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Federal Circuit Emphasizes the Need to File a Pre-Award Protest When Faced with Patently Defective Solicitation Language
The Federal Circuit recently issued a decision in Copenhagen Arctic A/S v. United States that underscores the importance of promptly pursuing bid protests regarding patent defects in a solicitation’s language—including…
Inside Government Contracts
The CBCA Chews Up Agency’s Erroneous Allegation that Contractor Is Getting a ‘Second Bite at the Apple’
At the intersection of bid protests and claims, in Optimum Services, Inc. v. Department of the Interior, CBCA 4968 (May 2, 2016), the Civilian Board of Contract Appeals (“CBCA” or…
GovCon & Trade
Learning from Bid Protests: Procuring Agencies Cannot Hold Out on You
Preparing a proposal in response to a government solicitation can be a daunting project. It's not always possible to discern from the solicitation language exactly what the procuring agency wants,…
Inside Government Contracts
Hope for Offerors Who Win a Multiple-Award IDIQ Contract and Want to Protest an Improper Award to a Competitor
By Jay Carey
You just learned your company is one of several winners of a multiple-award IDIQ contract. You also learned one of your competitors, which should have been ineligible, is also an…
GovCon & Trade
GAO Proposes Significant Changes to its Bid Protest Process
Bid protests are a ubiquitous part of government contracting, basically considered part of the normal procurement process. While bid protests can be filed at either the procuring agency level or…
The Contractor's Perspective
New bid protest procedures at GAO
GAO has announced a series of proposed amendments to its bid protest regulations. The changes are prompted by the Consolidated Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2014, one section of which…
Government Contracts & Investigations Blog
Potential Changes at GAO in 2016
By Townsend Bourne, Matthew Turetzky
There are some big potential changes coming to the bid protest process at the Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) in 2016. It is possible that this year will bring a formalized…
Inside Government Contracts
Recent COFC Decision Underscores Need for Vigilance in Demonstrating Protest Standing
Many a bid protest has been dismissed for lack of standing. But often that ostensible lack of standing has more to do with how the protest arguments are crafted than…
Inside Government Contracts
GAO Protest Sustain Rate on the Rise
By Jay Carey
Through the first 5 months of FY 2016, GAO is sustaining protests at a 22% clip — a far higher rate than in recent years. GAO’s sustain rate considers only…
BuildSmart
Top Ten Reasons to Intervene in Bid Protests
A series of recent bid protest decisions from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) in which the protest was sustained—but in which an intervenor was not involved—serve as a great opportunity…