As I’ve covered here before, low-priced, technically acceptable procurements (LPTA) shine a light on a contractor’s ability to provide the required services at the lowest possible cost to the
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Bid Protests
GAO Offers Insight on Competitive Range Decisions & Protests
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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…
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GAO Protest Update: Understanding “Meaningful Discussions” in Contract Competitions
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In today’s Federal marketplace, it is very common to see solicitations that give the Agency the option of entering into discussions with offerors. The primary objective of discussions is to…
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When to Protest: Thoughts on Challenging a Defective Solicitation
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Two pieces of advice I often provide to government contractors are:
1.When responding to a solicitation, give the government precisely what it asks for – right down to the letter. …
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GAO Protest Primer: Effective Use of Pre-Award Protests
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It seems that when we discuss GAO bid protests, we most often refer to the post-award variety. Your company lost a contract award due to a procurement error by…
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New GAO Decision Emphasizes “Should Have Known” Element of Bid Protest Timeliness
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The most common basis to establish timeliness for a Government Accountability Office (GAO) bid protest is found in Section 21.2 of the GAO’s regulations. Under the regulation, the protester…
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Proposal Prep Tips: Better Does Not (Necessarily) Mean “Best Value”
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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…
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Government Contracting 101: GAO Requests for Reconsideration
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Government contractors usually find themselves appearing before the Government Accountability Office (GAO) on a bid protest for one of two reasons: (1) you believe that the government erroneously did not…
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GAO: Agency Reasonably Concerned Over Lack of Price Increases
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We often discuss the need for government contractors to Read and React when responding to a solicitation: (1) Read the RFP and understand all of the requirements and limitations…
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GAO Offers Insight into Winning (and Losing) Bid Protest Arguments
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Government contractors know the odds on GAO bid protests – are they are not all that good. Even with a noticeable uptick, the statistics reveal that less than 1/4…
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