Insights

Blog Post | 07.22.26

June 2026 Bid Protest Sustain of the Month: GAO Reminds Agencies that Once You’ve Set the Rules, You Have to Play by Them

Blog Post | 07.13.26

Recent Court Decisions Provide Intervention Insights

Blog Post | 06.16.26

May 2026 Bid Protest Sustain of the Month: In a Sustain-less Month, a Masterclass in How Not to Protest

Blog Post | 06.08.26

April 2026 Bid Protest Sustain of the Month: You Can’t Change the Game Without Letting the Players Adjust

Blog Post | 04.22.26

Federal Circuit Holds Challengers to CICA Stay Overrides Need Not Satisfy Four-Factor Injunctive Relief Test

Blog Post | 04.13.26

February 2026 Bid Protest Sustain of the Month: GAO Finds Failure to Acknowledge IFB Amendment Was Fatal

Blog Post | 04.09.26

January 2026 Bid Protest Sustain of the Month: GAO Sustains Protest on Multiple Grounds Highlighting Unequal Treatment of Offerors

Blog Post | 01.16.26

Protester Files Comments Minutes Late, Resulting in Complete Dismissal of its Protest

Blog Post | 01.06.26

December 2025 Sustain of the Month: GAO Leans into Its Mandate to Protect the Integrity of the Procurement Process in Two Decisions Rebuffing Agency Gamesmanship

Blog Post | 12.29.25

November 2025 Bid Protest Sustain of the Month: GAO Sustains OCI Where Awardee Was Providing Acquisition Support to the Source Selection Authority

Blog Post | 12.22.25

GAO Cautions Agencies—Over-Redact at Your Own Peril

Blog Post | 12.19.25

2025 GAO Bid Protest Annual Report: Where Have All the Protests Gone?

Blog Post | 11.24.25

October 2025 Bid Protest Sustain of the Month: Amid Shutdown Silence, A Look at COFC’s Prejudice Ruling

Blog Post | 11.19.25

September 2025 Bid Protest Sustain of the Month: GAO Criticizes Agency’s Lack of Documentation, Highlighting the Importance of Contemporaneous Recordkeeping

Blog Post | 11.13.25

Restarting the Protest Process: What Government Contractors Can Expect as the Shutdown Ends

Blog Post | 11.11.25

August 2025 Bid Protest Sustain of the Month: GAO Sustains Protest of Past Performance Evaluation and Best Value Tradeoff on Multiple Grounds

Blog Post | 08.21.25

Recent GAO Sustain Includes Valuable Lessons on Proposal Preparation and More

Blog Post | 08.13.25

Court of Federal Claims Recognizes Additional Potential Recovery Opportunities under Energy Savings Performance Contracts

Blog Post | 08.13.25

July 2025 Bid Protest Sustain of the Month: COFC Decision Demonstrates Continued Viability of Corrective Action Challenges

Blog Post | 07.14.25

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