After 1997, FAR competitive range requirements are somewhat different. Before, the Agency had to consider whether your proposal stood a reasonable chance of award. However, FAR § 15.306(c)(1) a government contracting agency can exclude your proposal from the competitive range if it is not rated as one of “most highly… Read more »
Filing a bid protest based upon allegations that the agency failed to conduct a proper price realism evaluation analysis can be tricky. The reason why government contractors fail in GAO protests is mostly because they find themselves arguing how the agency is supposed to conduct the price realism evaluation. An… Read more »
Quite a few federal contractors find themselves disappointed in GAO’s protest decision that agrees with the agency’s evaluation decision. Protesting technically unacceptable proposal decisions in a GAO protest can be disappointing if contractors fail to apply the proper legal analysis in a bid protest. When writing your technical proposal, merely… Read more »
Understanding the specific roles at the agency level and what the Small Business Administration SBA must do when evaluating your proposal for a Government Certificate of Competency (COC) and responsibility can save you the contract. What is the Small Business Certificate of Competency Program? In defense contracting, a Certificate of… Read more »
Be Mindful of a Proposal Writing Services That Cannot Explain Procurement Rules. When it comes to writing proposal responses for federal bids, choosing the right proposal writing services can be challenging. However, when interviewing a new company for your government proposal writing services there are a few things you might… Read more »
When a federal government agency terminates your contract for default (T4D), the next steps and whether you have a good chance of appealing the contracting officer’s final decision can be challenging. Although the decision has been made to terminate the contract for default, knowing how the appeal courts look at… Read more »
When filing an appeal from a contracting officer’s final decision denying a demand for payment under the Contract Disputes Act of 1978 (CDA), 41 USC 7101-7109, in order for the appeals court to hear your case, it must have jurisdiction to hear it. A common mistake made by government… Read more »
Administrative agreements during suspension or debarment, in essence, focus on the trust from the agency that the contractor will comply with the terms and conditions. The government agency has decided to give the company a second chance to prove that is worthy of getting more revenues from the federal government…. Read more »
Simply Depending on Your Experience as an Incumbent Does Not Get the Win When challenging a government contracting agency’s technical evaluation scores as an incumbent contractor, whether for past performance or overall technical approach, you must be mindful that if you are the incumbent contractor, that status alone does not provide… Read more »
The Federal Debarment Policy for government contractors require that businesses or subcontractors that are suspended or debarred will not be allowed will not use funds from federal grants, fellowship, cooperative agreements, scholarships, bid on federal contracts or even apply for loans to purchase goods and services. In short, federal debarment policy… Read more »