When Can Your Late Bid Proposal Submission Be Accepted?

When deciding whether the contracting officer or agency can accept a late bid proposal submission, there are some very harsh decisions both at GAO and at the U.S. Court of Federal Claims. A recent GAO Case dealt with late proposal submission in a reverse auction. GAO found that the protestor had… Read more »

Challenging Buy American Act Decisions in Bid Protests FAR 52.225-1

Given the heightened efforts by federal law enforcement agencies to pursue Large DOD contractors and small businesses for violating Buy American Act requirements, companies want to ensure that they avoid criminal and civil liability. When challenging government contract award decisions under Buy American Act FAR 52.225-1, FAR Part 25, DFARS… Read more »

Competitive Range Determination in Government Contracting

Learn How to Address Agency Exclusion From the Competitive Range Determinations in Government Contracting Bid Protests If your company has been excluded from the competitive range during a federal bid, there are some issues to watch out for. Just like any bid protest case, it’s all about what is in… Read more »

Addressing Agency Source Selection Plan In GAO Bid Protests

When filing a GAO bid protest, it is important to understand that an agency’s source selection plan only provides internal agency guidelines.  The plan is generally for the agency’s internal usage and does not by itself give outside parties any rights. The plan typically becomes a highly-relevant topic after the bid protest is filed… Read more »

Neutral Past Performance Ratings

When an agency decides that your proposal does not show relevant past performance, the general rule under DOD Source Selection procedures is that you should not be rated either favorably or unfavorably. In other words, agencies should give bidders neutral ratings. Where a federal agency excludes and offeror from the… Read more »

Contractors’ Decision to File a Bid Protest at COFC or GAO

Bid protest filed at the Court of Federal Claims is considered a new protest and not a direct appeal of the Government Accountability Office’s protest decision. When considering a contractors’ decision to file a Bid Protest at COFC or GAO, there are times when a contractor’s risk of forfeiting revenues… Read more »

HUBZone Certification & HUBZone Requirements

How to Get SBA HUBZone Certified Having SBA HUBZone certification opens many doors for you as a contractor.  It is important to understand the requirements that you must fulfill in a proposal submission and what is owed to you by the government in a request for proposal.  HUBZone stands for… Read more »

Past Performance Evaluation in Protests

Ratings for a government contractor’s past performance  can create grounds for a bid protest  if you have a clear understand of the applicable laws. A commonly missed mistake in the agency’s past performance evaluation is when the bidder is not awarded solely for past performance reasons. GAO decided this very… Read more »