Latvian Connection LLC submitted 150 protests to the Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) during the first eleven months of fiscal...

In a recent blog, I explained that an agency does not need to give offerors a chance to submit a second final proposal revision. See...

Two recent Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) protests give a very clear picture that offerors must ensure that their proposals...

For as long as this writer can remember, the Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) has hewed to a hard and fast rule about amendments...

A recent blog identified “Six Recurring Agency Mistakes in Discussions.” One of the frequently repeated mistakes (conducting unequal...

10 U.S.C. § 2304 and 41 U.S.C. 3301 require, with certain limited exceptions that contracting officers promote and provide for full and...

In a recent Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) case, the protester alleged “bait and switch” tactics, but the GAO denied the...

In order to win a bid protest, it isn’t enough for a protester to show that an agency has made an error (violation of law, regulation or...

Sometimes, for the best of reasons, a contracting officer (“CO”) decides to charge ahead with a procurement when his or her own staff...

Discussions may become a very important part of a negotiated procurement. Discussions always occupy a compelling spot in the lore of...

For more than 50 years, the “Christian Doctrine” has been established law. The doctrine provides that if a mandatory contract clause is...

The Army sought “solid waste management services” (trash pickup) at or near Fort Polk, LA. Army properly recognized that these services...

The Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) recently found two agencies using a new, but unlawful approach to task and delivery orders,...

Agencies can frequently obtain competition by using “brand name or equal” purchase descriptions. Recently, the Department of Veterans...

Sometimes the Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) unleashes its criticism on a protester, particularly when their arguments are...

A recent case at the Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) clearly establishes that the technical data rights clauses in a...

The timeliness rules for filing protests at the Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) (other than protests of a solicitation) requires...

During the Civil War, at the famous Andersonville Prison, on the inside of the stockade and twenty feet from it, there was a deadline...

Request for Quotations (“RFQs”) may create a “no-win” situation for a government contractor. That is particularly true when the...

To protest or not to protest; that is the question; Whether ‘tis smarter in business to suffer The slings and arrows of outrageous...