Bid protests afford disappointed offerors the opportunity to challenge flawed procurements and award decisions that violate the rules. Bid protest procedures, at least in theory, are intended to further this purpose....more
Experienced Government contractors know the exception to the rule: a Government Accountability Office (GAO) protest must be filed within 10 days from the date the contractor knew or should have known the basis for the...more
As restated in a recent GAO decision: “The evaluation of past performance is a matter of agency discretion, and we will review the evaluation only to ensure that it was reasonable and consistent with the solicitation’s stated...more
This past Thursday, I attended an all-day Federal Government Contracts seminar at the Seattle, WA office of AGC titled,“How to Navigate the New Administration.” Among the speakers were my friends and former colleagues Jim...more