By: Leanna Ajour, Esq., California & Colorado Attorney 8(a) Certification Consultants: The Five-Finger Checklist for selecting an 8(a) Certification Consultant: 1) Work with an 8(a) Consultant that not only understands the requirements of the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) 8(a) Business Development Program, but wants you to understand the requirements, as… Read more »
The purpose of the proposal evaluation component of your government RFP is to allow the agency to evaluate fairly your proposal based upon stated solicitation requirements. The second most important reason is to make sure that taxpayers’ money is spent wisely. Procurement law requires that the agency makes sure that… Read more »
What is The Purpose of Bid Proposal Evaluation Criteria? The purpose of the government’s proposal evaluation criteria is to give the agency’s evaluation team a way to determine which company has submitted a response to a solicitation that best meets the Government’s stated needs. Your contract evaluation criteria also results… Read more »
There are subtle differences between the government contract termination for convenience vs termination for default clause in federal government contracts decisions. Contractors who incorrectly respond to termination by default or cause quickly find the painful and subtle differences, especially at the appeals stage. The same is true when the… Read more »
Federal contracting agencies typically start the government proposal writing process by having the end user involved in procurement planning. Here, each end user qualifies and quantifies their individual needs. Mission essential requirements come first. If there is a budget for the requirements, the procurement process moves along. Depending on many procurement requirements,… Read more »
For government contractors, there are two primary mechanisms to address disputes related to federal government contracts: filing a government protest and filing a Contract Disputes Act (CDA) claim. While both processes aim to resolve disputes related to government contracts, they are distinct and differ in their procedures and outcomes. When… Read more »
Technical proposal writing criteria for federal government contracts can lead to a GAO bid protest on the issue of technical evaluation criteria and the evaluation scoring. You can only prevail in a protest by showing that the agency record fails to demonstrate a reasonable basis for several of the agency’s… Read more »
Striking a balance between conservatively following government contract regulations and allowing your business to run effectively without over-compliance is not an easy road to hoe. Whether your business’ procurement compliance program is non-existent and may result in government authority knocking at the door at any moment or is over-burdensome and… Read more »
Contractors frequently find that their technical proposal evaluation contained some level of error. A GAO protest can be sustained if you can show that the agency failed to reasonably evaluate your technical proposal writing risk in accordance with the terms of the solicitation. This aspect of filing can be tricky because… Read more »
A bad past performance evaluation rating can impact your overall chances of getting the ultimate award in government contracting. Many contractors file a bid protest addressing how the government applied its contractor past performance evaluation criteria but fall short of a viable strategy for doing so. The rationale for Performance… Read more »