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This month’s Bid Protest Roundup focuses on a recent U.S. Court of Federal Claims decision involving the limitations of the government’s deference defense and a U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) that involved the...more
Bid protest determinations serve to resolve challenges to procurement decisions by government agencies. Beyond that purpose, these rulings can also offer valuable insights as to what factors determine whether or not a...more
In this month’s bid protest roundup, we consider: (1) an exception to the normal rule governing reliance on affiliate experience and past performance; and (2) two different bid protests of very similar solicitation terms that...more
This month’s Law360 Bid Protest Roundup focuses on two Government Accountability Office (GAO) decisions and one recent Federal Circuit decision. These decisions involve (1) the risks of using former government employees in...more
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
Government contractors should consider all contract performance vitally important because they can’t always control which past performance is considered by agency evaluators. ...more
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
- Procurements under FAR Part 8 are subject to a different default rule than FAR Part 15 procurements, GAO rules. - Absent clear direction from the solicitation, an agency conducting a Part 15 procurement must consider...more