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GAO Bid Protest

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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Certification Requirement Prevents Otherwise Qualified Contractors from Bidding

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Certification Mandate Keeps Qualified Contractors from Bidding

Imagine a situation where you are interested in a contract and believe your company is well suited to do the job. Unfortunately, the request for...

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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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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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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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Company Size Matters with the Small Business Administration

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Company Size Matters with the Small Business Administration (SBA)

In government contracting, there are specific contracts reserved for small businesses. For a company to be eligible for these contracts, the business...

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Unclear RFP Process in Bid Protest

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Unclear RFP Process in Bid Protest: Clear and Concise Requirements

A Request for Proposal (RFP) is a document the government (and commercial companies) uses when soliciting responses from contractors on a particular...

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US Navy Jet

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GAO Protest of AECOM Management Services

Does “Fair Treatment” Translate to “Equal Discussions”? When creating a solicitation for services, the solicitor can request certain requirements for...

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