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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10 Reasons to Intervene in Bid Protests
Aron C. Beezley | Buildsmart As we noted recently, the number of bid protest filings peaks in October as a result of increased government spending at the end of the government’s fiscal year, which ends September 30. Thus, our previous article provided a fiscal year-end refresher for government contractors on the process for intervening in bid protests… Continue reading 10 Reasons to Intervene in Bid Protests
Intervention in Bid Protests: A Fiscal Year-End Refresher
Aron C. Beezley | Buildsmart As a result of increased government spending at the end of the government’s fiscal year — which is the 12-month period beginning on October 1 and ending on September 30 — the number of bid protest filings peaks in October. Accordingly, government contractors should be particularly mindful this time of year… Continue reading Intervention in Bid Protests: A Fiscal Year-End Refresher
Gimme Some Money! – Recent GAO Cases on Recovering Bid Protest Costs
Patrick R. Quigley and Nathaniel J. Greeson | Buildsmart Although the film This Is Spinal Tap was released in 1984, a bid protest attorney whose client has gotten corrective action or had a protest sustained might still hum along with that film’s song, Gimme Some Money, when thinking about the recovery of protest costs. A protester’s urge to… Continue reading Gimme Some Money! – Recent GAO Cases on Recovering Bid Protest Costs