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Firm News | 9 min read | 01.09.23

Crowell & Moring Elects 16 New Partners, Promotes Five to Senior Counsel, and 25 to Counsel

Crowell & Moring elected 16 lawyers to the firm’s partnership, effective January 1, 2023. The firm also promoted five lawyers to the position of senior counsel and 25 associates to the position of counsel.

Client Alerts 33 results

Client Alert | 1 min read | 06.02.25

Job Corps Centers: Widespread Contract Terminations due to Agency’s “Pause”

On May 29, 2025, the Department of Labor (DOL) announced that it will begin a “phased pause in operations at contractor-operated Job Corps centers nationwide.” The pause is anticipated to occur within a month—by June 30, 2025. To effectuate this pause, DOL has suspended operations at approximately one hundred contractor-operated Job Corps centers.  DOL instructed centers to suspend program activities, transition students home, and implement other transition plans. According to DOL’s Frequently Asked Questions, the Department anticipates that  students will transition to “state and local workforce partners” including American Job Centers and the Labor Exchange system in their home state.
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Client Alert | 1 min read | 05.30.25

GAO Dismissal Emphasizes that Attempts to Resolve Concerns with Procuring Agency Do Not Extend the Time to File a Protest

GAO’s recent dismissal of a protest filed by A2A Integrated Logistics, Inc. provides an important reminder regarding the strict timeliness rules that apply to bid protests. Quoters were required to electronically submit quotations and A2A experienced difficulty doing so. After contract award was announced, A2A emailed the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) stating that it had been unable to submit its quotation. Twenty days later, the VA responded, confirming that A2A’s quotation had not been received; A2A filed an agency-level protest the same day, which the VA dismissed as untimely. A2A then filed a GAO protest.
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Client Alert | 4 min read | 05.15.25

Court of Federal Claims Decision Offers Potential Recovery Opportunity for Energy Savings Performance Contracts and Task Order Bid Protests

A recent Court of Federal Claims decision addressed a novel fact pattern involving a bid protest (seeking bid preparation costs) relating to an energy savings performance contract (ESPC) and has the potential to expand contractor recovery opportunities in both areas of law.
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Event | 01.25.24, 4:00 PM EST - 6:00 PM EST

The GAO Bid Protest Process: Revealed, Uncut, and Uncensored

Have you ever wanted candid answers about how the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) works and decides bid protests? As the only law firm with three former GAO bid protest hearing officers, who have a combined 44 years of experience deciding bid protests, Crowell invites you to an in-person roundtable discussion featuring behind-the-scenes insight and tips.

Webinars 3 results

Webinar | 09.11.24, 12:00 PM EDT - 1:00 PM EDT

Bid Protests: Common Contractor Mistakes and How to Avoid Them

In this webinar, experienced bid protest practitioners, Amy O’Sullivan, Anuj Vohra, Olivia Lynch, and Cherie Owen discuss some of the most common mistakes contractors make with respect to the bid protest process, and how to avoid them

Webinar | 03.01.22 - 03.03.22, 8:00 AM EST - 12:00 PM EST

Grants & Infrastructure Webinar Series

The federal government awards billions of dollars in grants annually to fund public service, support non-profits, drive research initiatives and fund programs for colleges and universities.  With the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (the “Act”), the Federal Government is poised to launch $1.2 trillion into the economy, providing funding to commercial entities through federal grants over the next 5 years, which will impact the infrastructure of this country for the next generation.  Like government contracts, federal grants have their own myriad of regulatory requirements that each grant recipient must meet and which are flowed down to subrecipients and subcontractors.  
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Webinar | 01.27.22, 7:00 AM EST - 8:00 AM EST

Bid Protest Issues to Watch in 2022

Join us for a webinar discussion of some of the big bid protest issues to watch in the coming year – both at GAO and the Court of Federal Claims. Our discussion will cover the following key areas:
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Speaking Engagements 21 results

Blog Posts 20 results

Blog Post | 05.23.25

GAO Says “No Prejudice” in Challenged Past Performance Requirements Where Protester is Able to Meet Them

Crowell & Moring’s Government Contracts Legal Forum

Blog Post | 05.14.25

April 2025 Bid Protest Sustain of the Month: Protester Finds Success Challenging its Technical Evaluation

Crowell & Moring’s Government Contracts Legal Forum

Podcasts 1 result

Podcast | 03.29.22

All Things Protest: COFC Rejects GAO’s Key Personnel Notification Rule

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, Crowell attorneys discuss their recent “Feature Comment,” published in The Government Contractor, discussing the recent Court of Federal Claims decision rejecting GAO’s key personnel notification rule.
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