Topic
Procurement
214 published works
Government Contracts Legal Forum
Chance to Change Pricing Generally Required After Corrective Action
This week, GAO released a decision in Power Connector, Inc., B-404916.2, Aug. 15, 2011, 2011 WL 5029615 that appears to introduce a significant change to the circumstances in which a…
Beyond Telecom Law Blog
Insights on Negotiating Services Agreements
Beware of the Tipping Point. Telecommunications services procurements do not always yield the targeted results. This typically arises when a non-incumbent carrier concludes the incumbent is going to retain the…
Beyond Telecom Law Blog
Telecom Consultants Should be Part of Your Procurement Team
Most enterprises initiating Wireline and Wireless services procurements retain the services of consultants (“Telecom Consultants”). Current pricing information for enterprise Wireless and Wireline services is not publicly available. Competent consultants…
Government Contracts Legal Forum
GAO Expands Its Jurisdiction Over Protests of Civilian Task and Delivery Order Procurements
With legislation to extend the GAO’s protest jurisdiction over civilian agency task and delivery order procurements stalled in Congress, GAO has concluded that its protest jurisdiction over those procurements will…
Government Contracts & Investigations Blog
From Attestation Reviews To Examinations: The GSA OIG Expands The Scope Of Its Pre-Award Audits
By Jonathan S. Aronie So there I was, just sitting there minding my own business. It was the third day of the GSA OIG’s site visit being conducted as part of a…
Federal Construction Contracting Blog
MATOC – Some Winners and Mostly Losers
By: Michael H. Payne There is an old saying that "you win some, and you lose some." Well, if you are a construction contractor who competes in the world of…
Washington Construction Law Blog
King County Executive Moves To Simplify Small Contracting
King County Executive Dow Constantine has issued an executive order with the intent of simplifying County procurement. Download file
Infra Insight Blog
Court Upholds Innovative Project Delivery Concepts
A recent court case upholds the concepts of innovative design and quality performance utilized by alternative delivery methods that have become necessary due to shrinking public agency budgets and the…
Federal Construction Contracting Blog
Protest Challenges Solicitation for Single Award Task Order Contract (SATOC) Involving Military Construction
A protest was filed recently in the United Stated Court of Federal Claims by our firm on behalf of a small business construction contractor challenging a solicitation issued by the…
Washington Construction Law Blog
Technical Flaws Cause Low Bidder’s Proposal to be Rejected
By John Parnass
For a good example of how the low bidder can nonetheless be denied contract award due to proposal flaws in the context of a best value procurement, check out this…