Open Contracting Partnership

MARCH 31, 2025

Although there was an official delivery plan for the Games, as specified in a September 2023 governmental decree, we found data and documents on its delivery scattered across various public and private actors. Making transparency a prerequisite for future Olympic bids would be the most effective integrity and sustainability safeguard.

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WashngtonExec

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Maximus’ recently released 2023 Sustainability Report highlights the company’s commitment to sustainability and provides information on its governance, oversight, policies, programs and more for the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 2022. “I

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SmallGovCon

JANUARY 18, 2024

CBCA Annual Report CBCA’s 2023 annual report covers a good amount of ground. 12, 2023) VA issued cure notices for performance of a contract for inscription services at a VA cemetery. ASBCA Annual Report The ASBCA’s annual report focuses on the statistics for ASBCA during 2023. Some good takeaways are below: Alan E.

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SmallGovCon

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Here are some key points from this year: (1) the key effectiveness metric, showing numbers of sustains and corrective actions at GAO, was up even higher to 57% for the 2023 fiscal year and (2) total bid protest numbers are up slightly, reversing a downward trend in total protest numbers from the last few years.

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SmallGovCon

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Here are some key points from this year: (1) the key effectiveness metric, showing numbers of sustains and corrective actions at GAO, was similar to prior years at 52% for the 2024 fiscal year and (2) total bid protest numbers were down slightly from 2023 but a little above the number for 2022. Cases and protests are down from FY 2023.

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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. 1] Despite being just four pages, GAO's report is highly informative because it showcases key bid protest statistics and GAO's most prevalent grounds on which it sustained bid protests during FY23.

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Federal News Network

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Yes, the number of protests are down, mostly due to the deluge GAO received in 2023 from the ongoing saga that is the CIO-SP4 governmentwide acquisition contract (GWAC) from the National Institutes of Health IT Acquisition and Assessment Center (NITAAC). In 2023, GAO received more than 350 protests alone over CIO-SP4.

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AWS Public Sector

MARCH 26, 2024

The right cloud technology leads to more sustainable IT and business operations. As a foundation for innovation, the cloud supports the delivery of sustainable products, services, and business models, and gives organizations the opportunity to transform themselves with sustainability at the core of their operation.

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AWS Public Sector

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Sustainability, planetary health, and climate action have become priority topics within governments and organizations of all sizes, with universities playing a pivotal role to inspire and empower the future generations. Innovation is essential in developing solutions that address global sustainability challenges.

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Federal News Network

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

GAO sustained them at more than twice the rate of the year earlier, siding with contractors in about a third of the cases. So it’s a little bit of a challenge to say that we denied or sustain because there was a mixed bag of how the ones that weren’t sustained were resolved.

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Holland & Knight: Government Contracts

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Government Accountability Office (GAO) issued its annual report to Congress on bid protects for Fiscal Year 2023, showing an increase in bid protests and sustains.

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ExecutiveBiz

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Leidos has released its annual sustainability report for calendar year 2023, the 15th entry in the series. Scope of the Sustainability Report The report tackles the three […]

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Public Contracting Institute

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

The Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) released its annual bid protest report to the Congress for fiscal year 2023 on October 26, 2023 (B-158766). The GAO sustain rate increased substantially from 13 percent in FY 2022 to 31 percent in FY 2023. GAO’s two year average sustain rate in FY 2022-2023 was 22 percent.

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AWS Public Sector

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Today, I have the privilege of announcing our 2023-2024 Amazon Web Services (AWS) IMAGINE Grant winners. What gives me hope are the nonprofit organizations that I am thrilled to share with you today, who are among thousands of organizations around the globe filling vital gaps in services and support for our people and planet.

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SmallGovCon

DECEMBER 21, 2023

2023 CPD ¶ 262 (Comp. 17, 2023) , GAO looked at this issue in the context of a lowest-price, technically acceptable (LPTA) solicitation for a brand name or better product, with an unexpected ending that the protester surely did not see coming. In RELX, Inc., Looking for the latest government contracting legal news?

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FedScoop

OCTOBER 27, 2023

In a Thursday letter to lawmakers, the GAO disclosed that it received 2,025 cases in fiscal year 2023, 367 more than the previous fiscal year. Earlier this year, NITAAC said it would again take corrective action after the GAO sustained dozens of bid protests related to the solicitation.

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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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Open Contracting Partnership

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

In 2023, our annual community survey became even more critical for us as we shaped our new organizational strategy, which we are very excited to share with you next month. Together with the global community, we were able to close out 2023 with a big advocacy win, with the UN’s first ever resolution on public procurement passed in December.

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Scottish Government Procurement

JANUARY 23, 2024

We have published our latest annual report covering Scottish Government’s procurement activity in 2022 to 2023. In 2022 to 2023 public sector bodies spent over £1.3 The post Scottish Government Annual Procurement Report 2022 to 2023 published appeared first on Public Procurement and Property.

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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, B‑421740, B-421740.2,

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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 Navigator

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Cody-Jones ● The Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) has released its Annual Report to Congress summarizing bid protest activity for Fiscal Year 2023 (GAO-24-900538).

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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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AWS Public Sector

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Also, scope out the Sustainability Showcase at the Caesars Forum to learn how technology is helping address challenges such as decarbonization of operations, energy and water conservation, and more. See the SeloVerde 2.1 See the SeloVerde 2.1 All keynotes and leadership sessions will be livestreamed and available on demand.

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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 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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Scottish Government Procurement

DECEMBER 20, 2023

As 2023 draws to a close, we take a look back at what has been achieved over the last year in Public Procurement in Scotland. We asked members of the Public Procurement Group (PPG) to summarise their sector’s 2023 achievements. Now, there’s just not enough time for me to mention every highlight of 2023.

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The Coalition for Government Procurement

APRIL 12, 2024

The Coalition for Government Procurement is thrilled to announce the 2023 recipients of the Excellence in Partnership (EIP) Awards! The recipients of the 2023 EIP Awards demonstrated exemplary dedication, expertise, and commitment to advancing the partnership between government and industry.

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Tracker Intelligence

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Public procurement encourages collaboration between government and private enterprises, in turn allowing public authorities to achieve sustainable and circular practices. The following blog will provide a more detailed exploration of creating sustainable procurement strategy, their benefits and challenges during implementation.

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AWS Public Sector

OCTOBER 29, 2023

Nominations are now open for the Future of Government Awards 2023 , a global awards program that celebrates practitioners, teams, and leaders who are transforming people’s lives by applying digital solutions and leveraging technology to reform the public sector for those it serves. Nominations will close on December 14, 2023.

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Government Contract Insights

AUGUST 9, 2023

The Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Council published on August 3, 2023, a proposed “Sustainable Procurement” rule that reorganizes FAR Part 23 for clarity, moves subparts unrelated to sustainability or material safety to FAR Part 26, and includes a proposed “Sustainable Products and Services” contract clause.

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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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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. 18, 2023, 2023 WL 8874140. [2]

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SmallGovCon

APRIL 26, 2024

In federal government contracting news this week, be sure to check out the stories about the new sustainability rules (and our recent blog ), as well as new legislation on solicitation language and buying technology. It’s wonderful weather for all those recently planted gardens, however, as long as the storms aren’t bad!

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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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WashngtonExec

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Britt Harter, partner, sustainability consulting at Guidehouse, has won WashingtonExec’s 2023 Pinnacle Award for Private Company Climate Change Executive of the Year.

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