Patrick R. Quigley and Aron C. Beezley | BuildSmart In a recent decision, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) clarified its minimum pleading standard for bid protests. The decision was a bit unusual because, unlike the courts, the GAO rarely uses published decisions to address procedural issues. Nevertheless, the pleading standard described in the decision, which was… Continue reading GAO Issues a New Bid Protest Pleading Standard
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Bid Protest Minute: Insufficient Funds are Grounds to Cancel
Richard Arnholt | Bass, Berry & Sims On April 29, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) denied Davenergy-VCI JV, LLC’s protest of a solicitation’s cancellation, holding that the lack of available funding is sufficient grounds to cancel. In denying the protest, GAO determined that delays, even those occurring after the evaluation, do not invalidate a cancellation if a… Continue reading Bid Protest Minute: Insufficient Funds are Grounds to Cancel
Bid Protests in Utah
Aron C. Beezley and Nathaniel J. Greeson | BuildSmart Bradley has been publishing an ongoing survey of state-level bid protest processes and procedures. For the next state in this series, we focus on the protest process in Utah. What Rules Apply? Protests of state-level agency procurements in Utah are generally governed by Utah Code Ann. §§… Continue reading Bid Protests in Utah
Bid Protests in Arizona
Aron C. Beezley and Nathanial J. Greeson | BuildSmart Bradley has been publishing an ongoing survey of state-level bid protest processes and procedures. For the next state in this series, we focus on the bid protest procedures in Arizona. Who Can File a Protest? Any interested party may file a protest challenging: How to File… Continue reading Bid Protests in Arizona
Bid Protests in Nevada
Aron C. Beezley and Nathaniel J. Greeson | BuildSmart In Nevada’s competitive public procurement landscape, contractors and vendors invest substantial time and resources to secure government contracts. When a bid is unsuccessful — especially when there’s a suspicion of procedural errors or unfair treatment — the Nevada Revised Statutes (NRS) provide a formal avenue for… Continue reading Bid Protests in Nevada