An agency’s fear of construction bid bonds can become problematic and cause contractors to file a GAO protest. Bid bonds for construction guarantees are forms of security that ensure that a bidder will not withdraw its bid within the period specified for acceptance and, if required, will execute a written contract and… 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 »
Are you a small business owner who is facing a size protest or appeal from the SBA? Are you unsure of how to defend your business or file a protest yourself? Our SBA Size Protest Lawyers offer aggressive representation and defense for small businesses in size protest cases. We not… Read more »
Are You Qualified to File an SBA Size Protest? Minimize the chance of getting your case thrown out. An SBA size protest is a legal challenge to the agency’s decision to award a government contract because of the awardee’s alleged small business size violation. Specifically, the protestor challenges the awardee… Read more »
Is Your Company Prepared to Really Compete for GSA One Acquisition Solution for Integrated Services / GSA OASIS Contracts? Proactive Preparation and Strategic Planning Beats the Competition Every Time. Many federal government contractors find themselves losing OASIS opportunities every time but somehow cannot pinpoint why they lose OASIS small business… Read more »
Author: Cheryl Adams, Esq. You know your firm has the best product on the market. You should be able to win that lucrative government contract. But when the solicitation is issued, you find the requirements for domestic suppliers make you ineligible to bid. Your product is excluded. Should you throw… Read more »
Federal government contractors should be well aware that not all technical proposals receive a higher evaluation score or additional technical strength simply because the company added more than what the solicitation called for. Although you may have truly included more than what the government called for, there are still additional… Read more »
The SBA clarified the issue of who can file a size protest. Whether a company can file a size protest directly relates to the issue of standing. Only an interested party can file a bid protest or participate in the case. However, there are uniquely different legal considerations when filing… Read more »
Government contractors sometimes have to make a decision to engage in protesting federal government contract awards. This level of litigation can be brought before the contracting agency, the Government Accountability Office, or the U.S. Court of Federal Claims. To help to make the process easier, companies should start the decision… Read more »
Government Fight and Arguments for Why its Solicitation Was Unduly Restrictive of Competition Came too Late. In a recent bid protest filed by Pitney Bowes, Inc., of Washington, DC, the U.S. GAO sustained the protest against Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Pitney Bowes litigated the case on… Read more »