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Bid Protest Spotlight: Debriefings, Timeliness, Documentation

This article is part of a monthly column that provides takeaways from recent bid protest cases. In this installment, we highlight decisions from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, the U.S. Government...more

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June 2024 Bid Protest Roundup

This month’s Bid Protest Roundup highlights three recent protests from the U.S. Government Accountability Office. The first protest concerns whether the protester is an interested party; the second involves the adequacy of an...more

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Court Of Federal Claims Potentially Expands Its Other Transaction (OT) Bid Protest Jurisdiction

A recent decision, Independent Rough Terrain Center, LLC v. United States (“IRTC”),[1] confirms the U.S. Court of Federal Claims has jurisdiction over bid protests related to follow-on production contracts arising out of...more

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Has The GAO Opened The Door To Certain Other Transaction (OT) Bid Protests?

Bid protests of other transaction agreements, also known as “OTs” or “OTAs,” are a common topic for this blog. These federal agreements differ from your everyday procurement contracts in that they are not subject to the...more

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Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – May 2024 #5

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7(a) Loan Approval for Borrowers with Unresolved COVID-19 Pandemic Loan Compliance Issues: On May 21, SBA’s OIG issued an inspection report assessing SBA’s 7(a) loan approval process for borrowers with unresolved pandemic...more

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Government Contracts Legal Round-Up – 2024 Issue 8

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Claims Update - CLogic LLC v. United States, No. 23-6 L, Fed. Cl. (March 21, 2024) The Court of Federal Claims issued what appears to be its first opinion involving a performance dispute under a DoD prototype Other...more

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Bid Protest Minute: GAO’s Task Order Jurisdiction

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On December 21, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) dismissed a protest by ELS, an unsuccessful bidder on a Department of Defense (DOD) task order opportunity, concluding that it did not have jurisdiction to consider...more

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December 2023 Bid Protest Roundup: Supplementation, Conversion, Rejection

This month’s Bid Protest Roundup include decisions regarding supplementation of the record and whether an agency may convert a sealed bid opportunity into a negotiated procurement due to lack of funds, as well as a case in...more

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Congressional, Executive, and Legal Developments for Government Contractors to Consider - January 2024

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Each month, Venable's Government Contracts Group publishes a summary of recent policy and legal developments of interest to the government contractor community. The federal government took several noteworthy actions in the...more

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Government Contracts Legal Round-Up | 2024 Issue 1

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Welcome to Jenner & Block’s Government Contracts Legal Round‑Up, a biweekly update on important government contracts developments. This update offers brief summaries of key developments for government contracts legal,...more

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Recent GAO Decision Highlights GAO's Jurisdiction Over Protests Involving Task Orders

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The recent bid protest decision in ELS, Inc., B-421989, December 21, 2023, 2023 CPD highlights an important aspect of bid protest litigation before the U.S. Government Accountability Office ("GAO"): task order jurisdiction....more

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The FY 2024 National Defense Authorization Act: What Government Contractors Should Know

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The Fiscal Year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) includes numerous provisions relevant to government contractors in areas such as artificial intelligence (AI), cybersecurity, supply chain concerns related to...more

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November 2023 Government Contracts Roundup

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As the 2023 calendar year comes to a close, there are a number of important legal, regulatory, and other updates relevant to the government contracts industry. This digest provides an overview of the government's annual bid...more

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October 2023 Bid Protest Roundup: Instructions, Jurisdiction, Scrutiny

This month, we feature three bid protest decisions—two from the U.S. Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) and one from the U.S. Court of Federal Claims (“COFC”). Though each of these decisions focuses on a different...more

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Government Contracts Legal Round-Up | October 2023 Issue 19

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Welcome to Jenner & Block’s Government Contracts Legal Round‑Up, a biweekly update on important government contracts developments. This update offers brief summaries of key developments for government contracts legal,...more

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Definitive Guidance On Facility Security Clearances For Small Business Joint Ventures

The Small Business Administration (SBA) and the Information Security Oversight Office (ISSO) have issued a Joint Notice to clarify how Facility Security Clearances (FCLs) (also called Entity Eligibility Determinations, or...more

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End of Fiscal Year Awards: Know Your Debriefing and Protest Procedures, Deadlines

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As in prior years, the upcoming end of the federal fiscal year will be marked by a flurry of contract and task order awards, as federal agencies busily obligate remaining fiscal year 2023 appropriated funds while still...more

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Challenging Other Transaction Agreements – Navigating the Jurisdictional Highway

The origination of Other Transaction Agreements (OTAs) traces back to the October 1957 launch of Sputnik I by the Soviet Union and the subsequent Space Race. Congress created the National Aeronautics and Space Administration...more

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Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – July 2023 #3

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GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS - Federal Court Prohibits SBA’s Use of Rebuttable Presumption for 8(a) Program - On July 19, 2023, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee issued an important decision where...more

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Key Provisions in the House's 2024 NDAA Impacting Federal Contractors

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On June 30, 2023, the United States House of Representatives passed its version of the National Defense Authorization Act for the Fiscal Year 2024, H.R. 2670 (Rep. No. 118-125) (the “NDAA”)....more

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Department of Defense Issues First Update Since 2018 to Other Transactions Guide

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On July 8, the Department of Defense (DoD) Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment (OUSD (A&S)) announced its first update to the Other Transactions (OT) Guide since November 2018. The DoD OT...more

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DOD Issues Final Rule Updating Supplier Performance Risk System (SPRS) Assessment Procedures for Federal Contractors 

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Effective March 22, 2023, the Department of Defense (DOD) issued a final rule (Final Rule) amending the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) requiring Contracting Officers (COs) to use Supplier...more

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Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – April 2023 #2

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Federal Acquisition Regulation: Small Business Innovation Research and Technology Transfer Programs - The Department of Defense, General Services Administration, and National Aeronautics and Space Administration will...more

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Congressional, Executive, and Legal Developments for Government Contractors to Consider - February 2023

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In January, the OMB implemented the following new policies designed to strengthen the federal contracting system. On January 10, 2023, the OMB issued a memorandum on the subject of Strengthening Support for Federal...more

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The 6 Most Important Bid Protest Decisions Of 2022

In 2022, the U.S. Court of Federal Claims and the U.S. Government Accountability Office issued six bid protest decisions worthy of particular note. - ASRC Federal Data Solutions LLC - ESimplicity Inc. v. U.S. -...more

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