Agencies should be careful about disqualifying proposals, particularly if they contain only “informational deficiencies.” Do you think...

The Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) has bid protest jurisdiction of violations of procurement laws and regulations, and does not...

For nearly a century the Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) and its predecessor, the General Accounting Office, have provided an...

You may think that allowing offerors only 44 minutes to respond to a solicitation for quotations is too short a time, but the Government...

An offer on a government contract is normally subject to a specified offer (bid or proposal) acceptance period. Standard Form (“SF”)...

Federal Acquisition Regulation (“FAR”) 15.307 states that “[a]t the conclusion of discussions, each offeror still in the competitive...

Agencies continue to make errors in the way they handle discussions with offerors in the competitive range. Recently, in Language Select...

Offerors must take advantage of every opportunity they are given to maximize their chance for award in negotiated procurements. ...

This blog has frequently frowned on any government contractor taking oral advice from any government official, even a contracting officer....

Agencies should be careful about disqualifying proposals, particularly if they contain only “informational deficiencies.” Do you think...

This blog has previously noted the importance of confirming that any proposal submitted by email has been received either through a...

The Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) adheres strictly to its own rules, even if they result in a dismissal of a protest where the...

E-mail is a very useful tool, especially in government contracting. But the Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) recently confirmed...

It is very important for contractors to understand the difference between a “required debriefing” and one that is not required by law or...

Many offerors may believe that if they price their initial proposals too high, the agency will so advise them during discussions. ...

Do you believe your computer’s email program which says “delivery complete” a few seconds after you hit the “send” button? If you do,...

Do you think that agencies are likely to delay the closing date of a solicitation because they issue amendments very close to the due...

It goes without saying that offerors should carefully read the entire solicitation before they prepare their offer. But how many really...

You often see a protester who believes that an agency undervalued his company’s past performance. But here’s a protest where the...

The General Services Administration (“GSA”) manages approximately $40 billion a year worth of contracts through the Federal Supply...