Discussions & Clarifications

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

On November 18, the Government Accountability Office ("GAO") released its much-anticipated Bid Protest Annual Report to Congress for Fiscal Year 2024 , which was submitted to Congress on November 14. 1] Government contractors and other industry professionals that become familiar.

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Government Contracts Legal Forum

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

As Summer Comes to a Close, So Does GAO’s Sustain Drought In last month’s Bid Protest Sustain of the Month installment, we noted that GAO was suffering from a sustain drought, having failed to issue a single sustained protest decision in the month of July. But it appears that drought is over! B-422433.2,

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Government Contracts

APRIL 23, 2024

A new regulation for more environmentally friendly government purchases puts teeth into a long-standing requirement for sustainable procurement, and is likely to strengthen businesses' arguments in bid protests as agencies wrestle with the full scope of the rule.

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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. These are the latest among a host of story lines in the federal acquisition community.

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Government Contracts Legal Forum

AUGUST 9, 2024

The following is an installment in Crowell & Moring’s Bid Protest Sustain of the Month Series. In this series, 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 Consultant Cherie Owen discusses Peraton Inc. ,

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Federal News Network

JANUARY 9, 2025

It calls on the Defense Department and the Government Accountability Office to develop a plan to test a novel idea: having companies that lose bid protests to repay DoD for legal costs. And they actually thought through and came up with four recommendations related to bid protest. Tom Temin: Right. Chris Griesedieck: Right.

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Government Contracts Legal Forum

JULY 18, 2024

GAO issued three sustain decisions in June, but the Sparksoft Corporation decision stands out for its discussion of prejudice. In addition, as this decision demonstrates, a single evaluation flaw may be all that is needed to show prejudice and obtain a sustained decision. We would like to thank Cherie J. View the full article

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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. 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%. On October 26, 2023, the U.S.

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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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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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FedScoop

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Challenges to a $50 billion government-wide IT contracting vehicle, CIO-SP4, contributed to a 22% increase in bid protests handled by the Government Accountability Office, according to numbers the agency submitted to Congress. Even without the contract, however, protests would have likely seen a slight bump.

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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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Government Contracts Legal Forum

MARCH 12, 2024

Check out our discussion of the Washington Business Dynamics, LLC , decision in December’s Sustain of the Month post.) This welcome trend has continued into 2024, with GAO’s issuance of a sustain decision in LOGMET LLC , B-422200, Feb. 21, 2024. We would like to thank Cherie J. Owen, Consultant, for her contribution to this blog post.

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Open Contracting Partnership

MARCH 24, 2025

Indeed, an investment in digital procurement reforms is one of the best investments to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. 2) Partnerships sustain change Procurement is too vast and complex to transform alone. So heres to many more years of opening doors, bids, and opportunities in public procurement and contracts!

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SmallGovCon

JANUARY 22, 2025

Recently, GAO sustained a bid protest, finding that the awardee did not meet the material requirements of the solicitation. The GAO held that the requirements of the solicitation included an agencys answer during the question and answer (Q&A) period.

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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 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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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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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. Stay tuned next month for our January 2024 Bid Protest roundup. FOOTNOTES [1] Washington Bus.

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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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GovCon Wire

JULY 29, 2024

Army to provide software sustainment services for the military branch. The Department of Defense said Army Contracting Command at Aberdeen Proving Ground in Maryland launched an online solicitation and received two bids for the cost-plus-fix-fee contract. Leidos (NYSE: LDOS) has won a potential five-year, $191.2

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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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Public Contracting Institute

MAY 8, 2024

FAR 6.401 (Sealed Bidding and Competitive Proposals) states: Sealed bidding [using an Invitation for Bids-IFB] and competitive proposals [using a Request for Proposals-RFP], as described in [FAR] parts 14 and 15 , are both acceptable procedures for use under subparts 6.1 , 6.2 ; and, when appropriate, under subpart 6.3

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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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American City & Country

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

These contracts are competitively bid and offer access to a broad range of goods and services at negotiated rates, making them ideal for organizations of all sizes. Sustainable procurement focuses on purchasing products and services that have minimal environmental impact, are ethically sourced, and support fair labor practices.

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FedScoop

AUGUST 23, 2024

Last summer, for example, the Government Accountability Office sustained dozens of complaints, or bid protests, and the agency again committed to corrective action. What’s left Before CIO-SP4 can be awarded, the remaining bid protests must be resolved. Clark said the agency started paying those off in July.

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Tendersinfo

JUNE 4, 2021

Bid managers are the unsung heroes of the sales team and the organization. They are the one that drives the organization’s success by using their analytical skills to help the organization build its market place and move towards sustainable business development.

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Government Contracts Navigator

JANUARY 25, 2024

422171 The post 60-Second Sustains: American Material Handling, Inc. Elizabeth N. Jochum ● American Material Handling, Inc.B-422171 appeared first on Government Contracts Navigator.

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Government Contracts Navigator

JANUARY 11, 2024

The post 60-Second Sustains: SierTek-Peerless JV LLC appeared first on Government Contracts Navigator. Elizabeth N. Jochum ● SierTek-Peerless JV LLCB-422085, B-422085.2

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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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Government Contracts Legal Forum

JANUARY 30, 2024

Though not the first sustain of 2024 (click here for our writeup of 2024’s first sustain), GAO’s decision in American Material Handling, Inc. GAO sustained the protest, noting the well-established rule that, once vendors are informed of the criteria against which proposals will be evaluated, the agency must adhere to these criteria.

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SmallGovCon

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Though the decision mentions additional requirements that West’s product did not offer, discussion of the salient characteristics stopped there because it was enough to warrant a sustain on that basis. Open Market Items There was a second issue identified by RELX, though RELX likely regrets its decision to bring this one up.

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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. Below we dive into recent bid protest decisions and identify what won, what did not win, and why. As such, the GAO sustained this protest ground.

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Public Contracting Institute

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

In this blog post, we’ll discuss the rise in federal contracting opportunities focused on sustainability, renewable energy, and climate resilience. Overview of Current Federal Sustainability Goals and Mandates The Federal Sustainability Plan outlines the US government’s sustainability goals and mandates.

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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. View the full article

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Government Contracts Navigator

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

DISPARATE TREATMENT MATERIAL EXCEPTION PRICE EVALUATION PAST PERFORMANCE BEST VALUE DETERMINATION The post 60-Second Sustains: Deloitte Consulting LLP and Softrams LLC appeared first on Government Contracts Navigator. Jochum ● Deloitte Consulting LLPB-422094; B-422094.2 Deloitte Consulting LLP; Softrams, LLCB-421801.2,B-421801.3,B-421801.4,B-421801.5,B-421801.6

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SmallGovCon

AUGUST 23, 2024

South Carolina Residents Ordered to Pay $50,000 Fine and More Than $400,000 in Restitution Following Their Conviction in “Rent-A-Vet” Construction Fraud Scheme Targeting the United States Department of Veterans Affairs GSA releases FY 2025 CONUS per diem rates for federal travelers Navy’s journey to new procurement system remains in peril Prime Contractors (..)

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