Small businesses become fertile ground for federal investigations when they either subcontract out too much work or simply engage in pass-through contracting. If you are new to federal contracting or an existing government contractor, you should promptly get up to speed on government subcontracting the basics IAW FAR 52.219-8 Utilization… Read more »
How to File a Claim on a Government Contract and Protect Your Rights for a Potential Appeal Did you know that you should file a claim against the government with the contracting officer before filing an appeal with the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals? The formal dispute resolution process… Read more »
If you file a GAO protest and argue that the Agency did not follow procurement regulations, you must ask yourself whether your proposal failed to comply with solicitation requirements. The government contracting agency can reject your proposal for failing to adhere to the solicitation requirements. A recent GAO protest case,Compuline International, Inc.B-408379 found that the agency… Read more »
The government seeks appealing competition when it rates your response to RFP’s. Many small businesses find it difficult to keep up a competitive edge. However, this hurdle can be eliminated by doing some basic things. This article will give you some rfp response tips. Reading the Solicitation from beginning to… Read more »
Filing a GAO bid protest allows unsuccessful bidders to challenge a government contracting agency’s decision to award a federal project to another company. The protestor can file a bid protest either at the agency level, at the Government Accountability Office (GAO) or at the U.S. Court of Federal Claims. With either… Read more »
Companies file government contract claims and disputes when there is a disagreement about additional work performed and where the contractor has not been paid. Such disputes arise during a request for equitable adjustment, scope changes, delays and other unexpected situations. As a government contractor, filing claims against the federal government… Read more »
Appealing government contract claims is commonplace when you have performed work and for some reason the contracting officer denies your claim for payment. A substantial amount of claims and disputes arise because of technical problems at the preparation and submission stage. Even though there is no question that you performed the… Read more »
COFC Bid Protest Decisions Can Favor Contractors During a COFC bid protest, an agency will not prevail when it is shown that the agency did not comply with its evaluation scheme as outlined in the solicitation. The Court of Federal Claims(COFC) ruled for the bid protestor because of the agency’s… Read more »
Proposal Writing Strategies That Also Can Withstand a Bid Protest. As a Federal Government contractor, it is important to understand how the agency evaluates your proposal. If you are fortunate to get the award, you now have to probably withstand a bid protest to GAO or some other forum. The first step… Read more »
Understand the Basics of Agency Obligations When a government agency conducts discussions in a negotiated procurement, such discussions must be meaningful. The Agency must identify deficiencies and significant weaknesses in your proposal that could reasonably be addressed to materially enhance the your potential for receiving award. The Agency is not required… Read more »