Courts, Boards, & GAO
Sure, I Got an Award, But I’m Mad Someone Else Did Too. Can I Protest?
Two protesters challenged an award to a joint venture under a multiple-award, small-business set-aside contract. One of the protesters had been a member of...
Low Price, High Drama: Did the Navy Cut Corners on the Price Analysis?
A disappointed offeror challenged the Navy's award of a contract for submarine escape suits, arguing the agency failed to properly scrutinize the awardee's lower...
Shadow AI in Government Contract Proposal Evaluations: Emerging Bid Protest Risks for Federal Contractors
Bradley - Federal contractors should pay close attention to a growing issue in government procurement: the use of shadow AI and generative AI by...
Five Percent to Stay Quiet: How the New “Loser Pays” Rule Discourages Legitimate Procurement Challenges
Centre Law & Consulting - There is a quiet way to discourage people from challenging the government, and it is not to forbid the...
GAO Reaffirms that Proposals Without a Realistic Chance of Award Do Not Belong in the Competitive Range
The protester challenged its exclusion from the competitive range, arguing the agency applied unstated evaluation criteria and unreasonably assessed numerous weaknesses and deficiencies in...
Protests are Starting to Test the Limits of Procurement Speed
Courtney Holbrook - A recent GAO decision may signal something the federal acquisition community has not yet paid enough attention to: Procurement speed still...
If Your Mentor-Protege Agreement Ends After Proposal Submission But Before Award, Do You Still Qualify as a Small Business? No, Says COFC.
A joint venture challenged the SBA's finding that it was "other than small" after its mentor-protégé agreement ended, but before final proposal revisions were...
All Things Protest: Final Proposal Revisions and Federal Circuit Opinions
Crowell & Moring - In this episode of the “All Things Protest”, Crowell’s Christian Curran, Zachary Schroeder, and Bryan Dewan discuss a recent GAO...
The Protester Prevailed in Its Bid Protest. Why Did the COFC Deny Proposal Costs?
The protester won its bid protest challenging an unlawful solicitation and then requested proposal costs. The protester argued it wasted resources revising proposals throughout...
Protester Claimed Agency Gave Short Shrift to Corporate Transaction Involving Awardee. GAO Didn’t See a Problem.
The protester argued the agency misevaluated its technical and management approach, failed to consider a corporate transaction involving the awardee, engaged in unequal discussions,...
Don’t Get Left in the Doghouse: The Federal Circuit’s Global K9 Case and the Duty to Intervene
Crowell & Moring - On May 14, 2026, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued a stark warning to government contractors:...
You May Have Phenomenal CPARS Ratings But that Doesn’t Necessarily Translate to Relevant Experience
Two disappointed vendors challenged the agency's award of a financial management support services task order, arguing their technical quotations deserved higher ratings and that...
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