On the evening of November 9, the U.S. Senate agreed to a deal aimed at ending the government shutdown. The deal is the first step toward reopening the federal government
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Utilizing Enhanced Debriefing Procedures to Maximize GAO Bid Protest Effectiveness
By Nicholas T. Solosky on
Contractors filed 2,071 bid protests at GAO in 2019– the lowest number in five years.
One possible cause for the decline is the Department of Defense’s enhanced debriefing procedures. …
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Proposal Prep: Assessing the ‘Key Experience’ Factor in Bid Protests
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Responding to agency Requests for Proposals (RFP) is an exercise in playing follow-the-leader. Contractors should take care to :
- Read the RFP
- Understand the information requested by the agency; and
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GAO Bid Protest Strategies to Avoid: “Mere Disagreement”
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Bid protests at the Government Accountability Office (GAO) have spawned a distinct area of the law. With multiple evaluation schemes to consider, there are an ever-growing number of strategies for…
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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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Update: GAO Previews New Electronic Protest Docketing System (EPDS)
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The Government Accountability Office (GAO) is establishing a new system for filing bid protests – the Electronic Protest Docketing System (EPDS). GAO promises that the new system will be…
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