Bid Protests at the GAO: Seven Things Every Contractor Should Know

In the ever changing world of government contracting, it’s what you don’t know that can hurt you.  Join us to learn more about what you can do when things go wrong and a protest filed with the Government Accountability Office could offer the solution.

Seven things you should know:

1.       Protests are more successful than you think
2.       What must be protested PRIOR for award to be timely - i.e. defects in the solicitation
3.       The importance of intervening in a competitors protest of your award
4.       Things you didn't know you can protest (but can): i.e. corrective action
5.       GAO's Protest "Pets" - the grounds of protest on which GAO most commonly sustains
6.       GAO's Jurisdiction --- what goes to GAO, what goes to SBA, what is a claim, etc.              
          Deadlines associated with each and the ability to file concurrent protests.
7.       Recovering attorneys' fees and costs