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 PracticesOrganizational conflicts of interest (or “OCI”) generally exist when one party has access to nonpublic information as part of its performance on a government contract.
OCI — or even the…
Continue Reading GAO Issues Surprising Decision Downplaying Impact of Alleged OCI
For contractors, defending (and overcoming) bid protests that challenge contract awards based on alleged Organizational Conflicts of Interest (OCI) may hinge on what a contractor does at the very beginning…
Continue Reading Failure to Meaningfully Consider OCI
As we previously broke down in detail here, an Organization Conflict of Interest (OCI) exists when work performed on a federal contract leads to an unfair competitive advantage or…
Continue Reading The Incumbent Advantage and OCI – Thoughts on Unequal Access
Bottom Line Up Front: OCI exists when work performed by a contractor on a federal contract may: (a) result in an unfair competitive advantage for the contractor; or (b) impair …
Continue Reading Organizational Conflict of Interest (“OCI”) – What is it?
