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June 2024 Bid Protest Roundup

This month’s Bid Protest Roundup highlights three recent protests from the U.S. Government Accountability Office. The first protest concerns whether the protester is an interested party; the second involves the adequacy of an...more

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Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – November 2023 #3

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Department of Defense (DOD) Final Rule: Inapplicability of Certain Laws and Regulations to Commercial Items - DOD issues this Final Rule to amend the DFARS to address the inapplicability of certain laws and regulations to...more

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OCI And Improper Best-Value Determination Bid Protest

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A procuring agency has wide latitude to define its evaluation criteria and relative priorities in soliciting quotations for services. Once it arrives at a decision, the agency must sufficiently document its justification for...more

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New ‘Advisory Down Select’ Evaluation Approach Alters Contractors’ Protest Calculus

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We notice a recent uptick in agencies employing an unusual evaluation method – the “advisory down select” – that places offerors in an awkward position when deciding whether, and when, to protest. Given its increasing...more

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Protest Sustained for Competitive Prejudice

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To win a bid protest, it isn’t enough for a protester to show there was an error in conducting a procurement. The protester must show “competitive prejudice” to have its protest sustained. Competitive prejudice is necessary...more

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Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses– May 2022 #2

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GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS - GSA Awards Blanket Purchase Agreements for Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment Procurement - The General Services Administration (GSA) awarded new Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment (EVSE) Blanket...more

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Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – March 2022 #3

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GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS - Biden Signs PRICE Act to Reform Federal Procurement and Help Small Business Contractors, March 9, 2022, Cy Alba President Biden recently signed the PRICE Act (Promoting Rigorous and Innovative Cost...more

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GAO Report on Section 3610 Reimbursement

While GAO does not make any recommendations in its report, it provides a useful overview of the federal government’s implementation of Section 3610. Agencies made relatively little use of their Section 3610 authority...more

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Weekly Update Newsletter - July 2019 #5

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CYBERSECURITY & DATA PRIVACY - Department of Defense – The DoD Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted an audit of the protection of controlled unclassified information (CUI) on contractor-owned networks and systems....more

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GAO Urges Transparency in GSA Leasing Practice for Foreign-Owned Real Estate

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On January 3, 2017, the United States Government Accountability Office (GAO) delivered a report to Congress recommending that the General Services Administration (GSA) inform tenant agencies when leasing high-security space...more

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Do Words Matter? GAO Decides “Yes” in Delivery Order Precedent Case

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Do words matter? In a precedent-setting decision in Harris IT Services Corp., B-411699, B-411796, GAO said “yes.” In particular, GAO made clear that the phrase “delivery order” has a particular meaning under the law and that...more

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