Select GCR

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Want to bid on government jobs? This guide explains each step, from finding opportunities and registering in SAM, to crafting a strong bid and increasing your chances of winning contracts. Why Bid on Government Jobs? Not bidding on government jobs means missing out on a major avenue for new customers and revenue.

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Mike Purdy's Public Contracting

FEBRUARY 24, 2015

What's the difference between a Bid and a Proposal, or between an Invitation to Bid and a Request for Proposals (RFP)? Invitation to Bid: Public agencies that issue an Invitation to Bid (or a Request for a Quote) have defined a specific scope of work for which they are requesting bid prices.

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GovCon & Trade

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Key Lessons and Takeaways for Contractors While the GAO threshold for review of DOD orders “valued in excess of” $25 million seems clear, the ELS decision provides an important lesson for potential protestors to apply in order to avoid expending unnecessary resources exploring fruitless protests.

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Government Contracts & Global Trade

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Part 3 of our 3-Part Miniseries on Bid Protests Weve covered bid protest basics, and bid protest procedures, so now its time to dive into the substantive issues at the heart of bid protest litigation. Wednesday, September 17, 2025, 12:00 p.m. -1:00

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Open Contracting Partnership

MARCH 31, 2025

While an important step forward, the portal still requires improvements to enhance usability, data completeness, and interoperability. The Olympic bid projected “zero-cost Olympics.” Despite claims in the Olympics bid that legacy road and rail infrastructure needed only minor upgrades, spending on these is now 5.6

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The Procurement ClassRoom

JUNE 2, 2024

Introduction This article is based on the review of standard bidding documents from several organizations including the World Bank , Millennium Challenge Corporation , the Public Procurement and Concession Commission of the Republic of Liberia , and Public Procurement Authority of Ghana. Goods : Documents used for procuring physical items.

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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. In addition, the decision illustrates the importance of demonstrating prejudice.

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Mike Purdy's Public Contracting

FEBRUARY 12, 2015

Most public agencies have developed standard language for public works construction bid documents that includes Instructions to Bidders, the Contract, and General Conditions, often referred to as "front end documents." These terms and conditions are often in conflict with the standard bid and contract language provided by the public agency.

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SmallGovCon

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Rather, it’s time for GAO’s annual bid protest report. This report is GAO’s summary of bid protests for the previous fiscal year. It also summarizes the general statistics for bid protest decisions. And unlike last year, all agencies followed GAO’s recommendations in connection with bid protests.

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American City & Country

OCTOBER 8, 2024

The single most important factor for any organization to consider when buying technology is collaboration, both internally and with potential solution providers. In many cases, our cooperative contracts qualify in most jurisdictions as competitively bid and awarded, making them eligible for expedited (or simplified) acquisitions processes.

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The Procurement School

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Author: Helen Doucette “Accept the bid from ABC Company” said the VP of Finance to the Director of Procurement. “I According to the Competitive Bidding Law of Canada, we can only accept compliant bids. Had the Director accepted the late bid, their reputation would be tarnished forever. I cannot” replied the Director. “Why

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Government Contracts

JANUARY 29, 2025

Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, the Court of Federal Claims and the Government Accountability Office issued five noteworthy bid protest decisions in 2024 that will likely have a continuing impact on questions concerning standing, timeliness, corporate transactions and more, say attorneys at Bradley Arant.

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SmallGovCon

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

As a federal contractor, there are many factors to consider in filing a potential bid protest. In this post, we look at the potential considerations, both pros and cons, for filing a bid protest at the Court of Federal Claims (COFC). There are fewer cases in COFC, but the bid protest numbers appear to be growing at COFC.

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Federal News Network

DECEMBER 3, 2024

The Government Accountability Office’s annual report to Congress on the state of bid protests always is fascinating. Source: GAO Bid Protest Report to Congress for Fiscal 2024. Let’s get back to GAO’s bid protest report. Two data points help us understand some important facets of federal contracting.

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Government Contracts

JANUARY 16, 2024

Attorneys at Bradley Arant discuss noteworthy 2023 bid protest decisions from the U.S. Court of Federal Claims and U.S. Government Accountability Office, offering perspectives on standing, document production, agency deference, System for Award Management registration requirements and mentor-protégé joint venture proposal evaluations.

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GovSpend

OCTOBER 2, 2024

In our most recent webinar, host Paige Mockler discussed how to navigate the GovSpend platform to uncover the best government bid and RFP opportunities. The Challenges of Finding the Right Bids Many businesses face common pain points when using bid platforms. GovSpend does more than notify users about open bids and RFPs.

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Tendersinfo

JUNE 4, 2021

Bid managers are the unsung heroes of the sales team and the organization. Here we have listed out few insights about e tendering business that can help you make the right bid. It is important to have a good network as that can help to learn and gain real-time insights about the marketplace.

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VWV

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Suppliers may remain on this list for up to 5 years and will be unable to bid for public contracts during that time. It is also important to note that the scope of the exclusion regime has been widened to include associated persons and connected persons. How is standstill changing and what impact will this have?

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Federal News Network

JUNE 26, 2024

The protester, Percipient, had not bid. ’ In the dissent’s words, a very important government contracts case. The post What happens when a company that didn’t bid files an award protest? For what happened next, the Federal Drive with Tom Temin talked to Haynes and Boone procurement attorney Dan Ramish.

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Open Contracting Partnership

JANUARY 9, 2025

Its important for us to be accountable to them and understand they are the end user and beneficiary of our procurement. And how do you successfully bid on those opportunities? People are central to a healthy procurement environment. How do you find opportunities? Through our Getting Started webinars weve trained 15,000 participants.

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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 & 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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SmallGovCon

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

On top of that, a debriefing can delay bid protest filing deadlines at GAO. However, recently, GAO clarified that the bid protest filing deadline delay for debriefings only applies to GAO protests. 16, 2023) , GAO examined how a pre-award debrief affects (or in this case doesn’t affect) agency-level bid protest deadlines.

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Tendersinfo

APRIL 27, 2021

Although, there isn’t any universal template or procedure that applies to every government bid. Automation of the bid management process gives the time to cut down mundane activities and focus on areas that can increase your chances of winning. The weightage and scoring of each tender will be different in the ease case.

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Government Contracts & Global Trade

JANUARY 9, 2024

The more competitive the federal market becomes, the more inevitable bid protests are. If you want to succeed in bid protest litigation, it is critically important that you understand the rules and regulations governing the bid protest process. Thursday, August 15, 12:00 p.m. -1:00

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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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Select GCR

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Starting these relationships before a bid or RFP is released can significantly enhance your chances of success. The Government Accountability Office (GAO) provides guidance on the rules and procedures for filing bid protests. What is the importance of building relationships with government agencies before bidding?

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Kluwer Arbitration

OCTOBER 23, 2024

This development is important on its own but has additional importance given that it was prompted, if not necessitated, by Guyana’s unprecedented oil and gas-induced economic boom. The AA repealed the outdated Arbitration Act, Cap 7:03, Laws of Guyana (Act No. These provisions bode well for arbitration agreements.

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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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The Procurement ClassRoom

JUNE 3, 2019

What is bid validity? For the sake of simplicity and to avoid unnecessary repetition, we will refer from this point forward only to “ bid validity ”, but it must be understood that we are referring to the validity of a bidder’s offer , be it a bid or a proposal. What is the purpose of the bid validity period?

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GovSpend

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

The agenda promised insights into vendor verification, sourcing new vendors, validating pricing against historical purchase orders, market research, and tailoring bids and RFQs for success. To further illustrate the importance of price validation, Paige then walked the audience through a spending search for Chromebooks.

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SmallGovCon

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

For our third entry in our “Why File” series, we will be covering one of the two big bid protest routes, a “pre-award” Government Accountability Office (GAO) bid protest. But contractors may be less familiar with pre-award bid protests at GAO. What is a “pre-award” protest?

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Mike Purdy's Public Contracting

FEBRUARY 19, 2015

Effective Date for Projects: For any public works project with a bid submittal deadline of March 4, 2015 or later, the new wage rates will be in effect. Current Prevailing Wages: Projects with a bid opening date of March 4, 2015 or earlier are governed by the current prevailing wage rates dated August 31, 2014.

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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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GovSpend

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

National League of Cities How GovSpend Can Help To win a contract funded by ARPA, it’s important to first understand which agencies in your market have ARPA funds remaining, what products and services have been purchased using ARPA funds, and who is citing ARPA funds in their current, active bids.

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Government Contract Insights

JULY 16, 2023

This month’s bid protest roundup focuses on two decisions from the U.S. Court of Federal Claims (“Court”) and one decision from the U.S. Government Accountability Office (“GAO”).

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SmallGovCon

MARCH 4, 2024

A NAICS code appeal can be a powerful tool for altering the competitive landscape of a bid by changing what size of business is allowed to submit a bid and thereby either increasing or decreasing the potential competitor pool. This post explores some of the important reasons for considering filing a NAICS code appeal.

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