Should you consider protesting any bid that you submitted and lost? If so you would not be alone. But you may be disappointed with the results. With the majority of large federal contract awards being protested, many contractors ask “What are my chances of actually winning a protest?” The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO at... Read More
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Winning Sole Source Contracts
What is a sole source contract? The short answer is that a sole source also known as a direct award contract, is something unique in the federal marketplace that allows a company to be awarded a contract without going through the competitive bidding process. Our clients have won over 3.5 billion dollars in federal contracts... Read More
Are your SAM and SBA Profiles Up to Snuff?
Your System for Award Management (SAM) and Small Business Administration (SBA) profiles are critical elements in the federal contracting marketplace. Those are the profiles that federal decision makers, and potential teaming partners and prime contractors are going to look at before deciding to do business with you. How well do your profiles stand up to... Read More
To Protest or Not To Protest, That is the Question
By Gloria Larkin With the majority of large federal contract awards being protested, many contractors ask “What are my chances of actually winning a protest?” The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO at www.gao.gov/) recently released its “Bid Protest Annual Report to Congress for Fiscal Year 2014” which sheds light on the protest win rate. This... Read More