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Why contract award debriefings are no mere formalities

Contractors have long urged agencies to expand the debriefings they give to losing bidders after making an award. In one recent case, an enhanced debriefing lead to a turnover in the award. The new award turned out to be protest proof. The Federal Drive with Tom Temin talked about the project, worth tens of millions of dollars, with Joe Petrillo, Smith Pachter McWhorter procurement attorney.

Contracts/Awards

Without good data, it's tough to plan complicated procurements

Contracting

When key personnel really do matter in bidding for federal contracts

Contracting

A recipe for bid protests

Contracts/Awards

Disability employer was a mandated source for body armor, but DLA opened up bids to others

Contracting

Government IT glitches can keep contract bids from being received on time

Contracting

What happens when government buyers should negotiate, but don't

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Acquisition Policy

A spurned federal landlord persists until it has a day in court

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Bid protest over Census MAS award centers 'misrepresentation' claim

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Agency cancels third-party software license but original vendor still claims infringement

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Contracts/Awards

Study of GAO bid protest data shows why it's hard to interpret the numbers

FILE - This March 27, 2008, file photo, shows the Pentagon in Washington. The Pentagon said Tuesday, July 6, 2021, that it is canceling a cloud-computing contract with Microsoft that could eventually have been worth $10 billion and will instead pursue a deal with both Microsoft and Amazon. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

Contracting

Sometimes the decision not to proceed with a contract can get the government in trouble

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Contracting

CBP's late-stage solicitation change sparks bid protest

FILE - This June 6, 2013 file photo, shows the sign outside the National Security Agency (NSA) campus in Fort Meade, Md.All fingers are pointing to Russia as author of the worst-ever hack of U.S. government agencies. But President Donald Trump, long wary of blaming Moscow for cyberattacks has so far been silent. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

Contracting

NSA cloud contract in trouble after Microsoft's successful bid protest

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Contracting

Sometimes bid protests stand a better chance in court than with GAO

FILE - In this Monday, March 9, 2009 file photo, The Harry S. Truman Building, headquarters for the State Department, is seen in Washington. The State Department has ordered non-essential diplomats at the U.S. Embassy in Chad to leave the African nation due to potential insurgent attacks on the capital, Saturday, April 17, 2021. The department said in a travel alert issued Saturday that it had taken the step because armed groups from the northern part of the country have moved south and appear headed toward the city.(AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Contracting

State Department contract on protective services gets complicated

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Acquisition

Why DHS landed in hot water over $5M leadership training contract

In this handout image from the U.S. Navy, sailors prepare a CARINA unmanned undersea drone off San Diego, California, April 19, 2021. The U.S. Navy's Mideast-based 5th Fleet said Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2021, it will launch a new task force that incorporates airborne, sailing and underwater drones after years of maritime attacks linked to ongoing tensions with Iran. (U.S. Navy/Lt. Cmdr. Tony Wright, via AP)

Contracting

Conflict of interest claim follows Navy employee taking job with bidder

This image released Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021, by the Iranian Army shows a helicopter hovering over the Iranian-made Makran logistics vessel during a naval drill. Iran fired cruise missiles Thursday as part of the drill in the Gulf of Oman, state media reported, amid heightened tensions with the U.S. (Iranian Army via AP)

Contracting

A contractor learns, if you're going to price high, price really, really high

This is an illustration provided by SpaceX shows the SpaceX Starship human lander design that will carry the first NASA astronauts to the surface of the Moon under the Artemis program. Jeff Bezos has lost his appeal of NASA's contract with Elon Musk's SpaceX to build its new moon lander. The Government Accountability Office Friday, July 30, 2021 ruled that NASA's award of the $2.9 billion contract to just SpaceX was legal and proper.(SpaceX/NASA via AP)

Contracting

Turbulence in a NASA contract to build a new lunar landing vehicle

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Acquisition

Air Force award for professional services spurs bid protest over price 'realism'

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Contracting

A look into the world of federal contracting protests

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Contracting

How the government's mistaken prices disclosure derailed a big follow-on solicitation

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