Topic Archives: Post-Award Protest Primer Series

August 7, 2017 – Post-Award Protest Primer Series, Protests & Litigation

GAO Protective Orders (Post-Award Protest Primer #5)

Post-award protests generally involve arguments about confidential, source-selection sensitive information – proprietary bid and proposal material, past performance data, cost and pricing information, nonpublic agency estimates, and the judgments of agency evaluators and source selection personnel.  Neither the government nor the competitors want that sort of information to be disclosed to anyone without rigorous protections.  ...›

July 20, 2017 – Post-Award Protest Primer Series, Protests & Litigation

Bid Protest Remedies (Post-Award Protest Primer #4)

We’ve discussed debriefings and the timelines and timeliness rules that apply to post-award protests.  Today we’ll discuss remedies.  If you file a protest to challenge a contract award and you win the protest, that means you win the contract, right?  Well, certainly not immediately.  And, depending on the facts, maybe not at all. A protester ...›

July 13, 2017 – Post-Award Protest Primer Series, Protests & Litigation

Timeliness and Timelines (Post-Award Protest Primer #3)

Now that we’ve discussed the award letter and debriefings, we’ll move on to next steps: timeliness of initial protest filings and the protest timeline.  In the context of all post-award debriefings, there are two timeliness considerations:  First, meeting the GAO’s timeliness requirements and, second, whether the filing will result in an automatic stay.  Having discussed ...›

July 6, 2017 – Post-Award Protest Primer Series, Protests & Litigation

Debriefings (Post-Award Protest Primer #2)

You just received an email:  “We appreciate your interest in the XYZ procurement.  The Agency determined that your proposal did not represent the best value to the Government.  Award has been made to Acme Corp. at a price of $50,000,000.”  After kicking your trashcan across the office, what do you do next? If the procurement ...›

June 27, 2017 – Post-Award Protest Primer Series, Protests & Litigation

An Introduction to Bid Protests (Post-Award Protest Primer #1)

Welcome to the first in a new series of articles on post-award bid protests!  A lot of misunderstandings and misinformation surround the bid protest, and traps abound for the wary and unwary alike.  To dispel some of this confusion and explore some of the substantive and procedural issues peculiar to protests, we are launching this ...›