Past performance evaluation of parent companies can sometimes go unnoticed by the government or bidders submitting proposals. There a certain allowances where a contractor can submit, and use past performance write ups of parent companies. However, the starting point is to understand the general legal analysis for affiliation under procurement… Read more »
Filing a GAO protest alleging unbalanced pricing and bidding based on the lowest technically acceptable price is tricky and must be approached with caution. Oftentimes a protestor may allege that the successful awardee’s bid is so low that it is unbalanced. If this is all you state in the protest without… Read more »
Recently, incumbent contractors are finding that they are losing more and more government contracts and subsequent bid protest. They also find it difficult to write more competitive government proposals that increase their chances of follow-on contracts. As the apparent successful offeror, you should also be mindful of the dreadful affiliation… Read more »
Sometimes Meeting the Legal Definition of What is an Interested Party in Bid Protest Litigation is not Always Simple. If you are contemplating filing a bid protest, you must first be sure that you are an interested party. If you are not, the case will be dismissed. The Federal Circuit… Read more »
Sole source justification in government contracting can be a heated debate during bid protest litigation. Oftentimes, the agency may choose to place its notice on Federal Business Opportunities (“fbo“) with supporting rationale. However, it is the government’s supporting rationale that can be subject to filing a bid protest. Although the agency’s… Read more »
After being denied an award, Contractors across the country face the question of whether to file a bid protest challenging the Agency’s award with the Government Accountability Office (GAO). While there are a variety of factors that go into this decision, one of the first concerns prevalent among Contractors, is… Read more »
OCI Organizational Conflict of Interest FAR Guidance Hiring of Former Government Officials If your company hires a former government official, it can be disqualified from a competition based upon the appearance of impropriety which is created by the hire. There is no requirement for an actual impropriety to be shown in… Read more »
Under bid protest regulations, meeting the intervenor legal definition in either a COFC or GAO bid protest case can make the difference between keeping company revenues or losing the award in a government protest action. Not just anyone can intervene. About 15% of companies try to intervene but they fail… Read more »
Avoid Costly Legal Mistakes By Not Meeting the Basic Requirements of Government Protest Procedures Complying with the Government protest timeline becomes a tough subject when you put thousands of dollars into developing a bid protest and then you find out that you did not properly apply the government contract protest… Read more »