Government Contracts

Joseph Whitcomb

Forest Fires & Task Orders Exceeding the Scope of the Original IDIQ

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A bid protest, filed by Western Pilot Service (WPS) and three other contractors, protested the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) issuance of a task ...

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15 Jan

GAO Determines that Lowest Price Is Not Enough

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This case determined that the Source Selection Authority’s (SSA) ignoring a proposal's strengths and weaknesses in favor of a lower price was ...

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9 Jul

When is it Okay to Supplement the Agency Record on a Bid Protest?

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The U.S. Court of Federal Claims (COFC) recently found that while not favored, supplementation of the administrative record is allowed. The Air Force ...

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6 Jul

GAO Reviews Bid Protests During Lapse

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Recently, the General Accountability Office’s jurisdiction lapsed when a sunset provision that was established by the National Defense Authorization ...

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7 May

Contractor Fails to Meet Unsolicited Proposals Requirements

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A federal circuit court recently rejected a contractor’s appeal of a failed bid protest against the Navy because the court concluded that the ...

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17 Jan

When Is A Defective Solicitation Protest Too Late?

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York Telecom Corporation (Yorktel) filed a defective solicitation bid protest on May 12, 2015, challenging NASA’s stated intention to cancel the ...

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14 Apr

Latvian Wins Bid Protest Against FedBid

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Kevin Barnes, the service connected veteran owner of Latvian Connections, filed a pro se pre-award bid protest with the GAO against FedBid, Inc. ...

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17 Mar

Fresh Fruits and Vegetables and a Federal Bid Protest

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How did fresh fruits and vegetables become the ingredients of a federal bid protest? Plaintiff Raymond Express Int'l, LLC (REI) filed a pre-award ...

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22 Feb

GAO's Rigid Bid Protest Rules Must Be Followed

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Your brilliant grounds for bid protests won't matter if you don't follow strict procedural rules. When filing Government Accountability Office (GAO ) ...

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8 Jan