Learn how to avoid costly mistakes when challenging the government’s source selection decision in a protest based on best value versus lowest price evaluation criteria. Sometimes government contractors may fall short of winning arguments in a source selection decision protest challenging DOD source selection decisions and ultimate contract award decision…. Read more »
Government contracting agencies’ Source Selection Board decisions often come under fire in bid protest when there is a large and complex acquisition. The evaluation board helps the contracting officer to develop the source selection plan. The plan is supposed to evaluate bidders against the proposal evaluation criteria. However, government contracting agencies… Read more »
Was the Government Procurement Process for Your Bid Properly Applied? What are Your Options? Theodore P Watson, Esq. Federal government agencies tend to use the best value contracting procurement process as the preferred proposal evaluation criteria. The idea is to use taxpayer dollars to buy the best quality and value of… Read more »
Ostensible Subcontractor Rule: Primary and Vital Contract Requirements – Don’t Get Your Contract Taken Away – Get Immediate Help – SBA Size Protests Have 5-day deadline. Act Right Away. By Theodore P. Watson, Esq. and Cheryl E. Adams, Esq. Prime’s Management of the Project is Critical When your company bids… Read more »
Getting non responsibility determinations can cripple your chances of winning a federal government contract. For example, when you submit a government proposal, your past experiences can sometimes take a toll on whether you get the award. More specifically, when the agency issues a non responsibility determination under the FAR for past… Read more »
When it comes to GAO acceptance of late proposal submission exception in bid protests, many contractors wonder what happens if their Request for Proposal (“RFP”) submission is late and if there are any exceptions that allow for relief. While it is an offeror’s responsibility to deliver its proposal to the proper… Read more »
When it comes to unduly restrictive language and government protests, to prevail in litigation, you first must understand the parameters in which the government contract write its requests for proposals. Many contractors wonder whether the government can unduly restrict competition. “Unduly restrictive Solicitations” means that you are challenging both the restrictive… Read more »
When a government agency submits a request for proposal (“RFP”), the agency can make amendments and changes to the government solicitation requirements. The Federal Acquisition Regulation permits agencies to request revised government proposals, even where the original awardee’s price has been disclosed. Jackson Contractor Grp., B-402348.2 (2010). Agency Discretion with… Read more »
Protesting the Small Business Administration SBA North American Industry Classification System (NAICs Codes) size standard for a government contract can be tricky when you try to qualify as small. This is especially true when there are differences between the amount of labor required and the overall cost of the contract. How Does… Read more »
When submitting government proposals, getting a fair and reasonable price in government contracts under the Federal Acquisition Regulation (“FAR”) is a highly contested issue. You have to avoid costly mistakes of assuming that the lowest price offeror should get the award or that the government has more than likely conducted… Read more »