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A string of recent GAO decisions dismissing untimely bid protests suggests it is a good time to review GAO’s timeliness rules. In general, protests challenging patent improprieties in a solicitation must be filed prior to the deadline for the submission of bids or proposals. 4 C.F.R. 21.2(a)(1). GAO rules do not permit a contractor to ignore an obvious error in the terms of a solicitation and protest after they learn the government has awarded the contract to another company. Protests other than those challenging an apparent solicitation error must be filed no later than ten days ...

Although scheduled to end on Friday, September 13th, the California State Legislature was not able to conclude its business for the term until early Saturday morning. A protestor dropped blood onto the senate floor on Friday afternoon, necessitating an evacuation and cleanup that delayed the session’s conclusion.

However, the disruption did not prevent the legislature’s final approval of several CCPA amendments that will now go to the governor for his signature. The substantive and technical amendments passed this year answer some of the questions that have been pending ...

Most government contracts include a clause giving the government the right to terminate the contract, or any part thereof, for its sole convenience “when it is in the best interests of the government.” FAR Parts 49, 12, 13, and 31 establish the regulatory requirements for termination and settlement of government contracts. The mechanics are specific. Upon receipt of the notice of termination, the prime contractor should immediately stop all work and terminate all subcontracts related to the terminated portion of the prime contract. Inventory disposal schedules must be ...