By Oles Morrison on March 4, 2016 | Posted in Procurement Issues
Oles Morrison attorneys, Adam K. Lasky and Shaun C. Kennedy, have been invited to co-present at the Alliance Northwest 2016 Conference on Thursday, March 10, 2016. Their presentation, “Make Your Debriefing Count: How to Use the Debriefing Process,” will cover best practices and strategies to help decision-makers during the pre- […]
By Adam K. Lasky on February 5, 2016 | Posted in Bid Protests
In 1963, the U.S. Court of Claims established a rule known as the “Christian Doctrine,” which provides that certain mandatory contract clauses are incorporated, by law, into an otherwise validly awarded contract, even if the contracting agency accidentally omits that clause from the solicitation. Over the past 60 years, the “Christian Doctrine,” has […]
By Adam K. Lasky on January 9, 2015 | Posted in Legislative and Regulatory Developments
Back in September 2014, NASA awarded contracts to Boeing and SpaceX to provide Commercial Crew Transportation Capability (aka space shuttle services) to transport astronauts to/from the International Space Station by 2017. Subsequently, Sierra Nevada, who submitted a proposal but was not awarded a contract, filed a protest at GAO challenging the […]
By Oles Morrison on January 7, 2015 | Posted in Procurement Issues
The National Industrial Recovery Act, part of the New Deal policies in 1934, allowed businesses employing individuals with disabilities to pay less than minimum wage to their disabled workers. This “sub-minimum” wage policy was buttressed by the 1938 Fair Labor Standards Act which allows employers to apply for Section 14(c) […]
By Adam K. Lasky on November 19, 2014 | Posted in Bid Protests
Today, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) issued its annual report bid protest report to congress. The report shows a sharp decline in the rate of protests sustained by GAO. For several years the “sustain rate” at GAO had consistently hovered between 16% and 19%. Today’s report shows the “sustain […]
By Adam K. Lasky on October 29, 2014 | Posted in Bid Protests
It is not uncommon for a FAR Part 15 negotiated procurement to include a round of “Oral Presentations” in the proposal/evaluation process. Oral Presentations are permitted by FAR 15.102, and are usually used to augment the agency’s understanding of the written proposal. But at what point does the dialogue between […]
By James F. Nagle on July 8, 2014 | Posted in Procurement Issues
The American public generally agrees that the federal government’s contracting response is far from efficient. ‘Why did it take so long to get help for Hurricanes Katrina and Sandy and/or the Joplin Missouri Tornado take so long?’ is a commonly asked question. So, while the memories of the Oso, Washington landslide […]