Incumbency Can Sometimes Hurt You
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 an incumbent alleges that low-bid offers from competitors in a recompete are not realistic (and loses). See the full blog entry here. Share on email Share on facebook Share […]
When Bidding on LPTA Contracts, Cross All t’s and Dot All i’s
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 procurement decision for a lowest price, technically acceptable (LPTA) contract was successfully protested when it was discovered that the apparent awardee wasn’t specific enough in its compliance with […]
MWL Partner Pat McMahon to Join Panel Discussion on Monitoring Subcontractors as a Prime
On October 21, 2014, MWL partner Pat McMahon will be joining a panel discussion entitled “Monitoring Subcontractors as a Prime”, sponsored by Access National Bank. Pat’s co-panelist will be Sherry Kobus, Small Business Program Manager, DCAA Audit Liaison Division. For more information on this limited seating panel discussion, go to the registration page here. Share on email Share […]
Can a Contractor Be Reimbursed For Its Protest Costs?
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 dragged its feet in correcting procurement deficiencies, but was found to not have “unduly delayed” its corrective action, thus preventing a protestor from receiving reimbursement even after […]
Whether a Small Business Will Perform Half the Work is Difficult to Prove
In a recent blog post for “Battle Lines”, his weekly guest blog for the Washington Business Journal, FedBiz Daily Section, MWL partner Bill Welch uses a recent case to discuss how difficult it is to prove in a protest whether a small business bidder will be able to perform at least half of the work under a contract […]
If Your Key Personnel Leaves During the Evaluation Period, Let the Agency Know
In his latest 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 the GAO held that a contractor should be disqualified when one of its key personnel was no longer available to perform a proposed task order and the contractor failed to […]
Protests Aren’t Always Won Or Lost; They Are Often Deflected
In his latest 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 very fickle agency couldn’t figure out its needs through several protests until it eventually canceled its solicitation. See the full blog entry here. Share on email Share on facebook Share […]
Can a Solicitation Be So Restrictive That Only One Bidder Can Effectively Compete?
In his latest 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 was allowed to narrowly restrict the terms of a solicitation in the name of achieving the highest possible reliability and/or effectiveness. See the full blog entry here. Share on […]
An Agency Can Ignore a Price Advantage in Order to Foster Competition
In a recent 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, in order to foster competition on a long-standing contract, an agency’s RFP instructed all proposals to include a “plug number” in order to minimize the price advantage the incumbent […]
When Bidding as a Joint Venture, Be Clear With Your Structure
In a recent 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 proposed joint venture was rated as “unacceptable” for project experience when it failed to properly identify a subsidiary to one of the proposed joint venture partners as either […]