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GAO Section 885 Response: Enhanced Pleading and Loser-Pay Requirements

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The Government Accountability Office’s (GAO) response to congressional inquiry regarding GAO’s bid protest function (Section 885 response), while pushing back against some proposed changes that could disincentive meritorious...more

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GAO Proposes Higher Pleading Standard for Bid Protests, Questions Remain for Loser-Pays Model

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As we noted in a blog post in February, the 2025 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) was enacted in December 2024 included a provision at Section 885 raising the protest threshold for Department of Defense (DoD), Coast...more

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Trap for the Unwary: GAO Clarifies That Agency’s Misleading Statements Do Not Extend Protest Deadline

In SMS Data Products Group, Inc., B-423341, et al. (May 29, 2025​), SMS Data Products Group protested a task order award to Abacus Technology Corporation for intranet control support services. While the protest raised several...more

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FAR Council Issues Interim Rule Removing SAM.gov Registration Continuity Requirement

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On November 12, the Department of Defense, General Services Administration, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (together, the "FAR Council") issued an interim rule, effective November 12, 2024, to amend the...more

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New Guidance Clarifies Facility Clearance Eligibility Determination Requirements for Joint Ventures

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On October 5, the Information Security Oversight Office (ISOO) issued a joint notice (Joint Notice) with the Small Business Association (SBA) and in coordination with the Department of Defense (DOD) clarifying that the...more

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Congressional, Executive, and Legal Developments for Government Contractors to Consider - March 2023

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Each month, Venable's Government Contracts Group publishes a summary of recent legal developments of interest to the government contractor community. ...more

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