2024-2025 Bid Protest Decisions with Far-Reaching Impacts for Government Contractors
Navigating Bid Protest Choices at GAO and COFC
DE Under 3: U.S. GAO Report on Military Spouse Employment Focused on Challenges of Part-Time Work
A Discussion with GAO General Counsel Edda Emmanuelli Perez
GovCon Perspectives Podcast Episode 24: Effective Use of “Open and Frank” Discussions in Bid Protests
Award Protests: Choosing the Forum
How to Assess the Likelihood of Success in Deciding Whether to Bring a Bid Protest
In January, the IRS released updated notice language that plan administrators may use to notify participants of the tax impact of eligible rollover distributions. The new templates replace previously released versions, taking...more
On March 25, GAO published testimony before the U.S. Congressional Joint Economic Committee summarizing findings and updates on the recommendations from its April 2025 report on federal efforts to combat consumer scams. ...more
New revelations are emerging almost daily regarding procurement irregularities during the last 14 months at the highest levels of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Among other things, former Secretary Noem was...more
On March 16, 2026, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) published a report on engineered biofertilizers, which use genetic engineering and combine multiple strains of microbes to enhance their effectiveness....more
The Government Accountability Office ("GAO") recently issued a report evaluating the National Institute of Standards and Technology's ("NIST") 2024 draft guidance on exercising march-in rights under the Bayh-Dole Act. For...more
In this month’s protest roundup, we consider two protests before the Government Accountability Office (GAO) and a status protest before the Small Business Administration (SBA) Office of Hearings and Appeals (OHA). The first...more
What happens when a protester claims the agency failed to treat two similarly situated proposals the same, but the record shows they weren’t really alike? That was the central issue in iAdeptive Technologies, LLC, B-424158,...more
Courts and bid protest tribunals are increasingly sanctioning government contractors who submit filings containing AI-generated errors, including fabricated cases, inaccurate quotations, and mischaracterized authorities. ...more
The global supply chain is the backbone of the U.S. economy, moving millions of tons of cargo daily. To keep things running smoothly and safely, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) place a significant reliance on the...more
As we move into spring—a season for tightening processes, clearing the backlog, and getting every detail right—a recent Government Accountability Office (GAO) bid protest decision delivers a timely reminder: in government...more
The Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) provides critical protections for commercially sensitive information related to a company’s business, processes, and chemicals. The 2016 Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st...more
When a contractor files a protest at the Government Accountability Office, the Competition in Contracting Act (CICA) normally hits the pause button on the procurement. Performance of the challenged contract is automatically...more
Below is Alston & Bird’s Health Care Week in Review, which provides a synopsis of the latest news in health care regulations, notices, and guidance; federal legislation and congressional committee action; reports, studies,...more
The Employee Retention Credit may be closed to new filings, but the controversy surrounding unpaid and disallowed claims is very much alive. For many businesses, the real risk in 2026 is no longer just whether the IRS will...more
Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani presents the latest insights from our Government Contracts group, offering a comprehensive overview of recent significant decisions, regulatory developments, and practical updates for businesses...more
GSA MAS Refresh #31: Key Changes and Updates Every Contractor Should Know - The General Services Administration (GSA) announced back in January that Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) Solicitation 47QSMD20R0001 – Refresh # 31...more
As we have written previously, contractors must act fast to file a bid protest if they lose a contract award for improper reasons. But what should a contractor do when it wins the award and another competitor files a bid...more
The Beltway Buzz® is a weekly update summarizing labor and employment news from inside the Beltway and clarifying how what’s happening in Washington, D.C., could impact your business....more
Three U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) decisions issued in January 2026 deliver a consistent and unforgiving message: timeliness rules are not technicalities—they are dispositive gatekeeping requirements. In each...more
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) sustained just 14% of the 1,676 bid protests that it decided last year....more
When does a bidder’s failure to acknowledge an amendment to an Invitation for Bids (IFB) render the bidder nonresponsive? Generally, the FAR requires bidders to acknowledge receipt of material amendments to an IFB, but...more
Our Drug Pricing and Market Access team tracks recent developments in healthcare reform, the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program, the 340B Program, Medicare, and state law....more
The Government Accountability Office’s (GAO) annual report on federal bid protests includes useful insights into federal procurement trends that can help state and local government agencies mitigate bid protest risks. Among...more
On January 27, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: Status of Reorganization Efforts (GAO‑26‑108448), that offers a detailed snapshot of the Consumer Financial...more
In the matter of L3Harris Technologies Integrated Systems L.P., the Government Accountability Office (GAO) denied a protest filed by L3Harris challenging the U.S. Army’s award to Sierra Nevada Company, LLC for the Army’s...more