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Government Contracting Blog

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Organize Your Proposal As Required by the RFP or RFQ

This blog has discussed several ways to prepare a winning proposal. These include addressing all aspects that the solicitation requires,...

Circular Best Value Determination

The Court of Federal Claims recently considered a best value decision made by a Washington Headquarters Services Contracting Officer for...

GAO Bid Protest Activity in Fiscal Year 2024

The Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) released its annual bid protest report to the Congress for fiscal year on November 14, 2024...

Evaluation Criteria vs. Solicitation Instructions

A recent bid protest at the Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) reinforces the idea that there is a big difference between...

SBA Must Use Tax Returns for Size Determinations

The Small Business Administration (“SBA”) must use a concern’s tax returns when making a size determination, unless the returns are not...

Eight Days to Respond to a Solicitation?

The Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) receives numerous protests alleging that the time allotted from publication of a...

Fact-Free Arguments of A Contracting Officer

When a contractor submits a claim to a contracting officer (“CO”), there are two possible deadlines for a final decision: ·       For...

Ransomware and Jurisdiction

A recent decision at the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit explains the timeliness requirement for appeal from a Board of Contract...

Bordering on the Frivolous

When should the Boards of Contract Appeals dismiss an appeal for failure to prosecute?  In MLU Services, Inc. v. Dept of Homeland...

No Piecemeal Protests or Protest Development

At the Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) be sure to present all of your facts and arguments at once—do not provide them in a...

Reconsidering a Contracting Officer's Final Decision.

Readers are aware that in order to prosecute a successful appeal of a claim made to a Contracting Officer (“CO”), a contractor must file...

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