The Competition in Contracting Act (CICA) of 1984 establishes a procedure that effectively pauses performance of a federal contract award during a bid protest.
If a disappointed bidder files a protest with the Government Accountability Office (GAO) within certain set timelines, then the government is automatically required to maintain the…
Continue Reading CICA Stay Preserved: COFC Rules in Favor of Protester, Applies Equitable TollingOCIs: Recent GAO Decision Provides Insight on How to Successfully Challenge an Agency’s Investigation of Organizational Conflicts of Interest
The Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) generally requires contracting officials to identify and evaluate organizational conflicts…
Continue Reading OCIs: Recent GAO Decision Provides Insight on How to Successfully Challenge an Agency’s Investigation of Organizational Conflicts of InterestThe Trump Administration, through the Office of Federal Procurement Policy, has revealed the next set…
Continue Reading Update: FAR 2.0 Parts 18, 39, and 43 ReleasedGAO Holds that Enhanced Debriefing Timing Regulations Control Over Agency Instructions
Timing is everything when it comes to bid protests at GAO.
There is a mountain…
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On May 22, 2025, the Trump Administration unveiled the next installment of the revised Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) as part of the “Revolutionary FAR Overhaul” (RFO). The latest release set…
Continue Reading Update: Latest FAR 2.0 Revision ReleasedBid Protest Insights – Understanding Price Realism in Compensation Plans
Price realism challenges stand out as a common basis for bid protests in federal procurements.
A competitor’s unrealistically low pricing may signal a lack of understanding or commitment to contract…
Continue Reading Bid Protest Insights – Understanding Price Realism in Compensation PlansNew 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…
Continue Reading New GAO Decision Highlights Effective OCI Identification and Mitigation PracticesIn what is sure to be an on-going series, we have the latest update regarding the FAR 2.0 rollout.
You can see my opening thoughts on the FAR 2.0 initiative…
Continue Reading Update: FAR 2.0 Rollout UnderwayGAO 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”…
Continue Reading Protesting Key Personnel – When to Pounce on a Bait-and-SwitchThe 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…
Continue Reading The Push Towards FAR 2.0 – Interpreting the Most Recent Trump Executive OrdersAmid Uncertainty, Government Contractors Should Document, Notify, and Escalate Claims
Government contractors working for the Department of Education (DE), the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), and other agencies like the National Science Foundation (NSF) and Consumer Financial Protection…
Continue Reading Amid Uncertainty, Government Contractors Should Document, Notify, and Escalate ClaimsExecutive Orders to Watch for Federal Contractors and Fund Recipients
President Trump signed a multitude of Executive Orders (EOs) during his first two weeks in office. EOs are directives from the President to federal agencies that do not require Congressional…
Continue Reading Executive Orders to Watch for Federal Contractors and Fund RecipientsThe Federal Circuit just dismissed the Government’s “Late is Late” appeal on Dec. 16th as moot, preserving the split between the Court of Federal Claims (COFC) and the Government Accountability…
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