There are two types of grounds for protest: pre-award and post-award. As their names imply, each occurs at a different stage of the bidding process.
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Protests filed at the Court of Federal Claims or GAO are decided by a judge or independent GAO attorney. An agency protest is decided by an agency employee—usually, the same contracting officer whose action is being protested. A second concern is the loss of control.Jul 15, 2019
A bid protest is a challenge to the award or proposed award of a contract for the procurement of goods and services or a challenge to the terms of a solicitation for such a contract.
If a party interested in a government contract believes that an agency has violated procurement law or regulation in a solicitation for goods or services, or in the award of a contract, it may file a bid protest with our office. GAO provides an inexpensive and expeditious forum for the resolution of bid protests.
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(e) Protests based on alleged apparent improprieties in a solicitation shall be filed before bid opening or the closing date for receipt of proposals. In all other cases, protests shall be filed no later than 10 days after the basis of protest is known or should have been known, whichever is earlier.
Government contractors may protest a GSA procurement action awarded by a GSA Contracting Officer to the GSA Agency Protest Official through the Contracting Officer. This does not include task orders issued under a GSA Schedule umbrella contract.
Posted in Bid Protest. Filing a pre-award protest can be an effective tool to protect a contractor's ability to compete for a contract. But a recent Court of Federal Claims decision counsels that while a pre-award must be filed early—typically prior to the date for submission of proposals—it cannot be filed too early.Nov 23, 2021
The CICA Stay: An Overview Under strict time constraints, the Competition in Contracting Act (CICA) provides the protester a powerful right – to stop any Government procurement dead in its tracks.
An agency-level protest is an efficient, informal way for the contractor and the contracting officer to flesh out and amicably resolve their issues. It takes a fraction of the time for resolution--35 days, versus 100 days if a protest is filed at the GAO, or even longer in other fora.
Bid protests ensure transparency in the federal procurement process. ... Bid protests often result in published decisions, which provide essential guidance to contractors, attorneys and agency procurement officials.Jun 10, 2016