The decision on whether or not to set-aside a procurement for small business is based on Federal Acquisition Regulation (“FAR”) Subpart...

The Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) has frequently stated that agencies may not prejudicially mislead offerors when they conduct...

Many disappointed bidders submit their initial bid protest to the GAO, but if they lose there, they can take their case to the Court of...

The Competition in Contracting Act provides that the Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) may recommend that an agency pay legal fees...

Black’s Law Dictionary (5th Ed. 1979) defines “incorporation by reference” as the “method of making one document …become a part of...

Discussions in negotiated procurements are a fertile area for agency mistakes. There are two fundamental reasons for conducting...

A recent Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) protest indicates that if a contract is to be performed in part in the United States...

In two recent bid protest cases, the Government has sought to have its cake and eat it too—by conducting competitions under the General...

An Agency's use of a Request for Quotation (“RFQ”) for a procurement may result in a losing situation for a government contractor. That...

In a post-award bid protest of a sealed bid FAR Part 14 Federal Highway Administration ("FHA") award for road construction in the Virgin...

In negotiated procurements, there are two types of exchanges between the government and offerors: 1) Clarifications are limited exchanges...