Always Intervene If Your Award Is Protested
In his most 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 the GAO dismissed a protest on a number of procedural grounds without ever getting to the substance of the protest. The point I found most interesting was when […]
In Determining Best Value, Government Agencies Must Provide Reasoned Analysis
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 the GAO agreed with a protestor that the agency failed to properly and reasonably evaluate the protestor’s bid. See the full blog entry here. Share on email Share on facebook […]
ANC Advantage With Affiliated Companies Not Always An Advantage
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 an ANC loses out in a protest when it didn’t adequately explain how its affiliated companies would be involved in the performance of the contract. See the full blog […]
A Fight Over $150 Million Worth of Chicken
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 is sure to ruffle some feathers in analyzing a case where a protestor claimed it was entitled to a 10% price preference due to its HUBZone status. Bill disagrees with GAO’s position that […]
MWL Partner Pat McMahon to Speak at the Monthly Loudoun County Federal Government Contractors Group
MWL partner Pat McMahon will be a guest speaker at the Monthly Loudoun County Federal Government Contractors Group on July 22. Pat will be speaking on Negotiating Teaming & Subcontracting Agreements from a Small Business Subcontractor Perspective. He’ll give practical pointers for avoiding some of the disadvantages small businesses believe they face in their dealings with the […]
When Responding to an RFP, Read the Instructions
In his most recent recent blog post for “Battle Lines”, his weekly guest blog for the Washington Business Journal, FedBiz Daily Section, MWL partner Bill Welch analyzes a bid protest that failed because the agency’s instructions were very clear that the page limitation set forth in the RFP was “all-inclusive (e.g., includes all pages – cover to cover); […]
It Takes More Than Just an Error to Win a Protest
In his most recent recent blog post for “Battle Lines”, his weekly guest blog for the Washington Business Journal, FedBiz Daily Section, MWL partner Bill Welch analyzes a bid protest that failed because the agency’s error wasn’t the only reason why a contractor’s proposal wasn’t evaluated highly enough. See the full blog entry here. Share on email Share on […]
Is GSA and GAO Complying with the 2010 Small Business Jobs Act?
In his most recent recent blog post for “Battle Lines”, his weekly guest blog for the Washington Business Journal, FedBiz Daily Section, MWL partner Bill Welch analyzes agency requirements in complying with the 2010 Small Business Jobs Act when consolidating small business contracts… and whether they are actually doing so. See the full blog entry here. Share on email […]
8(a) Joint Ventures Must Be Approved By SBA Prior to Award, Not Prior to Proposal Submission
In his most recent recent blog post for “Battle Lines”, his weekly guest blog for the Washington Business Journal, FedBiz Daily Section, MWL partner Bill Welch discusses regulations dealing the approval of 8(a) joint ventures (and one agency who doesn’t understand them). See the full blog entry here. Share on email Share on facebook Share on google Share on […]
If an Agency Substantially Changes Contract Requirements, It Must Re-Compete the Contract
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 “cardinal change” rule of government contracting, which states that where there is a significant change in the government’s quantity requirements on an existing contract, the agency is required to compete those requirements […]