We notice a recent uptick in agencies employing an unusual evaluation method – the “advisory down select” – that places offerors in an awkward position when deciding whether, and when, to protest. Given its increasing...more
WHAT: The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) issued a final rule implementing the requirement for enhanced debriefings established in Section 818 of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2018 and since...more
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) recently issued two decisions sustaining challenges to solicitation restrictions on mentor-protégé joint ventures. Both were matters of first impression for GAO, in which GAO...more