GAO Rulings in Contract Protests

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It is that time of year again when the U.S. Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) submits its bid protest statistics to Congress as mandated under the ...

Documentation Remains the Key in GAO Protests | www.dau.edu

The GAO has jurisdiction to hear a task order protest on the ground that the order increases the scope, period or maximum value of the contract under which the ...

Avoiding Common Bid Protest Mistakes Pt. 9: Forum Selection and ...

First, the initial agency protest must have been filed in accordance with GAO deadline rules, which means that GAO rules need to be taken into ...

Has the GAO Opened the Door to Certain Other Transaction (OT ...

Much more to come, no doubt, as GAO and the courts face a rising tide of OT bid protests. None of the decisions or opinions to date are ...

What You Must Know About Bid Protest Procedures

It can then suspend the contract performance or stay the contract award. A decision from the GAO typically takes 100 days or less from the ...

Hit the Road, Jack: GAO Dismisses Multiple LOGCAP V Bid Protests ...

Three other disappointed offerors filed timely GAO protests on May 1, 2019. Pursuant to section 3554(e)(1) of the Competition in Contracting Act ...

Agency Protests: An Emerging Tool and Potential Threat for ...

With the exception of certain confidential information, protest decisions at GAO and the Court of Federal Claims are publicly available.

GAO: Bid Protest Activity Fell Again, But Protester "Effectiveness ...

Holland & Knight's Government Contracts Group can help contractors make informed decisions on whether to pursue a protest based on their ...

Bid Protests at GAO: A Descriptive Guide GAO/OGC-96-24 - GovInfo

cases, GAO may also recommend that the contracting agency pay the protester the costs of pursuing the claim for costs before GAO. (3) The contracting agency ...

Basics to File a GAO Bid Protest Against Federal Contracting Agencies

After award, government contractors can file a post award GAO bid protest. This typically challenges the agency's award decision. The protestor primarily would ...

GAO Bid Protests | SmallGovCon - Government Contracts Law Blog

Contractors generally have more leeway with regard to how they pay their professional employees on a given contract. But it's not unlimited. This is something ...

GAO Bid Protests: Trends and Analysis

cases the contract was awarded to a company other than the protesting party. Daniel I. Gordon, “Bid Protests: The. Costs are Real, But the ...

4 CFR Part 21 - PART 21—BID PROTEST REGULATIONS

§ 21.6 Withholding of award and suspension of contract performance. § 21.7 Hearings. § 21.8 Remedies. § 21.9 Time for decision by GAO. § 21.10 Express ...

GAO-18-510SP, Bid Protests at GAO: A Descriptive Guide

award or performance of a contract pending GAO's decision. The e-mail also triggers the agency report requirement. For this reason, protesters should file their.

Why did bid protests to GAO rise sharply in fiscal 2023?

Contractors brought protests to the Government Accountability Office (GAO) more than 2,000 times last year, up more than 20% from fiscal ...

CAN YOU “APPEAL” A BID PROTEST DECISION OF THE GAO

In the early days, GAO had no explicit authority to adjudicate bid protests. It began to hear protests from disappointed bidders, and one of the earliest cases ...

2022 GAO Bid Protest Annual Report: Key Takeaways for ...

Of these cases, 455 protests were resolved on the merits and 59 were sustained, for a sustain rate of 13%. This sustain rate is marginally lower ...

GAO's 2023 Bid Protest Report: More Than Meets the Eye

The GAO's report showed that the overall “effective” rate—protests resulting in either corrective action or a sustained protest—increased to 57% ...

Government Contract Bid Protests Before Agencies

Congress should provide that, if a protester promptly files a GAO protest after an adverse decision in an agency-level protest, the agency shall ...

Federal Bid Protest Rules and Deadlines - Frankel PLLC

For pre-award protests, the agency must suspend award of the contract once it receives notice from. GAO that a protest has been filed. FAR 33.104(b). • For post ...