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Victoria Dalcourt,
Ethan Marsh
All government contractors must have an active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) to do business with the government. As of March 22, 2018, SAM requires users registering...
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James Tucker
Offerors should, and generally do, carefully guard the confidentiality of their bid and proposal information.
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Locke Bell,
James Tucker
Beginning on May 1, 2018, all protests (except those containing classified information) must be filed through EPDS.
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James Tucker
The bait-and-switch in the salesman's world involves enticing a prospective customer with an unbelievably good deal, only to switch it at the last moment with a bargain ...
Coming on the heels of a decision presenting two timeliness reminders, which we addressed in "GAO Presents a Study in Timeliness Traps," the GAO once again issued ...
In a decision released on Friday, February 23, 2018, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) provided further demonstration of the bid protest – timeliness traps that may ensnare the wary and unwary alike.
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James Tucker
As we discussed in an earlier post about the NDAA for FY 2018, one of the most significant changes with respect to procurement issues may be related to the DOD's conduct of debriefings.
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James Tucker
Earlier this month, the GAO announced that its long-awaited electronic protest docketing system (EPDS) is now operational and undergoing limited pilot testing with certain designated protests filed since February 1.
With the 2018 Government shutdown entering the work week, any contractors with ongoing or potential protests may be wondering what the effect of the shutdown will be on the protest process.
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Victoria Dalcourt,
Kathy Weinberg
As Congress and the Administration appear to be careening toward a potential government shutdown – whether on Friday January 19 or once another short-term continuing resolution expires ...
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James Tucker
The Government "can engage a contractor to make snowmen in August, if [it spells] it out clearly [in a contract]." Rixon Electronics, Inc. v. United States, 536 F.2d 1345, 1351 (Ct. Cl. 1976).
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James Tucker
The RAND Corporation's much-awaited report assessing bid protests of Department of Defense (DOD) procurements is out.
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James Tucker
Today we'll consider Organizational Conflicts of Interest (OCIs) as a ground of protest. The Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) defines an OCI ...
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James Tucker
In our last post, we looked at the most common protest grounds related to discussions: lack of meaningful discussions, misleading discussions, and unequal discussions.
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Locke Bell,
Catherine Chapple
On November 9, 2017, Congress released its conference report on the FY 2018 National Defense Authorization Act.
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