If the first rule of proposal writing is “give the agency the information it asks for,” the most important corollary is “make the proposal easy to understand.” In other words, clarity and consistency is key; avoid anything in...more
Contractors whose protests result in the challenged agency’s taking corrective action may attempt to recover their protest costs, particularly when they feel that the corrective action was unduly delayed....more
2/28/2020
/ Bid Protests ,
Bid Solicitation ,
Competitive Bidding ,
Corrective Actions ,
Cost Recovery ,
Delays ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
FBI ,
Federal Contractors ,
GAO ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Reimbursements ,
Service Contracts ,
Small Business
When an agency announces its intent to take corrective action in response to a protest, it’s easy for the protester to feel that it has “won”—and to some extent it has. At the very least, its protest has prompted the agency...more
When the FY2017 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) was enacted, the prohibition in Section 813(c) against the use of lowest price technically acceptable (LPTA) source selection criteria seemed fairly cut and dry. As...more
11/20/2019
/ Acquisitions ,
Bid Solicitation ,
Competitive Bidding ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Contractors ,
GAO ,
Information Technology ,
LPTA ,
NDAA ,
Orders of Prohibition ,
Procurement Guidelines ,
Statutory Violations ,
Technology Sector ,
US Air Force
Given the broad discretion afforded to agencies when they decide to take corrective action in response to a protest, it sometimes seems like challenges to a corrective action are destined to fail. The Government...more
Disappointed offerors sometimes attempt to challenge contract awards by arguing that the agency did not properly take into account a particular aspect of their proposals. As the recent Government Accountability Office (GAO)...more