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New GAO Decision Highlights Effective OCI Identification and Mitigation Practices

Federal contractors need to be proactive about detecting and neutralizing or mitigating Organizational Conflicts of Interest (OCI). The FAR’s OCI provisions (currently found at FAR Subpart 9.5) promote the fairness and...more

Protesting Key Personnel – When to Pounce on a Bait-and-Switch

GAO just sharpened the distinction between winning and losing protest arguments related to key project personnel. The issue turns on the question of whether the winning proposal included “material misrepresentations” – and...more

The Push Towards FAR 2.0 – Interpreting the Most Recent Trump Executive Orders

The federal procurement landscape continues to shift and transform. Two recent executive orders push the government contracting community further towards the plan for a comprehensive update of the Federal Acquisition...more

GAO Offers Insight On Competitive Range Decisions & Protests

Federal procurements often include a competitive range of offerors seeking the contract award. The Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) competitive range procedure offers the agency an incremental stage in the competition...more

Proposal Prep Tips: Better Does Not (Necessarily) Mean “Best Value”

In a recent post, I discussed new legislation that could signal an uptick in Best Value procurements for complex service-based contracts. In the view of many (including me), more Best Value RFPs is a win/win for both...more

House Bill Seeks LPTA Reform; Focus On Best Value Procurements

For government contractors frustrated by Federal agencies’ use of Lowest-Price Technically-Acceptable solicitations on complex services contracts – help may be on the way. As I’ve discussed before, LPTA procurements can...more

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