The deadline for the submission of proposals in response to a RFP is looming. The proposal team is frantically using the last moments before the submission deadline to ensure that every component of their proposal is perfect. Inevitably, nothing becomes more important than ensuring that the proposal is correctly submitted to the Agency. Read More…
A recent decision by GAO in FedServ-RBS JV, LLC, B-411790, provides yet another reminder to 8(a) joint ventures to submit proposed joint venture agreements to the U.S. Small Business Administration (“SBA”) for approval as early as possible. This case shows that waiting until the last minute to submit your joint venture agreement to SBA can result in the loss of a contract award. Read More…
On October 20, 2015, the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals (ASBCA) released its Annual Report of Transactions and Proceedings for the fiscal year ending 30 September 2015. The report indicates that the number of appeals pending have more than doubled since 2011, Read More…
A recent Government Accountability Office (GAO) bid protest decision provides yet another example of the importance for contractors to identify potential organizational conflicts of interest (OCI) when submitting a proposal in response to a federal government solicitation.
In DV United, LLC, B-411620, B-411620.2, Sept. 16, Read More…
Yesterday, the Small Business Administration (“SBA”) issued a proposed rule to amend its regulations to implement Section 1614 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (the “2014 NDAA”). The amendment proposes to expand the credit prime contractors may receive towards their small business subcontracting goals for subcontracts awarded to lower tiered subcontractors. Read More…
Have you ever had a contract dispute and looked back at the contract only to realize that you hadn’t contemplated that type of dispute occurring, and the contract is essentially silent on the issue? It seems that this is the type of situation that GAO recently encountered with its bid protest regulations. Read More…
In a recent bid protest decision, Coulson Aviation (USA), Inc., the Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) injected uncertainty regarding informal communications between a prospective offeror and the agency expressing concern about a solicitation provision. Unfortunately, this decision may punish contractors that seek to resolve concerns about a solicitation outside the protest process. Read More…
Last week we discussed the FY2014 Interagency Suspension and Debarment Committee Report released in April, and discussed how the data in that report is compiled. This week we are breaking down the numbers in the report. FY 2014 saw an increase in overall numbers of suspensions, Read More…
It’s the time of year again to obsess over numbers that are mostly irrelevant. On April 1, the Interagency Suspension and Debarment Committee released its FY2014 report releasing the number of exclusion actions government-wide that agencies initiated. These numbers include suspensions, proposed debarments, Read More…
In the previous post, the World Bank’s system for debarment was discussed. This post discusses the collateral impacts of a World Bank debarment in the context of the World Bank’s debarment of Alstom SA.
What did the World Bank debarment of Alstom mean in the broader context of international procurement? Read More…