevaluation
By Aron C. Beezley, Nathaniel J. Greeson, Elizabeth A. Brown
A recent Government Accountability Office (GAO) bid protest decision highlights a recurring issue in federal procurements: Agencies often take corrective action, but reevaluation errors can still lead to a sustained…