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Small Business Government Accountability Office Set-Asides

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Bid Protest Spotlight: Rule Of Two, Post Award, Cost Request

This article is part of a monthly column that provides takeaways from recent bid protest cases. This installment highlights three decisions from the U.S. Government Accountability Office. Each of this month's decisions...more

Miles & Stockbridge P.C.

Recent GAO Decision on ‘180-Day Rule’ Underscores Complexity of Regulation

Any acquisition involving a small business government contractor comes with a host of questions concerning what effect, if any, the transaction may have on the small business’s size and status post-closing. ...more

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

Navigating Small Business Set-Asides

The U.S. Government Accountability Office decision, In the Matter of Steiner Construction Company, Inc., B-421254.9 (December 4, 2023), is a good reminder that timing counts when determining eligibility for small business...more

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Joint Venture Member Experience: “Considering Each Member” Vs. “Considering Either Member”

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has issued an important new decision in the protest of AttainX,Inc ., B-421216, B-421216.2, Jan. 23, 2023, 2023 WL 1860802. The decision addresses how agencies must evaluate the...more

Holland & Knight LLP

January 2020 Bid Protest Roundup

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In this post, we briefly summarize bid protest decisions from the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) published in December 2019. This round-up presents two cases wherein GAO sustained the protest due to the failure...more

Stinson - Government Contracting Matters

Tiered Evaluations: A Lesson in Reasonably Applying Different Rules

It’s not always clear where the applicability of one law or rule should stop and the applicability of another should begin. Recently, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) decision in Becton, Dickinson and Company,...more

PilieroMazza PLLC

The 2019 NDAA's Impact on Small Business Programs - Set-Aside Alert

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On Aug. 13, the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act ("NDM") for Fiscal Year 2019 was signed into law by President Trump. As with prior NDAAs, the 2019 NDM includes a number of provisions that affect procurement...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

National 8(a) and GAO Small Business Set Aside Provision

This update is a brief synopsis of a case that held, if there is not a certain FAR provision addressing subcontracting limitations in a set aside contract for small business, there is not a mandatory duty to comply with the...more

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How Much U.S. Work Is Needed for the Small Business Set-Aside Rules To Apply?

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In a decision issued last year, the GAO denied the protest of Maersk Line, Limited, of Norfolk, Virginia (“Maersk”), a large business, which challenged the decision of the Department of the Navy, Military Sealift Command...more

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