Avoid Costly Mistakes When Responding to Government Cure Notices That Can Almost Guarantee a Termination for Default If you do not adequately respond to a government contract cure notice, your company could be at a great disadvantage because you are likely to receive a termination for default. In other words, although the… Read more »
Better Understand the Basics of CICA Rule of Two Small Business Set Aside Decisions If you are considering protesting agencies’ small business set-asides and their application of the SBA small business set-aside Rule of Two at GAO or Court of Federal Claims, you should be aware that this can be a very… Read more »
Recently, incumbent contractors are finding that they are losing more and more government contracts and subsequent bid protest. They also find it difficult to write more competitive government proposals that increase their chances of follow-on contracts. As the apparent successful offeror, you should also be mindful of the dreadful affiliation… Read more »
In any government contract bid protest, and under bid protest intervenor law, any interested party, including the awardee, can intervene and protect their rights to the contract. The Court of Federal Claims (COFC) does not have very many statutory provisions for intervenor law. GAO bid protest rules typically set the… Read more »
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 »
Under the requirements of the government contract protest process at the US Court of Federal Claims. Avoid wasting money on procedural disputes and focus on the merits of the case. In rare circumstances, the court may deny your motion to intervene in a bid protest case if it is too… 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 Under FAR 49.4 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… 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 »
Oftentimes, government contractors wonder whether to file a GAO protest or Court of Federal Claims (COFC) bid protest. As a CEO you should consider substantive and financial costs associated with each choice. There are often situations when you should file versus going to the Government Accountability Office (GAO). The following… Read more »