GovCon & Trade

DECEMBER 5, 2023

The decision offers important lessons that contractors should keep in mind when evaluating solicitations; submitting proposals; and evaluating whether and when to file a bid protest. If you have any questions about the terms of a solicitation or the bid protest rules, please contact the author.

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Government Contracts & Global Trade

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Many contractors know they can protest a competitor’s contract award, but did you know you can also defend against a bid protest challenge on your own award? Maria Panichelli explains how to intervene in bid protests, from understanding the process to defense strategies.

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GovCon & Trade

JANUARY 22, 2024

The PIA prohibits the release of source selection and contractor bid or proposal information before the award of a federal agency procurement contract to which the information relates and bars federal officials from accepting compensation from contractors if they served in certain positions on a procurement action in excess of $10 million.

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Government Contracts

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Supreme Court to reject the government's effort to revive his bid-rigging conviction, saying enforcers are asking for a rule that would make common agreements between manufacturers and distributors vulnerable to legal challenge. A former Contech executive urged the U.S.

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Government Contracts & Global Trade

AUGUST 27, 2024

Bid protests are a fact of life in federal contracting. More information The post Bid Protest Bootcamp: A Contractor’s Survival Guide appeared first on McCarter & English, LLP. Learn how to navigate this complex process as both a protestor and intervenor.

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GovCon & Trade

DECEMBER 5, 2023

The decision offers important lessons that contractors should keep in mind when evaluating solicitations; submitting proposals; and evaluating whether and when to file a bid protest. If you have any questions about the terms of a solicitation or the bid protest rules, please contact the author.

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GovCon Wire

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Jeff Bezos-owned space company Blue Origin and private equity firm Cerberus have made bids for United Launch Alliance, a joint venture of Boeing (NYSE: BA) and Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT), The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday.

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Government Contracts

OCTOBER 2, 2024

Government Accountability Office has shot down a contractor's protest over a rival company being awarded a $26 million Army hospital maintenance contract, finding that the awardee's conviction for bid-rigging in Korea had no bearing on its track record of successful operations.

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Government Contracts

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP is pushing back against a bid for firm documents from its former client, Oro Negro Drilling Pte. saying the company that provides oil services in Mexico and its subsidiaries are "weaponizing" the firm's party status to gain a tactical advantage in related legal battles.

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Government Contracts

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

In this month's bid protest roundup, Alissandra McCann at MoFo examines three recent decisions from the U.S. Government Accountability Office, offering distinct reminders for contractors challenging solicitations while an agency takes corrective action, pursuing post-award bid protests and filing timely cost reimbursement requests.

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The Procurement ClassRoom

JUNE 19, 2024

Differences Between Pre-Bid and Pre-Proposal Meetings Purpose of Clarification: Both pre-bid and pre-proposal meetings are held to explain the details of the solicitation documents to interested parties. Differences Between Pre-Bid and Pre-Proposal Meetings 1. Differences Between Pre-Bid and Pre-Proposal Meetings 1.

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Government Contracts

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

on Wednesday again rejected Dallas-based private equity firm MNC Capital Partners LP's bid to take over the company and instead recommended that its shareholders approve its already-inked deal with Czech defense company Czechoslovak Group AS. Vista Outdoor Inc.

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Public Contracting Institute

MAY 8, 2024

FAR 6.401 (Sealed Bidding and Competitive Proposals) states: Sealed bidding [using an Invitation for Bids-IFB] and competitive proposals [using a Request for Proposals-RFP], as described in [FAR] parts 14 and 15 , are both acceptable procedures for use under subparts 6.1 , 6.2 ; and, when appropriate, under subpart 6.3

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Government Contracts & Investigations

JANUARY 31, 2024

Since our last Bid Protest Hub article in November, the Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) has published 37 bid protest decisions, two of which have resulted in decisions sustaining the protester’s challenge. Stay tuned next month for our January 2024 Bid Protest roundup. FOOTNOTES [1] Washington Bus. LLC , B-421676.4,

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Discussions & Clarifications

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Government Accountability Office ("GAO") published its much anticipated Bid Protest Annual Report to Congress for Fiscal Year 2023. GAO's annual report is required under the Competition in Contracting Act of 1984 ("CICA") and provides the government contracting community with good insight into GAO's bid protest function. [1]

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Discussions & Clarifications

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

And while there are a number of reasons that support filing a bid protest when you're an unsuccessful offeror – this time of year or at any other time – what about when you win the contract? Virtually every federal contractor knows how difficult it is to win a government contract.

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Government Contract Insights

JULY 24, 2024

This month’s Bid Protest Roundup highlights three recent protests from the U.S. Government Accountability Office.

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Government Contract Insights

SEPTEMBER 8, 2024

This article is part of a monthly column that provides takeaways from recent bid protest cases. This installment highlights three decisions from the U.S. Government Accountability Office.

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Government Contracts

AUGUST 12, 2024

James Tucker at MoFo examines three recent decisions concerning the consequences of providing solicited information in the wrong section of a bid proposal, the limits of agency discretion in technical merit, best-value tradeoff evaluations, and the weight of the experience and capabilities of small businesses in mentor-protégé joint venture qualification. (..)

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Government Contracts

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

on Friday voiced support for an increased offer from Czech defense company Czechoslovak Group AS to buy a slice of the ammunition and outdoor company, while also urging MNC Capital Partners LP to make its "best and final" bid in a competing campaign. Vista Outdoor Inc.

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Government Contracts

JUNE 25, 2024

In this month's bid protest roundup, Nicole Giles and Ethan Sterenfeld at MoFo discuss a decision from the U.S. Court of Federal Claims and two from the U.S. Government Accountability Office, which highlight how labor mapping, jurisdiction questions and incumbency bias can affect outcomes.

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Government Contract Insights

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

This month’s bid protest roundup highlights one decision from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and two decisions from the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO).

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Government Contracts & Global Trade

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

In this second of three installments of PCI’s Everything You Need To Know About Bid, Size & Status Protests Series, experienced Government Contracts attorneys Maria Panichelli and Franklin Turner explain the process in which an awardee, whose award has been bid protested, can defend their contract award: Intervention.

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Redstone Government Consulting

APRIL 25, 2024

Cost Accounting Standard (CAS) 420 outlines accounting standards for Independent Research and Development (IR&D) and Bid & Proposal (B&P) costs incurred by government contractors, ensuring consistent and transparent reporting.

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Government Contracts

AUGUST 7, 2024

Air Force has hit back at a contractor's bid for sanctions over alleged late document production and document destruction in a contract dispute, saying the motion was unexpectedly sprung on it while the parties were negotiating discovery issues.

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Government Contracts

AUGUST 15, 2024

Department of Veterans Affairs' bid process for prostate medication, saying the terms unfairly favor foreign manufacturers despite purporting to prioritize American-made products. A service-disabled veteran-owned small business in North Carolina is challenging the U.S.

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Government Contracts & Global Trade

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

In today’s increasingly competitive federal market, protests – including bid, and size/status – are an inevitable feature of many procurements. Contractors learn the differences between bid, size, and status protests, and how to use each to challenge contract awards that were improperly made to competitors.

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Government Contract Insights

JUNE 5, 2024

Bid protests of other transaction agreements, also known as “OTs” or “OTAs,” are a common topic for this blog.

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Government Contracts

JULY 30, 2024

A New York state judge has denied New York City's bid to bar charter bus companies from transporting migrants from Texas, saying the state law the city leaned on is "essentially identical" to one the U.S. Supreme Court struck down in 1941.

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Government Contracts

JULY 25, 2024

million IT deal, rejecting claims that the eventual award-holder had revised too much of its bid after being allowed to alter parts of its proposal. Government Accountability Office upheld the U.S. Space Force's $30.2

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Government Contract Insights

JULY 17, 2024

Court of Federal Claims has jurisdiction over bid protests related to follow-on production contracts arising out of other transaction (“OTs”) for Department of Defense prototype projects. A recent decision, Independent Rough Terrain Center, LLC v. United States (“IRTC”),[1] confirms the U.S.

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Government Contracts

JANUARY 25, 2024

In this month's bid protest roundup, Lyle Hedgecock and Michaela Thornton at MoFo discuss recent cases highlighting how the U.S. Court of Federal Claims consider supplementation of the record and an agency’s attempt to convert a sealed bid opportunity into a negotiated procurement, as well as an example of precedential drift.

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Public Contracting Institute

MAY 20, 2024

Government Construction Projects: Bidding and Winning Strategies for Success Government construction projects offer significant opportunities for businesses to grow and thrive. To succeed in this competitive arena, it’s essential to understand the bidding process and develop winning strategies.

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Government Contracts

JUNE 21, 2024

Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP told the Federal Circuit on Friday that Columbia University's bid to introduce a former Norton Lifelock computer scientist's declaration claiming the company's former lawyers at the firm are lying about his refusal to testify in the school's decade-long $600 million patent case is "utterly meritless."

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Government Contracts & Global Trade

OCTOBER 10, 2023

The more competitive the federal market becomes, the more important bid protests can be. As a contractor, you can utilize debriefings and bid protests to go after awards that improperly went to your competitors. More information The post A Federal Bid Protest Primer appeared first on McCarter & English, LLP.

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Government Contracts

JULY 25, 2024

In this month's bid protest roundup, Caitlin Crujido at MoFo examines three recent decisions from the U.S.

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Government Contract Insights

APRIL 21, 2024

This month’s Bid Protest Roundup highlights two Procurement Integrity Act (PIA) decisions from the U.S. Court of Federal Claims and one solicitation interpretation decision from the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO).

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