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. The procurement contemplated the award of a fixed-price contract for help on two missions in the region.

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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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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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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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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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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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Oxford College of Procurement and Supply

JANUARY 14, 2025

The definition of benchmarking according to the Oxford English Dictionary is: Evaluating (something) by comparison with a standard Benchmarking in procurement can take many forms, the most basic being, simply comparing quotes or bids from incumbent suppliers to ascertain the best value.

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SmallGovCon

JUNE 26, 2024

We often see price realism in protests when the protester is making the claim that the awardee’s price, which was lower than the protester’s price, is low enough that the awardee would not be able to perform the work as solicited. Most often, GAO will determine that the agency’s price realism analysis was acceptable.

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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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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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Select GCR

DECEMBER 10, 2024

This includes attending public meetings, sponsoring professional association events, and using cooperative language paired with a menu of pricing options. Starting these relationships before a bid or RFP is released can significantly enhance your chances of success. What should I do if my bid is rejected?

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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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Government Contracts Legal Forum

JULY 18, 2024

In making the award, the SSA had noted the price differential between TSG’s higher-rated, more expensive proposal and Sparksoft’s lower-rated, less expensive one, but concluded that TSG’s “distinguishing positive features” justified its price premium. These positive features included TSG’s SSO’s CISSP certification.

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Select GCR

OCTOBER 29, 2024

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. Understanding RFPs A Request for Proposal (RFP) is a formal document issued by government agencies to solicit bids from potential contractors.

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Government Contracts

OCTOBER 4, 2024

Court of Federal Claims concerning an agency's decision not to hold post-award discussions, a timeliness trap in certain Federal Supply Schedule procurements and the importance of providing contemporaneous documentation in price-evaluation protests.

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Government Contracts Legal Forum

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Government Accountability Office (GAO) released its Annual Report on Bid Protests for Fiscal Year 2023. Thus, bid protests remain an important oversight mechanism for the federal procurement system. The post GAO’s Bid Protest Sustain Rate Soars, but Is There a Catch? On October 26, 2023, the U.S. View the full article

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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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Select GCR

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

This article will explore what is prime contractor roles, responsibilities, and the importance of prime contractors in government projects. Importance in Government Projects The successful realization of federal contracts greatly depends on prime contractors fulfilling their contractual obligations.

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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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VWV

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Commercial sensitivity will be an important ground for suppliers to understand. This may include pricing, financial information which could affect the outcome of a future bid, intellectual property and trade secrets. For suppliers, understanding what qualifies as commercially sensitive is crucial.

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Federal News Network

JANUARY 4, 2024

Foes are vanquished, in this case Boston Consulting Group, losing its OASIS+ bid protest at the Government Accountability Office. He said GSA disqualified his company around three deficiencies, even after submitting a bid, going through a live demonstration and going back and forth with email questions and answers during the fall.

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Federal News Network

MAY 30, 2024

Just this month, the Defense Pricing and Contracting unit issued a memo underscoring that authority. And so, DoD, on the one hand, is pursuing a number of policies that are important for protecting national security and policy interests, whether that’s cyber security, supply chain restrictions, domestic preferences.

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Federal News Network

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

chairman of Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), ranking member of the Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, are trying to correct a misunderstanding of congressional intent when it comes to how and when agencies should consider price when reviewing proposals for contracts. When [Sen.]

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Federal News Network

JANUARY 17, 2024

There was, as you’re writing about compliance, three recent developments companies need to know to stay on the right side of the ledger, including when low price can get you into trouble. First up, we talk so much about low price, technically acceptable in the federal government today. Tom Temin Yeah. Well, yes and no.

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American City & Country

AUGUST 27, 2024

City and county governments are often key buyers of landscape equipment and supplies, says Keith McGinty , director of bids and government accounts at SiteOne Landscape Supply , a firm that sells soil maintenance products, irrigation, lighting, nursery products, tools, equipment, safety items and hardscapes in addition to landscape supplies.

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Federal News Network

APRIL 30, 2024

Non-compete clauses have been an important tool for companies to protect intellectual property and ensure they get treated fairly when employees leave. And so the company needs a way of keeping those key personnel relevant for their bid during the process that the government is going through. And so you put companies in a bind here.

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Open Contracting Partnership

APRIL 4, 2025

Traditional procurement approaches prioritised lowest price, which led to unintended consequences like accepting bids of lower quality, a lesser performance record or that did not adequately allow buyers to consider equity, sustainability or socio-economic objectives like creating local jobs.

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SmallGovCon

MARCH 26, 2025

Why is this important? AFIC believed that the protester essentially had it out for them, as it had filed three unsuccessful bid protests against AFIC and a SDVOSB status protest that was dismissed as untimely. So, what are the important takeaways here? In the end, OHA determined that AFIC failed to meet the burden of proof.

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SmallGovCon

APRIL 15, 2024

The Rule of Two is the federal contracting rule requiring agencies to set aside a solicitation for competition only between small businesses when there are at least two small businesses that could do the work for a fair price. But that rule does have some exceptions. Read on to find out. See SWR, Inc. ).

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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. Although the protester offered the lowest price, the agency found its proposal was technically unacceptable because it did not meet the new characteristics.

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Government Contracts Legal Forum

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

concluding that the agency’s market research was insufficient to support the agency’s conclusion that it would likely receive quotes from at least two responsible small business concerns at a fair market price. Rule of Two protests can come in two flavors. Over nine years ago, GAO sustained such a protest in Triad Isotopes, Inc.

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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. , B-421597.2,

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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. MPZA also argued that Eagle Harbor’s price proposal was unrealistic.

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SmallGovCon

DECEMBER 21, 2023

When submitting an offer, it is important to make sure that all the requirements of the solicitation are met. 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.

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Federal News Network

DECEMBER 20, 2023

And then assuming you passed, they would assess you based on technical approach and capability, and price. Price was a typical submitted a proposal submission, but for technical approach and capability. And as far as the price was concerned, that was simply labor hours. But then, of course, you’ve already made your bid.

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Fox Rothschild: Government Contracts

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

3, 2023) provides an important reminder for government contractors to carefully consider the volatility of market conditions before submitting firm-fixed price contract proposals to the Federal Government. The U.S. A firm-fixed price contract shifts maximum risk and full responsibility for costs to contractors. 63320 (Oct.

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Tracker Intelligence

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Introduction to Construction Tenders in the UK For companies that require tenders in order to obtain new contracts, construction tenders are particularly important in the UK. Tendering is the act of offering bids in construction-related contracts with significant stakeholders such as the government, commercial developers or contractors.

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