Why Can’t an Agency Get It Right?
In a recent blog post for “Battle Lines”, his weekly guest blog for the Washington Business Journal, FedBiz Daily Section, MWL partner Bill Welch examines a procurement that has experienced at least five rounds of protests in a period lasting over two years (only one of which was denied… three others resulted in corrective action and the last […]
Deadlines are Deadlines (Even When Extended)
In his most recent blog post for “Battle Lines”, his weekly guest blog for the Washington Business Journal, FedBiz Daily Section, MWL partner Bill Welch discusses yet another case where deadlines are deadlines. Even when an agency has agreed to extend a deadline, a bidding company cannot assume that further extensions will be granted (even by a day). […]
Agencies Can Use Tiered Approaches in Procurements
In a recent blog post for “Battle Lines”, his weekly guest blog for the Washington Business Journal, FedBiz Daily Section, MWL partner Bill Welch discusses the inherit unfairness to large businesses in a tiered approach to procurements, where an agency waits until bids are submitted before deciding on whether or not to make the procurement a small business […]
MWL Partner Bill Welch on In Depth with Francis Rose on Federal News Radio
Did you miss hearing MWL partner Bill Welch on In Depth with Francis Rose on Federal News Radio discussing the recent case where The U.S. Transportation Command booted out the incumbent over a 4% price differential and is now paying the price for it? Don’t worry… you can check out the podcast here. Share on email Share on facebook Share on google […]
Sometimes a Best Value Procurement Still Results in a LPTA Award
In his most recent blog post for “Battle Lines”, his weekly guest blog for the Washington Business Journal, FedBiz Daily Section, MWL partner Bill Welch discusses a case where a protesting incumbent complained that an agency did not place enough value on the incumbent’s past performance in awarding a contract to a competitor with a price that was […]
Procurement Discussions are Subject to Agency Discretion
In his most recent blog post for “Battle Lines”, his weekly guest blog for the Washington Business Journal, FedBiz Daily Section, MWL partner Bill Welch discusses a case where a protester complained that they didn’t receive adequate help from an agency in pointing out issues with its proposal. As GAO said, don’t expect “spoon feed[ing]”. See the full […]
Agencies Must Use an Appropriate and Reasonable Method For Evaluating Contractor Prices
In his most recent blog post for “Battle Lines”, his weekly guest blog for the Washington Business Journal, FedBiz Daily Section, MWL partner Bill Welch discusses a case where a protester successfully argued that an agency’s decision to determine pricing based on a discount from a single day price could result in artificially low (or high) pricing and […]
If Something Is Missing From Your Proposal, The Fault Is Your Own
In his most recent blog post for “Battle Lines”, his weekly guest blog for the Washington Business Journal, FedBiz Daily Section, MWL partner Bill Welch discusses a case where a protester argued that an agency should have allowed the protestor to correct and/or clarify deficiencies in its proposal. No luck there… next time get it right. See the […]
Be Sure To Review The Past Performance Of Your Subcontractors
In his most recent blog post for “Battle Lines”, his weekly guest blog for the Washington Business Journal, FedBiz Daily Section, MWL partner Bill Welch discusses a case where a contract award was protested because the awardee had identified a subcontractor who had received only a moderate confidence rating on a past prime contract. In this case, the […]
Even If an Agency’s Position Is Blatantly Inconsistent With Customary Commercial Practice, You Still Have To Prove It
In his most recent blog post for “Battle Lines”, his weekly guest blog for the Washington Business Journal, FedBiz Daily Section, MWL partner Bill Welch discusses a case where an agency’s RFP requirement was blatantly inconsistent with commercial practice, the protest failed because the protestor did not adequately argue what was customary commercial practice. See the full blog […]