Written by Marci Love Thomas, a Senior Counsel in the Government Contracts Practice Football has quarters, baseball has innings, and professional soccer has halves. All are much loved sports, arguably with some similarities, but each with its own set of timing rules. Similarly, in government contracting, there are multiple forums in which a contractor
Rocky Galloway interview with Federal News Radio about Teaming Agreements On Thursday, April 9, 2015, Rocky Galloway, Senior Counsel with General Counsel, P.C.’s GovCon Legal Practice Group, spoke with Francis Rose on Federal News Radio about Teaming Agreements, Litigation, and Best Practices for Government Contractors. Click “Download“ to listen to the interview here: http://media.dev-cms.com/wtop/37/3740/374030.mp3
*Editor’s Note: Because of Rocky Galloway’s unique experience as a GovCon attorney and Sales Executive and Program Manager for Hewlett Packard Corporation, from time-to-time in this forum we will not only share areas of the law that are of interest to clients, but also highlight business practices that have proven to be successful to our
Michael Daniels Joins General Counsel, P.C. as GovCon Consultant General Counsel, P.C. is pleased to announce the addition of: Michael Daniels to its Government Contracts Law Practice Group Michael Daniels spent his early career as a software engineer in the intelligence community. Following his government service, Mr. Daniels founded Incisive Technology, Inc., which provides
The start of a new year is always exciting and re-invigorating. It is a great time to look forward and it is also a great time to reflect on the year just past. Here are some steps government contractors can take to prepare themselves for a prosperous new year. Take advantage of 20/20 hindsight.
In this week’s article, we discuss a recent GAO decision which highlights; ….taking corrective action (meritorious or not) before the deadline for submitting the agency report, DHS avoided having to expend significant resources in preparing the report and was successful in getting the initial protest dismissed. Click here to view the article on bidprotestweekly.com. The
by Rocky Galloway Bid protests provide a remedy under federal government contracting procedures for aggrieved contractors to challenge the award or prospective award of a contract for goods and services, or to challenge the terms of a solicitation. When deciding on whether to file a bid protest, contractors often have to consider two factors: Are
It’s no secret that budgets are tight in the recovering economy. With the prospect of reduced spending growth from sequestration, nearly every government agency has had to tighten its purse strings and prioritize expenditures. For contractors already operating on razor thin profit margins, this harsh environment has directly affected the quantity and type of contracts
In this week’s article, we discuss a recent GAO decision which highlights the importance of offerors submitting proposals that clearly articulate what is being offered. Click here to view the article on bidprotestweekly.com. The Bid Protest Weekly is an online journal created and maintained by our Government Contracts Practice Group. This and similar articles analyzing
This week, the Bid Protest Weekly article discusses a recent GAO decision which addressed whether offerors can utilize the past performance information of its subcontractors. Click here to view the article on bidprotestweekly.com. The Bid Protest Weekly is an online journal created and maintained by our Government Contracts Practice Group. This and similar articles analyzing
Our recent Bid Protest Weekly article addresses the issue of when a procuring agency uses evaluation criteria not included in the solicitation. Click here to view the article on bidprotestweekly.com. The Bid Protest Weekly is an online journal created and maintained by our Government Contracts Practice Group. This and similar articles analyzing recent bid protest
This week, the Bid Protest Weekly article discusses a recent GAO decision in which an offeror was eliminated from competition despite for submitting a proposal that failed to meet all solicitation criteria, despite meeting 99.9% of the applicable requirements. Click here to view the article on bidprotestweekly.com. The Bid Protest Weekly is an online journal
In this week’s Bid Protest Weekly article, we discuss the important topic of proposal submission by email, and the importance of following up with the agency. Click here to view the article on bidprotestweekly.com. The Bid Protest Weekly is an online journal created and maintained by our Government Contracts Practice Group. This and similar articles
This week, the Bid Protest Weekly article discusses affiliation and a recent GAO decision which examined the issue of when an agency can properly consider the past performance of an offeror’s affiliates. Click here to view the article on bidprotestweekly.com. The Bid Protest Weekly is an online journal created and maintained by our Government Contracts
General Counsel, P.C. is pleased to invite you to Good Morning McLean, the February Greater McLean Chamber of Commerce Breakfast. The seminar will be presented by Bryan King, a member of General Counsel, P.C.’s GovCon Practice and Editor of the Bid Protest Weekly and Robert Lee, a member of General Counsel, P.C.’s Corporate and Tax Practice A Small Business Guide
The most recent Bid Protest Weekly article focuses on a recent GAO bid protest decision which found that when a solicitation requires proof that an offeror can provide the proposed product, and the offeror fails to provide the required proof, the agency must reject the offeror’s proposal. Click here to view the article on bidprotestweekly.com.
In this week’s Bid Protest Weekly article, we discuss a case which scrutinizes an agency’s ability to include restrictive evaluation criteria in a solicitation. Click here to view the article on bidprotestweekly.com. The Bid Protest Weekly is an online journal created and maintained by our Government Contracts Practice Group. This and similar articles analyzing recent
A common protest ground in GAO protests involves a challenge to discussions held by an agency in a best value procurement. This week’s Bid Protest Weekly article reviews a case in which GAO addressed whether an agency is required to reopen discussions based on issues raised for the first time after the initial round of
In this week’s Bid Protest Weekly article, we take a look at a recent GAO bid protest decision which discusses the differences between clarifications and discussions, and provides a good example of communications held between an offeror and an agency constituting discussions, despite the agency calling them clarifications. Click here to view the article on
Under the SBA’s regulations, once a procurement has been accepted by the SBA into the 8(a) program to be a competitive procurement among 8(a) firms, any follow-on procurements must also be competitive among 8(a) firms. But what about a situation where the follow-on solicitation is protested, and the agency has to issue a short term
This week, the Bid Protest Weekly discusses “Brand Name or Equal” procurements, and the requirement for offerors proposing “equal” products to establish that the offered products actually meet the solicitation requirements. Click here to view the article on bidprotestweekly.com The Bid Protest Weekly is an online journal created and maintained by our Government Contracts
In this week’s Bid Protest Weekly, we discuss a recent protest decision issued by GAO in which an agency’s selection of a lower-rated, lower-priced proposal was selected in a best value procurement. Click here to view the article on bidprotestweekly.com The Bid Protest Weekly is an online journal created and maintained by our Government Contracts
This week’s Bid Protest Weekly article is the third in what is amounting to a series of recent articles discussing protest deadlines. The previous two articles on this topic have addressed the deadline for challenging solicitation terms, as well as the deadline for filing a GAO protest after an agency-level protest. This week, we discuss
This week’s Bid Protest Weekly article addresses a couple of recent GAO bid protest decisions which discuss proposals submitted by offerors just prior to the deadline, but because of failings of the offeror, were still considered to be late submissions. Click here to view the article on bidprotestweekly.com The Bid Protest Weekly is an online
This week, the Bid Protest Weekly article discusses a recent case in which GAO found an agency cannot adjust the prices submitted by offerors according to its own expectations of performance where the solicitation instructed offerors to propose their own method of achieving the requirements. Click here to view the article on bidprotestweekly.com The Bid
Several weeks ago, we addressed the deadline for filing a GAO bid protest challenging the terms of a solicitation. This week, the Bid Protest Weekly article discusses the deadline for filing a GAO bid protest after already having filed an agency-level protest. Click here to view the article on bidprotestweekly.com The Bid Protest Weekly is an
This week the Bid Protest Weekly article addresses the requirement that in a best value procurement, the agency must consider the technical merits and distinctions between proposals. Click here to view the article on bidprotestweekly.com The Bid Protest Weekly is an online journal created and maintained by our Government Contracts Practice Group. This and similar
This week, the Bid Protest Weekly article focuses on a recent GAO decision discussing the deadline for filing a GAO protest challenging the terms of a solicitation. Click here to view the article on bidprotestweekly.com The Bid Protest Weekly is an online journal created and maintained by our Government Contracts Practice Group. This and similar
In this week’s Bid Protest Weekly article, we discuss a case which addresses the requirement for agencies to strictly follow the evaluation rules set by the solicitation. Click here to view the article on bidprotestweekly.com The Bid Protest Weekly is an online journal created and maintained by our Government Contracts Practice Group. This and similar
This week, the Bid Protest Weekly focuses on the question of whether an agency can consider the experience of an offeror’s key personnel and predecessor companies. Click here to view the article on bidprotestweekly.com The Bid Protest Weekly is an online journal created and maintained by our Government Contracts Practice Group. This and similar articles
This week’s Bid Protest Weekly discusses a recent GAO bid protest decision that provides guidance on the differences between Price Reasonableness and Price Realism. Click here to view the article on bidprotestweekly.com The Bid Protest Weekly is an online journal created and maintained by our Government Contracts Practice Group. This and similar articles analyzing recent
This week, General Counsel, PC attorney Bryan R. King, a member of our Government Contracts practice group was a guest on In Depth with Francis Rose on Federal News Radio this week, discussing his Bid Protest Weekly article addressing the impact of the government shutdown on the bid protest process at GAO. The interview is available here.
The shutdown of the Federal government is no doubt affecting contractors in a variety of ways. Unfortunately, a disruption to the bid protest process must be added to that list. This week’s Bid Protest Weekly article addresses how the shutdown will affect GAO bid protests. Click here to view the article on bidprotestweekly.com The Bid
When a federal agency is evaluating different offerors’ proposals, it will often use the same adjective in the respective ratings. This week, the Bid Protest Weekly article discusses a recent GAO decision demonstrating that just because two proposals are given the same evaluation rating, it does not mean they are actually equal. Click here to
When a Federal agency holds discussions with offerors during the procurement process, the discussions are required to be meaningful. In order to be meaningful, the agency must identify during the discussions the deficiencies in the offerors’ proposals. The Bid Protest Weekly article this week focuses on a recent GAO decision in which the agency failed