Government Contracts & Investigations

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

With GAO’s statistics for Fiscal Year 2023 (“FY 23”) just released, we thought now is the perfect time to share some insights we gained by reading every published decision in which GAO sustained a protest during FY 23. This year GAO reports a sustain rate of 31%, listing the number of sustained cases at 188, versus 59 last year.

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Government Contracts Legal Forum

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

On October 26, 2023, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) released its Annual Report on Bid Protests for Fiscal Year 2023. The total number of protests filed and the number of protests sustained by GAO increased significantly compared to Fiscal Year 2022—and GAO’s “Sustain Rate” jumped to 31%.

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Government Contracts Legal Forum

AUGUST 8, 2023

The following is an installment in Crowell & Moring’s 2023 Bid Protest Sustain of the Month Series. All through 2023, Crowell’s Government Contracts Practice will keep you up to date with a summary of the most notable bid protest sustain decision each month. View the full article

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Government Contracts Legal Forum

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

The following is an installment in Crowell & Moring’s 2023 Bid Protest Sustain of the Month Series. All through 2023, Crowell’s Government Contracts Practice will keep you up to date with a summary of the most notable bid protest sustain decision each month. B‑421740, B-421740.2, In Guidehouse, Inc. ,

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Government Contracts Legal Forum

JULY 31, 2023

The following is an installment in Crowell & Moring’s 2023 Bid Protest Sustain of the Month Series. All through 2023, Crowell’s Government Contracts Practice will keep you up to date with a summary of the most notable bid protest sustain decision each month. LLC; Akima Sys. In Kupono Gov’t Servs., LLC; Akima Sys.

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SmallGovCon

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

VSBC-334, 2023 (Feb. Small Business Administration (SBA) Office of Hearings and Appeals (OHA) sustained the Service-Disabled Small Business (SDVOSB) status protest of BTNG Enterprises, LLC (BTNG). And DLA announced the award to BTNG on December 6, 2023. In Mckenna Brytan Indus. LLC , SBA No. 8, 2024) , the U.S. 128.401(a).

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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. Below, we cover a few important GAO decisions you should know from December 2023.

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Public Contracting Institute

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Only a small number of such protests are sustained. On January 11, 2023, the Army published a pre-solicitation synopsis for a Positron Emission Tomography or Computed Tomography (“PET/CT”) on the SAM.gov website. The RFQ also stated the performance period and the evaluation factors.

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Government Contracts Legal Forum

OCTOBER 27, 2023

The following is an installment in Crowell & Moring’s 2023 Bid Protest Sustain of the Month Series. All through 2023, Crowell’s Government Contracts Practice will keep you up to date with a summary of the most notable bid protest sustain decision each month. involving organizational conflicts of interest (OCIs).

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Government Contracts & Investigations

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Since the beginning of Fiscal Year 2024, the Government Accountability Office has published 35 decisions, but only two of which resulted in decisions sustaining the challenge. The GAO “Effectiveness rate” includes sustained cases and those for which the agency took corrective action and reflects a higher percentage of success for protesters.

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Government Contracts Legal Forum

DECEMBER 18, 2023

The following is an installment in Crowell & Moring’s 2023 Bid Protest Sustain of the Month Series. All through 2023, Crowell’s Government Contracts Practice will keep you up to date with a summary of the most notable bid protest sustain decision each month. Below, Crowell Partner Cherie Owen discusses RELX Inc. ,

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Federal News Network

DECEMBER 12, 2023

CISA releases new tools to help agencies secure Gmail, other Google applications - Federal News Network) Federal agencies saw real progress in fiscal 2023 in their goal to achieve zero emissions by 2030. More than a quarter of respondents said their agency in 2023 had a central data team with up to five full-time employees.

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American City & Country

AUGUST 16, 2024

Between 2019 and 2023, there was a 40% increase in the number of job openings for police officers. The Manatee County Sheriff’s Office’s HR team recognized that its method of performance evaluation, which was time-consuming and required extensive spreadsheets and paper forms, was no longer sustainable.

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Government Contracts Legal Forum

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

The following is an installment in Crowell & Moring’s 2023 Bid Protest Sustain of the Month Series. All through 2023, Crowell’s Government Contracts Practice will keep you up to date with a summary of the most notable bid protest sustain decision each month. As a result, the protest was premature.

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Open Contracting Partnership

DECEMBER 6, 2023

The government wanted to shift that to 100% by 2023. Results : Levels of green procurement uptake across Lithuanian public institutions have increased to 94% by value and 93% by total procedures as of 1 December 2023. In 2023, the LPPO added a set of key sustainability performance indicators to its procurement dashboard.

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Government Contracts Legal Forum

JANUARY 11, 2024

The following is the final installment in Crowell & Moring’s 2023 Bid Protest Sustain of the Month Series. All through 2023, Crowell’s Government Contracts Practice kept you up to date with a summary of the most notable bid protest sustain decision each month. Although evaluations under FAR Subpart 8.4

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AWS Public Sector

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Photo credit: SECOM/Agência Pará) Introduction Public sector organizations across the globe are seeking to develop solutions to evaluate, monitor, or predict land use and land cover change to identify deforestation trends, future wildfire-risk areas, and potential carbon credit projects. that it deployed in the AWS Cloud in 2023.

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Kluwer Arbitration

JANUARY 23, 2024

2023 stands out as a pivotal year marked by substantial advancements in arbitration across the African continent. Legal Advancements: Evolution in Arbitration Frameworks In 2023, pivotal strides were taken to advance the legal landscape of two key jurisdictions in Africa: Nigeria and Malawi.

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Open Contracting Partnership

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

Expanding the use of life-cycle assessments Life cycle assessments are a comprehensive evaluation tool used to measure a product’s long-term environmental impact on society, from the raw materials involved in the production process through to the product’s disposal.

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Federal News Network

AUGUST 20, 2024

29, 2023 with a minimum viable capability release (MVCR) providing automated contract writing and the ability process requirements from inception to award, while incorporating flexibility to interface with other electronic systems,” Rodriguez said. million in 2023 and requested $6.5 ePS went live on Sept. The service received $5.9

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Select GCR

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Since May 2023, it has replaced FedBizOpps.gov, becoming the central point for finding contracts over $25,000. Filing a bid protest can arise from allegations of unfair evaluation practices or other improper actions. Regular performance evaluations ensure that contractors meet the high standards expected by government agencies.

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Tracker Intelligence

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

These agreements take on even greater importance under the Procurement Act 2023, with greater emphasis on transparency, competition and sustainability. Impact of the Procurement Act 2023 on Framework Agreements New regulations included in the Procurement Act 2023 seek to boost public procurement’s transparency and accountability.

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Federal News Network

JULY 10, 2024

So ASG got this award in 2023. So some of those are things that can be mitigated, usually impaired objectivity, which means basically, that you’re evaluating your own work from another contract. And that was the basis to sustain the protest. So analyzing data generated from other CMS contracts, among other things.

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AWS Public Sector

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

With 189 member countries, the World Bank is the largest multilateral development bank globally with a mission to reduce poverty and increase shared prosperity in a sustainable way. The combination of cloud-based data availability, powerful cloud computing, and AI has revolutionized the evaluation of large-scale road networks.

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Scottish Government Procurement

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

As part of Scot Climate Week 2023 , we hear from some members of the Public Procurement Group (PPG) on how their organisations are embedding climate action in their procurement activities. We will continue to promote the use of sustainability tools and Climate Literacy training uptake across the sector.

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Government Contracts & Investigations

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

In a previous article , we analyzed what made protests successful at the Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) in Fiscal Year 2023 (“FY23”). United States, the Court found the agency’s decision to follow GAO’s recommendation to evaluate the protester’s proposal as though its key personnel was unavailable was irrational. [1]

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Government Contracts & Investigations

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

The question disappointed healthcare contractors should ask is whether the agency acted unreasonably in its evaluation and selection of the awardee. When an agency deviates from the solicitation’s stated evaluation plan, this is a powerful ground for protest. B-421325, 2023 CPD ¶ 74 (Mar. B-417836, 2020 CPD ¶ 47 ( Nov.

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Government Contracts & Investigations

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

In January 2024, the Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) published 31 bid protest decisions, two of which resulted in decisions sustaining the protesters’ challenges. Sustained Protests In American Material Handling, Inc., Sustained Protests In American Material Handling, Inc., Thus, the GAO sustained the protest.

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AWS Public Sector

APRIL 15, 2024

Aether has a DynamoDB first policy for databases, evaluating if DynamoDB is viable and using Aurora for use cases that require a relational database. The team continuously evaluates new AWS services to learn how improvements can benefit research sponsors.

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FedInsider

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Wednesday, October 11, 2023 | 2:00PM EDT | 1 Hour | Training Certificate Artificial intelligence is becoming increasingly useful in applications throughout the federal government. As CFO, he looks forward to working to achieve the Secretary’s vision and the Departmental mission of creating strong, sustainable, and inclusive communities.

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Tracker Intelligence

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Governments aim to support ethical, sustainable businesses while getting the best value. This allows contracting authorities or public sector organisations to evaluate and choose the best supplier. Evaluation Criteria Evaluation criteria are the rules used to asses potential suppliers bids.

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SmallGovCon

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

SBA’s proposed rule would change HUBZone protests appeals, principal office requirements (which we did discuss a bit before here ), HUBZone map concepts, and the HUBZone price evaluation preference (PEP). PEP (Price Evaluation Preference) Finally, we look at proposed changes to the HUBZone PEP. 126.800. .

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AWS Public Sector

MARCH 19, 2024

To fully harness the cloud’s potential, organizations should shift their mindset and adopt procurement processes that let them successfully evaluate options and choose the best solution. However, outdated evaluation criteria tailored to on-premises infrastructure still commonly shape procurement processes.

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How to Crack a Nut

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

The UK Government hosted an AI Safety Summit on 1-2 November 2023. There seemed to be some recognition of the need for more State intervention through regulation, for more regulatory control of standard-setting, and for more attention to be paid to testing and evaluation in the procurement context.

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Inter-American Development Bank

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

During the first half of 2023, the Platform analyzed cases from 16 countries within and outside the region to identify best practices in the design and implementation of these strategies. 2- Sovereign thematic issuances are increasingly relevant Sustainable debt instruments are becoming increasingly relevant in the capital markets.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

DECEMBER 15, 2023

As calendar year 2023 ends, the Coalition is looking ahead to 2024 and the policies, programs, and initiatives that will shape the federal procurement system and the delivery of customer agency mission support. Additional reporting requirements increase the operational costs associated with the performance of federal contracts.

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Tracker Intelligence

DECEMBER 30, 2024

Sustainability Focus: Many social value frameworks incorporate environmental sustainability, such as reducing carbon footprints or promoting green practices through supply chains. It also aligns with global goals like reducing greenhouse gas emissions and promoting sustainable development.

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