The Small Business Administration (SBA) Office of Hearings and Appeals (OHA) recently issued what appears to be its first ever decision on a bid protest challenging a company’s eligibility for participation in the Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) veteran-owned small business (VOSB) and service-disabled veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB) program, known as the Center for Verification
GAO Bid Protest “Effectiveness Rate” Remains High in FY 2018
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) recently issued to Congress its annual bid protest report. Of particular note, protesters received some relief in 44 percent of the protests. GAO reports this statistic as an “effectiveness rate”—i.e., the percentage of protests where the protester obtained “some form of relief from the agency . .
GAO Clarifies Rules Re: OCI Waiver Protests
Aron Beezley, a partner in Bradley’s Government Contracts Practice Group, recently published a Law360 Expert Analysis article on the Government Accountability Office’s (GAO) decision in ARES Technical Services Corporation, B-415082.2, et al. (May 8, 2018). As discussed in the article, the GAO’s decision in ARES Technical Services Corporation provides a useful guide