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Zachary Schroeder

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Overview

Zachary Schroeder is a counsel in Crowell & Moring’s Washington, D.C. office, where he practices in the Government Contracts Group.

Zach represents contractors in both litigation and counseling matters. His practice focuses on representing contractors in bid protests before the Government Accountability Office (GAO), the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, and the Federal Aviation Administration’s Office of Dispute Resolution for Acquisition. His practice also includes federal regulatory and ethics compliance, as well as various aspects of state and local procurement law, including representing contractors in size protests and affiliation matters. In the transactional context, Zach has performed government contracts diligence for government contractors in a range of industries.

While in law school, Zach served as a judicial intern for Judge Mary Ellen Coster Williams at the U.S. Court of Federal Claims. He also served as the chair of the 2017 Government Contracts Moot Court Competition and as an editorial staff member of the American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) Quarterly Journal.

Career & Education

    • U.S. Court of Federal Claims
      Judicial Intern, Honorable Judge Mary Ellen Coster Williams, 2017
    • U.S. Court of Federal Claims
      Judicial Intern, Honorable Judge Mary Ellen Coster Williams, 2017

    • The George Washington University Law School, J.D., with honors, 2017
      American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) Quarterly Journal: editorial staff member
    • University of Delaware, B.A., 2014
    • The George Washington University Law School, J.D., with honors, 2017
      American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) Quarterly Journal: editorial staff member
    • University of Delaware, B.A., 2014

    • District of Columbia
    • Virginia
    • U.S. Court of Federal Claims
    • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
    • District of Columbia
    • Virginia
    • U.S. Court of Federal Claims
    • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Zachary's Insights

Client Alert | 4 min read | 07.08.25

GAO Moves the Goalposts: New Post-Debriefing Timeliness Trap for Protesters

The deadlines for filing a GAO protest are short and strictly enforced.  In post-award protests, the general rule is that a company must file its protest within ten days of when the protester knows, or should have known, of its basis of protest.  However, GAO’s regulations provide an exception to this rule for “protests challenging a procurement conducted on the basis of competitive proposals under which a debriefing is requested and, when requested, is required”—in such a situation, “[the] protest shall not be filed before the debriefing date offered to the protester, but shall be filed not later than 10 days after the date on which the debriefing is held.”  4 CFR §21.2(a)(2)....

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Representative Matters

  • Successfully defended the Army’s award of a large aircraft logistics support contract to a leading national defense contractor against protests by dominant providers of those services.
  • Successfully defended the award of a multimillion dollar Army fuel delivery contract against multiple protests before GAO.
  • Succeeded on multiple protests before both GAO and the U.S. Court of Federal Claims challenging the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s award of a large note servicing contract.
  • Counseled a leading national defense contractor on Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) and indemnification remedies in relation to potential government disclosures of proprietary information.
  • Advised an international contractor on Buy America compliance for Federal Transit Administration funded procurements.

Zachary's Insights

Client Alert | 4 min read | 07.08.25

GAO Moves the Goalposts: New Post-Debriefing Timeliness Trap for Protesters

The deadlines for filing a GAO protest are short and strictly enforced.  In post-award protests, the general rule is that a company must file its protest within ten days of when the protester knows, or should have known, of its basis of protest.  However, GAO’s regulations provide an exception to this rule for “protests challenging a procurement conducted on the basis of competitive proposals under which a debriefing is requested and, when requested, is required”—in such a situation, “[the] protest shall not be filed before the debriefing date offered to the protester, but shall be filed not later than 10 days after the date on which the debriefing is held.”  4 CFR §21.2(a)(2)....

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Insights

Client Alert | 4 min read | 07.08.25

GAO Moves the Goalposts: New Post-Debriefing Timeliness Trap for Protesters

Speaking Engagement | 05.14.25

"Small Business: Weathering Uncertainty in a Climate of Shifting Priorities," OOPS 2025: Government Contractors Reacting and Adapting to the New Administration, Tysons Corner, VA

Client Alert | 2 min read | 05.12.25

“Confirm You’re Not a Robot”: AI-Written Briefs Could Lead to Sanctions

Client Alert | 2 min read | 05.12.25

Tribal Consultation Meeting for 8(a) Business Development and Mentor-Protégé Programs Provides Insight Into SBA Priorities Under the New Administration

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Practices

Zachary's Insights

Client Alert | 4 min read | 07.08.25

GAO Moves the Goalposts: New Post-Debriefing Timeliness Trap for Protesters

The deadlines for filing a GAO protest are short and strictly enforced.  In post-award protests, the general rule is that a company must file its protest within ten days of when the protester knows, or should have known, of its basis of protest.  However, GAO’s regulations provide an exception to this rule for “protests challenging a procurement conducted on the basis of competitive proposals under which a debriefing is requested and, when requested, is required”—in such a situation, “[the] protest shall not be filed before the debriefing date offered to the protester, but shall be filed not later than 10 days after the date on which the debriefing is held.”  4 CFR §21.2(a)(2)....

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