We have actively monitored the drum beat of bid protest decisions addressing lapses in an offeror’s System for Award Management (SAM.gov or SAM) registration and their impact on an offeror’s eligibility for award. More recent...more
10/11/2024
/ Bid Protests ,
Bid Solicitation ,
COFC ,
Contracting Procedures ,
Eligibility ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Contractors ,
GAO ,
Offerors ,
Prime Contractor ,
Registration ,
System For Award Management (SAM)
WHAT: The Government Accountability Office (GAO) sustained a disappointed offeror’s protest alleging that a solicitation’s inclusion of FAR 52.204-7 required the awardee to be found ineligible because its System for Award...more
WHAT: The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) dismissed a protest challenging a U.S. Department of State (DOS) decision to exclude a proposal from competition because the offeror was not registered in the System for...more