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Bid Protest (3)

FAR Evaluation Requirements Cause Sustained Protest

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FAR Evaluation Requirements Cause Sustained Protest

Consider a situation when you submitted a bid that was, admittedly, higher than a competitor’s bid, but you were the most qualified to complete the...

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Contradictory Provisions Cause Bid Protest

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Contradictory Provisions: Challenges of Evaluational Criteria

When an agency creates a request for proposals (RFP) under the procedures of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) part 12, it must ensure the request...

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Signed Contract Modification Supersedes Prior Verbal Agreement

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Signed Contract Modification Supersedes Prior Verbal Agreement

It is not uncommon for a project to encounter delays, rework or project scope changes. When this occurs, the contractor needs to submit a change...

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Big Material Change in Gov Contract Solicitation: New Quotations

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Big Material Change in Gov Contract Solicitation: New Quotations

There are several ways a government agency contracting office can request a quotation or a bid from an offeror. One way is a request for quotation...

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Price Premium must be Adequately Justified in Best-Value Decision

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Price Premium must be Adequately Justified in Best-Value Decision

When issuing a solicitation, the solicitor can assess the bids or quotations using a best-value tradeoff evaluation. The tradeoff evaluation process...

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Inaction by Government Contracting Officer Causes Ratification of Purchase

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Inaction by Government Contract Officer Causes Ratification of Purchase

It is not uncommon for a company to offer discounts on its products or services. Generally, this occurs when products are ordered in bulk or...

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Peraton Protests Scope of Department of State's Corrective Action

Peraton, Inc. protested the scope of the Department of State’s (DOS) corrective action following the last protest of a task order to ManTech Advanced...

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Security Clearance Requirements in Joint Ventures

When bidding on a government contract, the company and/or its employees may need a specific security clearance in order to work on a project....

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A Picked Apart Bid Proposal Can Be Vulnerable to Protest

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A Picked Apart Bid Proposal Can Be Vulnerable to Protest

Ambiguity can create numerous issues. When a word, phrase or expression can be understood in two or more possible ways, misunderstandings between...

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Eminent IT Protests Contract Award by Department of State

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Eminent IT Protests Contract Award by Department of State

Eminent IT, LLC, protested a contract award decision by the Department of State (DOS). The contract was for the maintenance, operation, and...

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