All Things Protest: One-Sided Discussions (August 2019)
Podcast | 08.30.19
Crowell & Moring’s “All Things Protest” podcast keeps you up to date on major trends in bid protest litigation, key developments in high-profile cases, and best practices in state and federal procurement. In this episode, Eric Ransom joins hosts Christian Curran and Rob Sneckenberg to discuss agency discretion in fashioning corrective action, including when one-sided discussions may be an available remedy.
Materials Discussed in This Episode
- Envtl. Chem. Corp., B-416166.3 et al., June 12, 2019, 2019 CPD ¶ 212
- Dell Fed. Sys., L.P. v. United States, 906 F.3d 982 (Fed. Cir. 2018)
- Deloitte Consulting, LLP, B-412125.6, Nov. 28, 2016, 2016 CPD ¶ 355
- Ridoc Enters., Inc./Myers Investigative & Sec. Servs., Inc., B-293045.2, July 26, 2004, 2004 CPD ¶ 153
- Rockwell Elec. Commerce Corp., B-286201.6, Aug. 30, 2001, 2001 CPD ¶ 162
- Int’l Resources Grp., B-286663, Jan. 31, 2001, 2001 CPD ¶ 35
- Recent GAO Decision Permits One-sided Discussions as Agency Corrective Action, Government Contracts Legal Forum, August 15, 2019
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