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Joshua Duvall
Jan 6, 20203 min read
GAO: Email Transmission Delay Sinks Contractor's Proposal
Does an agency email gateway strike again or is contractor-side transmission delay to blame? Either way, recent GAO bid protest decision...
Joshua Duvall
Nov 20, 20193 min read
RFP Amendment Adds Page Limitation, Contractor's Violation Sinks Proposal
Government contracting is a challenging yet lucrative business model. First, contractors often face stiff competition in this $550...
Joshua Duvall
Nov 7, 20193 min read
GAO Publishes its Bid Protest Annual Report to Congress for FY 2019
On November 5, 2019, the U.S. Government Accountability Office ("GAO") submitted its Bid Protest Annual Report to Congress for Fiscal...
Joshua Duvall
Oct 24, 20192 min read
Contractor Noncompliance with Excel Filetype Requirement Sinks Proposal
Contractors know all too well how challenging it is to win a government contract. From business development to capture, the process is...
Joshua Duvall
Oct 1, 20192 min read
GAO Report: Information on Agencies' Use of the Lowest Price Technically Acceptable Process
On September 26, the Government Accountability Office ("GAO") published a report on lowest price technically acceptable ("LPTA")...
Joshua Duvall
Sep 28, 20194 min read
Debriefing Quick Tips
The end of FY2019 is around the corner, which means countless government contractors have recently received, or are patiently waiting to...
Joshua Duvall
Jun 5, 20191 min read
Recent GAO Decision Reiterates: Veterans Come First at the VA
Recent GAO decision––Veterans4You––reiterates that veterans come first at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Here, GAO affirmed...
Joshua Duvall
May 6, 20191 min read
GAO Protest Highlights the Need for Contractors to Account for Proposal Transmission Delays
Recent GAO protest highlights the need for contractors to account for transmission delays when submitting proposals/quotations. Briefly,...
Joshua Duvall
Apr 24, 20191 min read
GAO Decision Highlights Protest Timeliness for Postponed Pre-Award Debriefings (Competitive Range Ex
GAO decision highlights protest timeliness for postponed pre-award debriefings (competitive range exclusion). GAO's timeliness rules are...
Joshua Duvall
Apr 18, 20191 min read
GAO: Agency's Upward Adjustment of Incumbent's Proposed Labor Rates is Reasonable
Incumbent contractors should heed this GAO decision regarding the reasonableness of an agency's upward adjustment of the protester's (the...
