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Small Business Government Accountability Office Bid Solicitation

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The Company You Keep: FCA Investigations of 8(a) Program Contractors

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Federal government contracts are routinely awarded to companies supplying goods and services to U.S. government agencies. According to the Government Accountability Office, in 2023, the federal government committed about $759...more

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Government Contracts Legal Round-Up | September 2023 Issue 18

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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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GAO Rejects Unlawful Solicitation Restrictions on Mentor-Protégé Joint Ventures

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The Government Accountability Office (GAO) recently issued two decisions sustaining challenges to solicitation restrictions on mentor-protégé joint ventures. Both were matters of first impression for GAO, in which GAO...more

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Don’t Wait Too Long to Bring Your Protest or You’ll Miss Your Opportunity!

Pre-award protests can be tricky. The U.S. Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) has jurisdiction to hear timely bid protests by interested parties regarding violations of procurement law or regulation. Under GAO rules, a...more

Stinson - Government Contracting Matters

How Soon Is Soon Enough for Corrective Action to Preclude Recovery of Protest Costs?

Contractors whose protests result in the challenged agency’s taking corrective action may attempt to recover their protest costs, particularly when they feel that the corrective action was unduly delayed....more

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Hope Is Not a Strategy: Protest Shortcomings of Corrective Action as Soon as You See Them

When an agency announces its intent to take corrective action in response to a protest, it’s easy for the protester to feel that it has “won”—and to some extent it has. At the very least, its protest has prompted the agency...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

GAO Weighs In on Applicability of Small Business Runway Extension Act

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) recently denied two consolidated bid protests alleging that a solicitation issued by the General Services Administration (GSA) was inconsistent with the Small Business Runway...more

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Award Protests: Choosing the Forum

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A disappointed bidder’s protest strategy includes deciding whether to initiate the protest with the procuring agency, the Government Accountability Office or the U. S. Court of Federal Claims....more

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