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The National Defense Authorization Act is a United States federal statute enacted each year to specify the budget and expenditures of the Department of Defense. The NDAA identifies which agencies are responsible for national defense, provides funding for those agencies and includes instructions on proper use of the funds. less -

DoD Makes Significant Changes to Bid Protest Requirements

Fox Rothschild LLP on 2/3/2025

The 2025 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) includes two significant changes to DoD bid protests that are generally not favorable to contractors. (Both changes appear in Section 885 of the NDAA and can be viewed at...more

FY25 NDAA: Promoting Nontraditional Acquisition While Securing the Supply Chain, and More

Morrison & Foerster LLP - Government... on 1/9/2025

On December 23, 2024, President Biden signed into law the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025. The annual bill authorizes spending for the Department of Defense (DOD) while setting other...more

When Must You Protest To Get An Automatic Stay After An Enhanced Debriefing?

Husch Blackwell LLP on 2/8/2021

The automatic stay of award is one of the key elements of a bid protest under the Competition in Contracting Act. The CICA stay is only available when a protest is filed no later than ten days after contract award or no later...more

Annual GAO Report Says Bid Protest Activity Down in 2019, but Protestor "Effectiveness Rate" Remains Steady

Holland & Knight LLP on 11/14/2019

On November 5, 2019, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) issued its annual Bid Protest Report to Congress for Fiscal Year 2019. The annual report is a requirement of the Competition in Contracting Act and is an...more

Weekly Update Newsletter - December 2017

PilieroMazza PLLC on 12/6/2017

GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS - PROTESTS - If the Federal Watchdog Office Works for Contract Protestors, Why the Decline? According to an article posted in the Federal Contracts Report, several reasons could explain the...more

GAO Loses Jurisdiction Over Task Order Protests Valued at More Than $10 Million

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 12/3/2016

Government contractors hoping to challenge a civilian agency’s award of a task or delivery order may be out of luck, at least temporarily. Prior to September 30, 2016, the Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) had...more

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