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Bid Protest Spotlight: Jurisdiction, Price Range, Late-Is-Late

This month’s bid protest spotlight features a trifecta of decisions from the U.S. Court of Federal Claims. In MVL USA Inc. v. United States, a consolidated bid protest involving seven protesters, the Court rejected...more

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Claims Court Breathes Life into Another Path to Protest OTAs

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On Monday, February 24, 2025, the Court of Federal Claims (“COFC”) released the public version of a February 13 decision declining to dismiss Raytheon Company’s protest of a $648.5 million award under the Missile Defense...more

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The Black Hole of Protest Jurisdiction: Can I Challenge the Award of an “Other Transaction Agreement”?

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While most federal procurements are conducted using the onerous regulations set forth in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and agency supplements, agencies are increasingly relying on the more flexible, but...more

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GAO Clarifies Scope of Its Task Order Protest Jurisdiction

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On November 17, 2020, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) dismissed the post-award task order protest of U.S. Information Technologies Corporation (USIT) for lack of jurisdiction.  Task order protests related to...more

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Court of Federal Claims Clarifies Limits of Task Order Protest Jurisdiction

Court holds it lacks jurisdiction over protests of task order modifications within scope of underlying IDIQ contract. The COFC generally is barred by statute from hearing bid protests in connection with the issuance of...more

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FAR Council Publishes Rule on Raised Threshold for Task and Delivery Order Protests

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On May 1, 2018, the Federal Acquisition Regulatory (FAR) Council published a final rule amending FAR 16.505(a)(10) to raise the minimum threshold for Government Accountability Office (GAO) protests of certain task and...more

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Postal Service Contractor? Would-be Contractor? A Look inside the U.S. Postal Service Bid Protest Process

Most sophisticated government contractors know that the Government Accountability Office (GAO) does not have jurisdiction over bid protests challenging procurements or proposed procurements by the U.S. Postal Service (USPS)....more

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Legislation Restores GAO Civilian Task Order Protest Jurisdiction (for Good this Time?), But Introduces New Differences Between...

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On December 8, 2016, the Senate passed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) of 2017 previously passed by the House, and the legislation is pending President Obama’s signature. Once signed, Section 835 of the NDAA...more

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