The Procurement ClassRoom

APRIL 24, 2016

During the bidding process, it is customary to require interested bidders to provide a bid security or bid securing declaration along with their bid. What is a bid security? A bid security may be a fixed monetary sum or a percentage of the bid price, usually less than 5%.

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Public Contracting Institute

JANUARY 31, 2024

FAR 52.214-16, Minimum Bid acceptance Period: the contracting officer inserts a time period in that clause, similar to Form 33 above; or A time period set forth somewhere else in the text of the solicitation. Apparently, Global was the low responsive bid. The agency made award to the next-lowest bidder at its bid price.

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Select GCR

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Diving into government contracting with SAM requires a clear roadmap to success. SAM.gov stands as a crucial portal for businesses seeking federal contracts. This article delivers a concise guide on effectively using SAM, from completing your registration to enhancing your contracting strategy.

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SmallGovCon

MAY 29, 2024

2024) , REV, LLC (REV) was a bidder on the VA’s Transformation Twenty-One Total Technology-Next Generation (T4NG) program. The bid process consisted of two steps before a competitive range of potential awardees was chosen. Looking for the latest government contracting legal news? We explore that here. In REV, LLC v.

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Government Contracts

MARCH 10, 2025

Government Accountability Office has sustained a protest over a $19.9 million National Institutes of Health software development task order, finding the NIH unreasonably treated similar aspects of the protester's and awardee's bids differently.

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Oles Morrison

AUGUST 24, 2022

Oles Morrison Rinker & Baker is beyond thrilled at the success of our government contracts practice group Bid Protest Webinar 2022. Bid Protests are an important weapon in a contractor’s arsenal, whether as a successful awardee or disappointed bidder.

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SmallGovCon

APRIL 19, 2024

Bid Solve, Inc. At first, the matter was simple enough: CWS Marketing Group’s (CWS) size was protested, it submitted its tax returns, and SBA sided with CWS over the protester, Bid Solve, Inc. Bid Solve) after reviewing those returns. (Bid Bid Solve) after reviewing those returns. Let’s take a deeper dive. 3d 53 (D.D.C.

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Government Contracts

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Government Accountability Office has rejected a protest over the U.S. million logistics support deal after initially finding the company's bid unacceptable, saying the Army's discussions with the awardee were reasonable. Army reinstating the eventual awardee of a $42.3

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Fox Rothschild: Government Contracts

JANUARY 3, 2024

The general rule ( FAR 14.404-1(a) ) is that – once a solicitation is put out for bid – the agency must award the contract to the responsible bidder with the lowest responsive bid. The defense is among those listed at FAR 14.404-1 and it is logical that an agency cannot award contracts that exceed available funding.

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Federal News Network

MAY 29, 2024

But that’s a lousy way to fix what’s a universal problem across all government contracting. In one place, the RFP makes it clear that the solicitor, the bidder, should have a labor harmony agreement in place before the contract starts. It’s not the government. Tom Temin Yeah.

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LexBlog: Contracts & Procurement

MARCH 8, 2022

Bidding on government contracts is a stressful, high-stakes process. Electronic bid submissions have the added complication of using technology that is not always reliable. However, disappointed bidders have multiple options for bringing bid protests, and that includes the Court of Federal Claims (COFC).

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GovLoop

JANUARY 12, 2024

Unfortunately, the nature of the low-bid methodology in government contracting invites the possibility of cost overruns. It puts out a call for proposals, and contractors submit their bids for what it would cost them to do the work. The government, wanting to spend wisely, is often going to choose the lowest bidder.

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Government Contracts

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

million NASA space technology development contract, saying the winning bidder was reasonably determined to be an eligible small business and that NASA fairly evaluated bids for the deal. A Court of Federal Claims judge has rejected a protest over a $282.2

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Government Contracts

JULY 29, 2024

Government Accountability Office has rejected a contractor's claims that the U.S. Department of the Interior misattributed the contractor's bid for a $6.9 million janitorial contract to an ineligible affiliate, saying the submission identified the contractor as the bidder only once.

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LexBlog: Contracts & Procurement

JANUARY 3, 2024

The general rule ( FAR 14.404-1(a) ) is that – once a solicitation is put out for bid – the agency must award the contract to the responsible bidder with the lowest responsive bid. This defense is only available where the agency can show that the bids received were unreasonably high.

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Government Contracts

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Government Accountability Office ruled that the U.S. Army could require bidders to recertify their small business status when bidding on a set-aside task order, saying the recent overturning of Chevron deference didn't make the Army's interpretation of a related rule unreasonable.

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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.

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Government Contracts

JANUARY 3, 2024

Government Accountability Office has cleared the U.S. Navy to sole-source an office contract to one company, rejecting a prospective bidder's claims that it should have a chance to bid on the deal.

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SmallGovCon

MAY 8, 2024

” A contracting officer has “nearly unlimited discretion to exclude bidders for appearance of impropriety” and the decision must be based on “reasonable factual predicates” and not be irrational. Looking for the latest government contracting legal news? Give us a call at 785-200-8919.

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Public Contracting Institute

MAY 22, 2024

A recent case at the Federal Circuit discussed the statutory and regulatory requirements for bundling, in the context of a bid protest that the Navy had improperly bundled. BH Aircraft Co, Inc. BH aircraft filed a bid protest challenging the inclusion of F414 afterburner liner replacement services within a larger Navy contract.

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The Procurement School

OCTOBER 22, 2024

The suggestions apply to all segments of competitive bidding, including the SME segments of Supplier Diversity, Indigenous and Social Procurement. Public sector professionals must responsibly procure goods and service contracts on behalf of the taxpayer. They, unlike larger companies, do not have as much time to solicit new work.

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Tendersinfo

APRIL 8, 2021

Most Economically Advantageous Tender (MEAT) is the measure for selecting the best out of the incoming bids based on factors that are related to the subject matter of the contract. It takes into account components like Cost, Quality, and Technicality of various bid proposals while deciding a contract award.

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Tracker Intelligence

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Winning management consultancy contracts via competitive tender can be lucrative yet challenging. 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.

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Government Contracts

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Government Accountability Office upheld a $13.2 million contract seeking financial support services for the Uniformed Services University, ruling that the U.S. General Services Administration appropriately deemed a bidder's vague subcontracting arrangement a risk.

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Tracker Intelligence

FEBRUARY 22, 2025

Government expenditure through public procurement is essential since it ensures that there are contracts available to be bid in a fair, open, and competitive manner. The best bid is not always the cheapestit is the one offering the highest overall benefit considering durability, innovation, and economic impact.

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Open Contracting Partnership

DECEMBER 22, 2023

They leveraged Paraguay’s high quality, publicly accessible open contracting data to measure the existing participation of these smaller businesses and to understand their challenges in working with government buyers. A key insight was that entrepreneurs didn’t know much about government contracting.

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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

AUGUST 16, 2024

Due to frequent updates, alerts on bids, and comprehensive information about projects, these platforms help identify new opportunities quickly. The UK’s premier tendering portals are vital aids for companies wanting to participate in the competitive bid forums. Tailor each bid to a specific tender Do not send general submissions.

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Government Contracts

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Government Accountability Office has turned away a naval contractor's protest to the bidding terms for a task order seeking Guantanamo Bay construction workers, saying the terms didn't place the bidder at a competitive disadvantage.

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Government Contracts

JANUARY 5, 2024

Army reasonably found risky a bidder's cheaper proposal for a research support deal, justifying its decision to go with a company that had submitted a $153 million bid, the U.S. Government Accountability Office said in a decision released Friday.

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Government Contracts

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Government Accountability Office backed the U.S. Army's decision to invalidate a bid for a $106 million support deal over missing responses to the contract's 180 subtasks, finding the Army put bidders on notice that they needed responses for each.

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Tracker Intelligence

DECEMBER 16, 2024

This analysis will explore the main NAO findings, look at their wider significance and propose steps to reinvigorate competition in government procurement. Without competitive bidding, prices go up, and the quality of goods and services languishes. Robust competition in public procurement can bring these promising outcomes.

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Open Contracting Partnership

JULY 31, 2023

Their process wasn’t friendly to new vendors, leading to low levels of competition and bidder diversity, and they didn’t have good data to inform further improvements. Current, closed, and awarded bids can now be found online, increasing transparency throughout the process.

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Federal News Network

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

So if you increase the application of the rule of two, which at its core says if the contracting officer believes that there will be two qualified small business bidders of roughly equal characteristics, right, that you can basically freeze the contract at that point as a solicitation at that point and just pick between those two.

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Naomi Clews Consultancy

JULY 20, 2023

They argue that in doing so, more smaller firms would stay involved in public procurement processes , while reducing UK Government department reliance on a few large suppliers. The expected level of single bidders within UK government’s major markets was not assessed.

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Government Contracts & Investigations

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

If the answer is “yes”—or even “maybe”—healthcare companies may file a bid protest at the Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) or the U.S. So which arguments do win bid protests of healthcare-related contract awards? Court of Federal Claims (“COFC”) challenging the award. In Ohio KePRO, Inc. , 2021 CPD ¶ 325 (Nov.

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