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
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Now There’s Something You Don’t See Every Day: A Subcontractor Intervening in a Bid Protest
Patrick R. Quigley and Aron C. Beezley | Buildsmart Fans of the classic 1960s cartoon series Rocky and Bullwinkle may recall two minor characters, Chauncey and Edgar, who commented on the action by saying something like this: “Now there’s something you don’t see every day, Edgar.” “What’s that, Chauncey?” And then Chauncey would tell the joke, such… Continue reading Now There’s Something You Don’t See Every Day: A Subcontractor Intervening in a Bid Protest
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
Agency Protests: An Emerging Tool and Potential Threat for Contractors
Merle M. DeLancey Jr. and Michael Joseph Montalbano | Blank Rome | July 15, 2019 In May 2018, the Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) implemented a $350 filing fee for bid protests. There are differences of opinion regarding why GAO implemented the fee. GAO publicly states that the fee was implemented to cover the costs of… Continue reading Agency Protests: An Emerging Tool and Potential Threat for Contractors