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The Agency’s Email Server Ate My Proposal! – GAO Rejects Challenge to “Late is Late” Rule
Offerors understand that missing a submission deadline can sink even the best proposal because “late is late.” But what happens when an offeror timely emails its proposal only to have an ag...
GAO’s First Sustain of 2024 Emphasizes the Need for Docum...sis of Offerors’ Proposals Against Solicitation Requirements
In its first published bid protest sustain decision of the new year, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) highlights agencies’ obligation to adequately document a substantive analysis of ...
When Determining Task Order Value for GAO Protest Jurisdict...Look to What the Task Order Says, Not What the Agency May Do
Subject to limited exceptions, GAO’s bid protest jurisdiction over Department of Defense (DoD) awards of task orders under multiple-award contracts is limited to those “valued in excess” of...
GAO’s Bid Protest Sustain Rate Soars, but Is There a Catch?
On October 26, 2023, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) released its Annual Report on Bid Protests for Fiscal Year 2023. The total number of protests filed and the number of prote...
August 2023 Bid Protest Sustain of the Month
The following is an installment in Crowell & Moring’s 2023 Bid Protest Sustain of the Month Series. All through 2023, Crowell’s Government Contracts Practice will keep you up to date with a...
Bite Your Tongue or Eat Your Words: GAO Reminds Contractors...as an Agency-Level Protest, Doubling Down on a Timeliness Trap
When faced with a dissatisfying debriefing, a contractor may choose to respond to the agency to question or even rebut its evaluation. However, the recent Government Accountability Office (GAO)...
Float Like a Butterfly (Valve), Sting Like a B(AA Requireme...ng Challenge to Agency’s Application of the Buy American Act
In a polarized political environment, one area of bipartisan agreement in recent years has been renewed interest in leveraging government purchasing power to promote the domestic manufacturing ba...
All Things Protest: COFC Finds Agency’s Reliance on GAO Key Personnel Ruling Irrational
Crowell & Moring’s “All Things Protest” podcast keeps you up to date on major trends in bid protest litigation, key developments in high-profile cases, and best practices in state and feder...
July 2023 Bid Protest Sustain of the Month
The following is an installment in Crowell & Moring’s 2023 Bid Protest Sustain of the Month Series. All through 2023, Crowell’s Government Contracts Practice will keep you up to date with a...
June 2023 Bid Protest Sustain of the Month
The following is an installment in Crowell & Moring’s 2023 Bid Protest Sustain of the Month Series. All through 2023, Crowell’s Government Contracts Practice will keep you up to date with a...