Recent Bid Protest Decisions Reshape Strategies for Future Government Contractor Success
5 W’s of Bid Protests: The Who, What, When, Where, and Why
Podcast Series: Commercial Businesses New to Government Contracting: Mitigating Protests and Disputes in Government Contracts
Thawing From the Freeze: Significant Developments in Government Contracts from 2021-2022
2021 Bid Protest Decisions with Far-Reaching Impacts for Government Contractors
Bid Protest: LPTAs - Are They Still Okay? - Webinar
Podcast: Discussing Government Procurement with Karen Walker and Tiffany Roddenberry
Preparing for Post-Award Debriefings
Past Performance: How to Use Yours, Benefit from Others’, and Defend It from Attacks
Missteps in the Bid Protest Process: War Stories from the Trenches
Government Contracting Phase One: Transitioning From Commercial to Government Work
Common Issues in Government Procurement and Contracting with John Edwards and William Stowe
GovCon Perspectives Podcast Episode 24: Effective Use of “Open and Frank” Discussions in Bid Protests
CPARS From A to Z
Award Protests: Choosing the Forum
How to Assess the Likelihood of Success in Deciding Whether to Bring a Bid Protest
WHAT: In Percipient.ai, Inc. v. United States, a split panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit held that the Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act (FASA) “task order bar” does not apply to claims that an...more
The primary holding of the Federal Circuit’s May 2023 decision in CACI, Inc.-Federal v. United States (Case No. 2022-1488), is that “statutory standing” is no longer a jurisdictional issue. This means that when considering...more
While a bid protest may initially seem straightforward — after all, a protest does not even need to be filed in court — it can be anything but simple. The complex laws and regulations surrounding the bid protest process can...more
Government contractors: We are excited to continue our “GovCon Examiner Live” webinar series in 2022. Over the course of the next 12 months, the Chair of our Government Contracting department, Maria Panichelli, will bring her...more
In the past, we have cautioned readers about the potential impact of transactions on pending awards, particularly on the ability of a contractor to protest. A recent decision from the Court of Federal Claims (COFC) shows that...more
The Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) recently sustained a protest in the matter of Vectrus Mission Solutions Corporation; Vanquish Worldwide, LLC where an agency improperly adjusted an offeror’s proposal price upward...more
In order to bring an action in any United States tribunal, a party must have “standing.” “The doctrine [of standing] limits the category of litigants empowered to maintain a lawsuit in federal court to seek redress for a...more
A critical hurdle to filing a viable bid protest is to establish "standing." Standing, in the context of a bid protest, requires that the offeror bringing the protest be an "interested party," i.e., a prospective bidder whose...more
Obermayer is excited to introduce its new “GovCon Examiner Live” webinar series, your resource for the fundamentals in government contracting and small business procurement. Over the course of 12 months, our experienced...more
In order to bring a bid protest in the Court of Federal Claims, you must have standing. To win the protest, you have to show prejudice. Although distinct, these two requirements are related and often confused. ...more
We all know that, in real life, prejudice is a bad thing. But in the unique world of bid protests, success can actually depend on establishing prejudice. Two different types of prejudice, believe it or not! Of course,...more
Given the continued high volume of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) transactions in the federal marketplace, buyers and sellers need to be aware of the developing body of case law at Government Accountability Office (GAO) and...more
Bid protests can be a powerful tool. However, not just anyone can file a protest – only those contractors with “standing” can proceed. If a party lacks standing, its protest will be dismissed; dismissal will occur even where...more
Most of the posts I write on bid protests are written from the protester’s point of view. Recently, however, I was asked by a contract awardee whether he should intervene in a protest challenging his award. The short answer...more
Florida’s First District Court of Appeals just held in Asphalt Paving Sys., Inc. v. Anderson Columbia, No. 1D18-2035 (Fla. 1st DCA Feb. 18, 2019) that prospective bidders have standing to file bid protests challenging...more
In another recently released bid protest sustained by the Court of Federal Claims, the Court addresses a protestor’s standing and an offeror’s ability to rely on the experience of its subcontractors in satisfying technical...more
• A potential offeror may have jurisdiction to protest a government insourcing decision at the Court of Federal Claims. • This issue will likely need to be resolved by the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. ...more
In an unsealed opinion on October 30, 2017, U.S. Court of Federal Claims Judge Nancy Firestone held that a company, which should have been deemed ineligible from bidding, was allowed to proceed with a contract award because...more
• First, an awardee is responsible for keeping tabs on what happens in a protest of its award, or it may not be able to submit its own challenge if the protest is sustained. • Second, mere compliance with cybersecurity...more
The bid protest long has been the province of the disappointed bidder/offeror—the government contractor that competed for the award of a federal contract and lost. A new decision from the United States Court of Federal Claims...more