Bid Protests Workshop: Practice, Procedure and Strategy
Client Alert | less than 1 min read | 02.28.11
In a full-day workshop for Federal Publications Seminars on March 17th entitled "Government Contracts Bid Protests: Practice, Procedure and Strategy," (http://www.fedpubseminars.com/Basics/Government-Contracts-Bid-Protests-Practice-Procedure-and-Strategy/), experienced bid protest practitioners Amy O'Sullivan and Puja Satiani will explain the key advance-planning, decision-making, litigation, and litigation-avoidance practice pointers for protests before an agency, the Government Accountability Office, and the Court of Federal Claims. Space is limited, so reserve your seat today.
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