Government Contracts & Investigations

DECEMBER 6, 2023

As contracting activities are busy awarding new contracts, it is important to follow the trends related to successful and effective protests as you consider filing your own bid protest, or as you defend your award as an intervenor. Below we dive into recent bid protest decisions and identify what won, what did not win, and why.

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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 Legal Forum

JULY 18, 2024

CMS evaluated Sparksoft and the eventual awardee, TSG, as follows: Sparksoft protested, challenging numerous areas of the agency’s evaluation, including challenges under both of the non-cost evaluation factors. The post June 2024 Bid Protest Sustain of the Month appeared first on Government Contracts Legal Forum.

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SmallGovCon

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

In a recent bid protest decision, the GAO held that when an agency sought to procure services using the Federal Supply Schedule, the agency could not agree to pay a price higher than the price set forth in the offeror’s underlying FSS contract. then filed a bid protest with the GAO, challenging various aspects of CMS’s evaluation.

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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. Consequently, the protester first filed an agency level protest challenging the evaluation, which was denied, and then filed a protest with the GAO.

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Procureware

JANUARY 22, 2018

When considering all steps from start to finish, the administrative time for a bid is typically reduced by an impressive 50 to 70 percent! One of the most common questions I hear from procurement staff during implementation is, “how should the supplier bid responses be structured?” My answer is always “yes.”

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Procureware

NOVEMBER 16, 2017

In this article we’ll explore the available options and show the advantages and disadvantages of each. They host requests for bids and tenders from buyers and allow vendors to submit bids to multiple organizations. For more information on funding alternatives, see our previous blog article, Funding an e-Sourcing Initiative.

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Select GCR

MARCH 4, 2025

This article simplifies the process: understanding the basics, finding the right opportunities, preparing your business, and crafting winning bids. Agencies may even provide a stronger chance of procuring a contract when bidding to help small businesses meet their targets. How do I get government contracts?

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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. View the full article B-421597.2,

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Government Contracts Legal Forum

MARCH 12, 2024

are still subject to the requirement that agencies perform reasonable evaluations that are consistent with the solicitation and sufficiently documented. The post February 2024 Bid Protest Sustain of the Month appeared first on Government Contracts Legal Forum. View the full article We would like to thank Cherie J.

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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. View the full article B‑421740, B-421740.2,

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Government Contracts Legal Forum

JANUARY 30, 2024

After receiving quotations, the agency added several additional salient characteristics to the technical evaluation form, then concluded that American Material’s equipment did not meet these new characteristics. The post January 2024 Bid Protest Sustain of the Month appeared first on Government Contracts Legal Forum.

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Select GCR

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

This article will explore what is prime contractor roles, responsibilities, and the importance of prime contractors in government projects. These steps are essential for positioning your business to bid on and win government contracts, ensuring regulatory compliance, and opening up a new avenue for growth and opportunities.

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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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Government Contracts Legal Forum

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

In addition to monitoring the rulemaking process, contractors should be mindful of potential bid protest issues that could arise if the Proposed Rule is finalized in its current form. View the full article Under the new requirements, government contractors will be required to disclose expected salary ranges in job postings.

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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. View the full article

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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. View the full article LLC; Akima Sys.

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Government Contracts Legal Forum

JULY 10, 2024

View the full article Crowell & Moring’s “Fastest 5 Minutes” is a biweekly podcast that provides a brief summary of significant government contracts legal and regulatory developments that no government contracts lawyer or executive should be without.

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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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Government Contracts & Investigations

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

The end of the Fiscal Year is upon us, which typically coincides with a flurry of procurement activity and then a wave of bid protests. As most of you know, there are three primary fora for bid protests: procuring agencies, the Government Accountability Office (GAO), and the Court of Federal Claims (COFC). B-420800, et al.

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The Procurement School

APRIL 22, 2024

The following article outlines the solicitation process and while not all steps have equal weight all steps should be considered. A lack of clarity will be reflected in the quality of the solicitation document, the evaluation criteria and the bid submissions. A RACI chart is part of the requirements gathering phase.

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Select GCR

OCTOBER 29, 2024

This article covers how a small business government contractor can qualify, find opportunities, and thrive in this space. HUBZone-certified businesses not only gain eligibility for set-aside contracts but also receive a 10% price evaluation preference in full and open contract competitions.

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Public Contracting Institute

JUNE 5, 2024

Takeaway – Best Value Determination A disappointed protester may ask for a quantification justifying selection of a higher priced, higher technically rated proposal, however, the GAO is does not normally insist upon that—only a reasonable justification and consistency with the evaluation factors.

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GovSpend

APRIL 5, 2023

These solicitations can take the form of requests for proposals (RFPs), requests for quotes (RFQs), or invitations to bid (ITBs). Submission of bids: Businesses can submit bids in response to solicitations, outlining their proposed solutions and pricing.

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GovSpend

APRIL 5, 2023

These solicitations can take the form of requests for proposals (RFPs), requests for quotes (RFQs), or invitations to bid (ITBs). Submission of bids: Businesses can submit bids in response to solicitations, outlining their proposed solutions and pricing.

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Tracker Intelligence

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

This article provides a comprehensive guide for consultancies on improving their chances of success when bidding for management consulting tenders, whether from government entities, NGOs, or private sector companies. Winning management consultancy contracts via competitive tender can be lucrative yet challenging.

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Government Contracts & Investigations

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

We just completed two articles on the Truth in Negotiations Act (TINA) [1] and, before that, two articles on Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA) audits. 31] If there are any significant variances between baseline and bidding rates or rate agreements, determine the cause and whether the contractor failed to disclose any known data. [32]

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NIH NITAAC

JUNE 2, 2022

Now that you have learned about oral presentations and the multiphase downselect technique , the final article in our three-part series will examine the Comparative Analysis technique. Scoring and Ranking FAR 16.505 allows evaluators to use a more streamlined procurement process. What is Comparative Analysis?

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Government Contracts Legal Forum

JANUARY 16, 2024

Subject to limited exceptions, GAO’s bid protest jurisdiction over Department of Defense (DoD) awards of task orders under multiple-award contracts is limited to those “valued in excess” of $25 million. View the full article While that seems straightforward enough, GAO’s recent decision in ELS, Inc., B 421989, B 421989.2,

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The Procurement School

OCTOBER 22, 2024

This article explores practical approaches to streamline public sector procurement processes and focuses on increasing participation from Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs). The suggestions apply to all segments of competitive bidding, including the SME segments of Supplier Diversity, Indigenous and Social Procurement.

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Mercell

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

Choosing the best bid is a central step in any tendering process. If the award criterion is the most economically advantageous tender (MEAT), this involves scoring bids on price and quality and ranking them. Scores are calculated using a bid evaluation formula that takes as inputs price and quality, and their respective weights.

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Curbing Corruption in Government Contracting

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

Such interventions should, in principle, overcome implementation gaps and make it easier to evaluate impact, supporting learning. Our tight matching estimations suggest that the reform is effective in the targeted area: it decreases corruption risks due to low competition (the share of single bidding falls from 22% to18%).

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The Procurement School

JANUARY 22, 2024

The following article outlines nine points to consider as part of the procurement planning process which will help to reduce procurement risk, increase confidence in the procurement document and avoid a potential bid dispute. The clearer the technical evaluation criteria the better the procurement outcome.

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Government Contracts & Investigations

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Section 202 of the FASCSA established the FASC, authorizing the Council to make recommendations for orders that would require the removal of specified articles from government information systems (“removal orders”), or the exclusion of sources or covered materials from procurement actions as a whole (“exclusion orders”).

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Select GCR

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

This article will guide you through the essentials of government contracting, from understanding different contract types to the steps required to secure a contract with government. Selecting the appropriate contracts to bid on is key. We will delve deeper into each of these steps.

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European Law: Public Procurement

OCTOBER 8, 2012

The Evropaïki Dynamiki (ESP-ISEP) Judgment has been issued on the basis of Article 100(2) of Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 of 25 June 2002 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (OJ 2002 L 248, p. 1) (‘the Financial Regulation’). 114) (‘Directive 2004/18’).

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