Covington – As part of the Trump Administration’s Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (“RFO”), the FAR Council has released a model deviation for FAR Part 33 – Protests, Disputes, and Appeals, which includes changes that seem intended to make agency-level protests more appealing to disappointed offerors. It remains to be seen whether these proposed changes will have the desired effect, particularly in instances where a protester wishes to subsequently re-file at GAO.
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Revolutionary FAR Overhaul Seeks to Make Post-Award, Agency-Level Protests More Enticing
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