By Christian Curran and Michael Gruden on Posted in Bid Protest,CybersecurityIn Matter of: First Fin. Assocs., Inc., B-415713, Feb. 16, 2018, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) denied a protest filed by First Financial Associates, Inc. (FFA) against an award by the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Secret Service (DHS/USSS) to FEEA Childcare Services, Inc. (FEEA) for the administration of a childcare subsidy program. FFA alleged… Continue Reading
By Olivia Lynch, Rob Sneckenberg and Christian Curran on Posted in Bid Protest,Legal Developments,PodcastCrowell & Moring’s “All Things Protest” podcast keeps you up to date on major trends in bid protest litigation, key developments in high-profile cases, and best practices in state and federal procurement. In this episode, your hosts break down GAO’s pre- and post-award timeliness rules, as well as recent changes to GAO’s regulations and DoD… Continue Reading
By Anuj Vohra, Mark Ries, Christian Curran, Rob Sneckenberg, Rosamond Xiang and Payal Nanavati on Posted in Bid ProtestOn April 2, 2018, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) published Final Rule 83 FR 13817, amending its bid protest regulations to implement the Electronic Protest Docketing System, make administrative and clerical changes, and “streamline the bid protest process.” This Final Rule goes into effect on May 1, 2018. We detail below some key changes it… Continue Reading
By Daniel R. Forman, Amy Laderberg O'Sullivan, John E. McCarthy Jr., Olivia Lynch and Christian Curran on Posted in Legal DevelopmentsOn March 22, 2018, the Department of Defense (DoD), Office of the Under Secretary of Defense issued a Class Deviation letter to the heads of all Department of Defense agencies requiring, effective immediately, that every DoD agency ensure that its contracting officers implement the recommendations for enhanced post-award debriefings set forth in Section 818 of… Continue Reading
By Olivia Lynch, Rob Sneckenberg and Christian Curran on Posted in Bid Protest,PodcastCrowell & Moring’s “All Things Protest” podcast keeps you up to date on major trends in bid protest litigation, key developments in high-profile cases, and best practices in state and federal procurement. In this episode, hosts Olivia Lynch, Rob Sneckenberg, and Christian Curran cover recent protest news and an organizational conflict of interest decision that… Continue Reading
By Christian Curran, Olivia Lynch and Rob Sneckenberg on Posted in Bid Protest,Legal DevelopmentsWith 2017 firmly in the rear-view, it’s time to take stock of recent and anticipated bid protest developments. Today, we’ll look back and highlight five of the most significant trends in 2017 bid protests. In the near future, we’ll turn our gaze forward and predict the five most important protest developments to keep an eye… Continue Reading
By Christian Curran, Olivia Lynch and Rob Sneckenberg on Posted in Bid Protest,PodcastCrowell & Moring’s “All Things Protest” podcast keeps you up to date on major trends in bid protest litigation, key developments in high-profile cases, and best practices in state and federal procurement. In this inaugural episode, hosts Olivia Lynch, Rob Sneckenberg, and Christian Curran cover GAO’s FY2017 bid protest statistics, the RAND Corp.’s comprehensive report… Continue Reading
