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Past Performance Upgrade for Small Businesses Results in Additional Compliance Requirement for Large Contractors

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A newly published Small Business Administration Final Rule provides small businesses with two new ways to satisfy Past Performance requirements when competing for federal prime contracts. The Rule takes effect on August 22,...more

Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel LLP

GAO Protest Highlights Wide Discretion Given to the Agency When Considering Contractors’ Negative Past Performance

Every Federal contractor knows the importance of a good past performance record, but many fail to fully appreciate the dangers of negative past performance. A recent GAO decision, Sterling Medical Associates, Inc., serves as...more

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[Webinar] Government Contracting Fundamentals Series: Contractor Claims Based on Improper CPARS and Good Faith and Fair Dealing -...

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

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[Webinar] Past Performance: How to Use Yours, Benefit from Others’, and Defend It from Attacks - June 8th, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm ET

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A government agency’s evaluation of an offeror’s past performance can often be the difference between winning or losing a government contract. And, for better or worse, agencies are given broad discretion in how they evaluate...more

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Past Performance: How to Use Yours, Benefit from Others’, and Defend It from Attacks

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A government agency’s evaluation of an offeror’s past performance can often be the difference between winning or losing a government contract. And, for better or worse, agencies are given broad discretion in how they evaluate...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Can You Challenge a CPAR Evaluation in a Bid Protest?

Technically, no. However, when the contractor is protesting the award of a contract for the same agency that issued the unfavorable Contractor Performance Evaluation Report (CPAR), the contractor may have some success arguing...more

Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel LLP

Don’t Wait - A Protest is Too Late - To Challenge or Correct Your Bad CPARS

Have you ever received a negative CPARS that you felt was unjustified? Did that negative CPARS cause you to lose other contract awards? That is what happened to the contractor-protester in Colonna Shipyard, Inc. v. U.S., a...more

Stinson - Government Contracting Matters

Don’t Rely on a Procuring Agency to Track Down Past Performance Questionnaires

Given how much emphasis federal procurement law properly places on fairness, it can be easy to assume that government buyers must do everything necessary to ensure a fair procurement....more

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Performance Anxiety: Five Questions from Government Contractors on Past Performance

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A government contractor’s past performance can spell the difference between proposal rejection and contract award, and agencies are given broad discretion in how they evaluate past performance. It is critical that companies...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

R.I.P. PPIRS

First things first, I’m sorry about the title; I couldn’t resist. The longer, alternate title would have been “Rest In Peace – the Past Performance Information Retrieval System Sleeps with the Fishes.” But that doesn’t have...more

Williams Mullen

PODCAST: Challenging Negative CPARS Reports – Protecting Contractor Reputation Through CPARS Challenges

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In this episode of Williams Mullen's GovCon Perspectives, Tony Anikeeff discusses CPARS reports and explains why they are a fundamental element of a contracting officer’s evaluation of past performance in considering...more

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SBA Seeks Information on Proposed Subcontractor Past Performance Pilot Program

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Past performance information is a key indicator of an offeror’s ability to successfully perform a contract and is required to be considered by agencies when making most types of contract awards. Many small businesses,...more

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CPARS From A to Z

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Contractor past performance information originates in the agencies’ Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS). You need to understand what the CPARS is and what your rights are so you can monitor your past...more

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