Bid protests : a guide to challenging federal procurements / / Andrew E. Shipley and Daniel Chudd |
Autore | Shipley Andrew E. |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chicago, Illinois : , : ABA Publishing, , [2021] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (154 pages) |
Disciplina | 346.73023 |
Soggetto topico |
Government purchasing - Law and legislation - United States
Letting of contracts - United States Public contracts - United States |
ISBN | 1-64105-868-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Acknowledgments -- About the Authors -- A Note to the Reader -- Table of Contents -- Chapter 1: The History of Protest Jurisdiction -- A. The Long-Standing Authority of GAO to Hear Bid Protests -- B. The Expansion and Contraction of Federal Court Protest Jurisdiction -- 1. Protest Jurisdiction at Court of Federal Claims -- 2. Prior Protest Jurisdiction in Federal District Court -- 3. ADRA and the Short-Lived Existence of Parallel Jurisdiction -- C. Limits on Task Order Jurisdiction -- D. Protesting Other Transaction Agreements -- Chapter 2: Comparing Protest Forums -- A. Agency-Level Protests -- B. GAO Protests -- 1. Initial Protest -- 2. Intervention -- 3. Requests for Dismissal -- 4. Five-Day Letter -- 5. Agency Report -- 6. Comments on the Agency Report -- 7. Supplemental Protests -- 8. Supplemental Agency Report and Supplemental Comments -- 9. Decision -- C. COFC Protests -- 1. Pre-Filing Notice -- 2. Complaint and Initial Filings -- 3. Intervention -- 4. Initial Status Conference and Scheduling Order -- 5. Temporary Restraining Order/Preliminary Injunctive Relief -- 6. Administrative Record -- 7. Motions for Judgment on the Administrative Record -- 8. Decision and Appeal Options -- Chapter 3: Who May Protest, and When and Whether to Do So -- A. Who May Protest -- 1. Interested Parties and Standing Generally -- 2. Sole-Source Award Protests -- 3. Competitive Range Decision Protests -- 4. Multiple Award IDIQ Contracts -- B. When to Protest -- 1. Pre-Award Protest Filing Deadlines -- 2. Post-Award Protest Filing Deadlines -- C. Whether to Protest -- 1. Gathering Information -- 2. Assessing Prospects -- 3. Choosing a Forum -- Chapter 4: Stays, Overrides, and Injunctions -- A. Stays -- 1. Stay of Contract Award -- 2. Stay of Contract Performance -- 3. Stay Overrides -- B. Injunctive Relief.
Chapter 5: Protective Orders -- A. GAO Protective Orders -- B. COFC Protective Orders -- Chapter 6: Grounds of Protest -- A. Pre-Award Grounds of Protest -- 1. Patent Ambiguities -- 2. Failure to Provide for Full and Open Competition -- 3. Restricting Competition Based on Lack of Advance Planning -- 4. Restricting Competition for Administrative Convenience -- 5. Failure to Provide Fair Opportunity to Win Task or Delivery Orders Placed under Multiple Award IDIQ Contracts -- 6. Orders That Exceed the Scope of the Underlying Umbrella Contract -- 7. Failure to Observe Set-Aside Requirements -- 8. Improper Bundling -- 9. Solicitation Terms That Conflict with Statutory or Regulatory Requirements -- 10. Unreasonable Evaluation Methodology -- 11. Unreasonable Evaluation Criteria -- 12. Lack of Mutual Consideration -- 13. Improper Disclosure of Proprietary Information -- 14. Improper Cancellation of Solicitation -- 15. Insourcing Decisions -- 16. Commercial Item Procurements -- B. Post-Award Protest Issues -- 1. Mis-Evaluations -- 2. Latent Ambiguities -- 3. Disparate Treatment -- 4. Unstated Evaluation Criteria/Waived Requirements -- 5. Unequal or Misleading Discussions -- 6. Out of Scope Contract Modifications -- 7. Organizational Conflicts of Interest -- 8. Procurement Integrity Act -- 9. Bad Faith and Bias -- 10. Key Personnel -- 11. Cost/Price Errors -- 12. Past Performance Evaluations -- 13. Responsibility Determinations -- 14. Impact of Corporate Transactions -- 15. FSS Contract Issues -- 16. Flawed Best Value Tradeoff/Decision -- 17. Corrective Action Protest Issues (Scope/Solicitation Cancellation) -- Chapter 7: What Lies Ahead -- A. Statutory and Regulatory Changes -- B. Section 809 Panel -- Glossary of Acronyms -- Index. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910788391403321 |
Shipley Andrew E. | ||
Chicago, Illinois : , : ABA Publishing, , [2021] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Bid protests : a guide to challenging federal procurements / / Andrew E. Shipley and Daniel Chudd |
Autore | Shipley Andrew E. |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chicago, Illinois : , : ABA Publishing, , [2021] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (154 pages) |
Disciplina | 346.73023 |
Soggetto topico |
Government purchasing - Law and legislation - United States
Letting of contracts - United States Public contracts - United States |
ISBN | 1-64105-868-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Acknowledgments -- About the Authors -- A Note to the Reader -- Table of Contents -- Chapter 1: The History of Protest Jurisdiction -- A. The Long-Standing Authority of GAO to Hear Bid Protests -- B. The Expansion and Contraction of Federal Court Protest Jurisdiction -- 1. Protest Jurisdiction at Court of Federal Claims -- 2. Prior Protest Jurisdiction in Federal District Court -- 3. ADRA and the Short-Lived Existence of Parallel Jurisdiction -- C. Limits on Task Order Jurisdiction -- D. Protesting Other Transaction Agreements -- Chapter 2: Comparing Protest Forums -- A. Agency-Level Protests -- B. GAO Protests -- 1. Initial Protest -- 2. Intervention -- 3. Requests for Dismissal -- 4. Five-Day Letter -- 5. Agency Report -- 6. Comments on the Agency Report -- 7. Supplemental Protests -- 8. Supplemental Agency Report and Supplemental Comments -- 9. Decision -- C. COFC Protests -- 1. Pre-Filing Notice -- 2. Complaint and Initial Filings -- 3. Intervention -- 4. Initial Status Conference and Scheduling Order -- 5. Temporary Restraining Order/Preliminary Injunctive Relief -- 6. Administrative Record -- 7. Motions for Judgment on the Administrative Record -- 8. Decision and Appeal Options -- Chapter 3: Who May Protest, and When and Whether to Do So -- A. Who May Protest -- 1. Interested Parties and Standing Generally -- 2. Sole-Source Award Protests -- 3. Competitive Range Decision Protests -- 4. Multiple Award IDIQ Contracts -- B. When to Protest -- 1. Pre-Award Protest Filing Deadlines -- 2. Post-Award Protest Filing Deadlines -- C. Whether to Protest -- 1. Gathering Information -- 2. Assessing Prospects -- 3. Choosing a Forum -- Chapter 4: Stays, Overrides, and Injunctions -- A. Stays -- 1. Stay of Contract Award -- 2. Stay of Contract Performance -- 3. Stay Overrides -- B. Injunctive Relief.
Chapter 5: Protective Orders -- A. GAO Protective Orders -- B. COFC Protective Orders -- Chapter 6: Grounds of Protest -- A. Pre-Award Grounds of Protest -- 1. Patent Ambiguities -- 2. Failure to Provide for Full and Open Competition -- 3. Restricting Competition Based on Lack of Advance Planning -- 4. Restricting Competition for Administrative Convenience -- 5. Failure to Provide Fair Opportunity to Win Task or Delivery Orders Placed under Multiple Award IDIQ Contracts -- 6. Orders That Exceed the Scope of the Underlying Umbrella Contract -- 7. Failure to Observe Set-Aside Requirements -- 8. Improper Bundling -- 9. Solicitation Terms That Conflict with Statutory or Regulatory Requirements -- 10. Unreasonable Evaluation Methodology -- 11. Unreasonable Evaluation Criteria -- 12. Lack of Mutual Consideration -- 13. Improper Disclosure of Proprietary Information -- 14. Improper Cancellation of Solicitation -- 15. Insourcing Decisions -- 16. Commercial Item Procurements -- B. Post-Award Protest Issues -- 1. Mis-Evaluations -- 2. Latent Ambiguities -- 3. Disparate Treatment -- 4. Unstated Evaluation Criteria/Waived Requirements -- 5. Unequal or Misleading Discussions -- 6. Out of Scope Contract Modifications -- 7. Organizational Conflicts of Interest -- 8. Procurement Integrity Act -- 9. Bad Faith and Bias -- 10. Key Personnel -- 11. Cost/Price Errors -- 12. Past Performance Evaluations -- 13. Responsibility Determinations -- 14. Impact of Corporate Transactions -- 15. FSS Contract Issues -- 16. Flawed Best Value Tradeoff/Decision -- 17. Corrective Action Protest Issues (Scope/Solicitation Cancellation) -- Chapter 7: What Lies Ahead -- A. Statutory and Regulatory Changes -- B. Section 809 Panel -- Glossary of Acronyms -- Index. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910818253303321 |
Shipley Andrew E. | ||
Chicago, Illinois : , : ABA Publishing, , [2021] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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I contratti delle amministrazioni federali negli Stati Uniti d'America : (government contracts) / Francesco Paolo Pugliese |
Autore | Pugliese, Francesco Paolo |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Padova : CEDAM, 1974 |
Descrizione fisica | x, 530 p. ; 25 cm. |
Disciplina | 346.73023 |
Collana | Pubblicazioni dell'Istituto di diritto pubblico della Facoltà di giurisprudenza, Università degli studi di Roma La Sapienza Serie 3 ; 24 |
Soggetto topico | Contratti amministrativi - Stati Uniti d'America |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | ita |
Record Nr. | UNISALENTO-991001801369707536 |
Pugliese, Francesco Paolo | ||
Padova : CEDAM, 1974 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. del Salento | ||
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Government contracts in a nutshell / / Steven Feldman |
Autore | Feldman Steven W. |
Edizione | [Sixth edition.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | St. Paul, Minnesota : , : West Academic Publishing, , 2016 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (509 pages) : illustrations |
Disciplina | 346.73023 |
Collana | In a Nutshell |
Soggetto topico |
Public contracts - United States
Government purchasing - Law and legislation - United States |
ISBN | 1-63460-461-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | 1. General: Federal Acquisitions Regulations System -- Definitions of words and terms -- Improper business practices and personal conflicts of interest -- Administrative matters -- Publicizing contract actions -- Competition requirements -- 2. Acquisition planning: Acquisition plans and outsourcing/privatization -- Required or authorized sources of supplies and services -- Contractor qualifications -- Market research -- Describing agency needs -- Acquisition of commercial items. 3.Contracting methods and contract types: Sealed bidding -- Contracting by negotiation -- Types of contracts -- Options -- 4. Socioeconomic programs: Socioeconomic requirements -- 5: General contracting requirements: Intellectual property -- Taxes -- Cost accounting standards -- Payment and financing -- Protests, disputes and appeals -- 6. Special categories of contracting: Research and development -- Construction and architect-engineer contracts -- 7. Contract management: Delays and suspensions of work -- Changes and equitable adjustments -- Subcontracting -- Inspection and warranty -- Value engineering -- Terminations for default and convenience. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910149444503321 |
Feldman Steven W. | ||
St. Paul, Minnesota : , : West Academic Publishing, , 2016 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Key case law rules for government contract formation / / Patrick Butler, Lieutenant Colonel |
Autore | Butler Patrick (Lawyer) |
Edizione | [1st edition] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Vienna, Virginia : , : Management Concepts, , 2014 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (304 p.) |
Disciplina | 346.73023 |
Soggetto topico | Government purchasing - Law and legislation - United States |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-5230-9696-9
1-56726-450-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Title Page; Copyright; About the Author; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Acronyms; INTRODUCTION; The Protest Forums and the Process; THE KEY CASE LAW RULES BROKEN DOWN BY PROTEST GROUND; Chapter 1. Protest Grounds Alleging That the Government Is Wrongfully Preventing Competition; 1. Lack of Advance Planning; 2. Improper or Unsupported Use of an Exception to Competition; A. Exception 1: Only One Responsible Source; B. Exception 2: Unusual and Compelling Urgency; C. Exception 3: Industrial Mobilization; D. Exception 4: International Agreement
E. Exception 5: Authorized or Required by StatuteF. Exception 6: National Security; G. Exception 7: Public Interest; 3. Contract Was Modified Beyond the Scope; 4. Reprocurement Contract Did Not Seek Competition; Chapter 2. Protest Grounds Based on the Government's Description of the Requirement; 1. Ambiguities in the Solicitation: Patent and Latent; 2. Improper Use of "Brand Name or Equal" Descriptions; 3. Defective or Inadequate Specifications; 4. Unduly Restrictive Specifications; 5. Changed Requirements and Solicitation Amendments Chapter 3. Protest Grounds Challenging the Government's Exercise of Discretion or the Government's Conduct of the Competition1. Agency's Commercial Item Determination; 2. Responsibility Determinations; 3. Negotiated Procurements: Tradeoff Process; 4. Competitive Range; 5. Evaluation in Strict Accordance with the Solicitation; 6. Evaluation Team; 7. Relative Importance of Factors and Subfactors in a Solicitation; 8. Past Performance; A. Past Performance Generally; B. Subground 1: Improper Evaluation of Relevance of Past Work C. Subground 2: Improper Evaluation of Key Personnel, Predecessor Companies, Subcontractors, or TeamsD. Subground 3: Neutral Ratings for Lack of Past Performance; E. Subground 4: Improper Evaluation of Adverse Information; F. Subground 5: Disparate Treatment; G. Subground 6: Government Did Not Seek Enough Information; H. Subground 7: Ignoring Information That Is "Too Close at Hand"; 9. Proposals Submitted Late; 10. Material Misrepresentation: Bait and Switch; 11. Unacceptable or Noncompliant Proposals; 12. Preference for Sealed Bidding over Negotiated Procurements Chapter 4. Protest Grounds Based on the Communications Between the Government and Offerors1. Clarifications; 2. Discussions; Chapter 5. Protest Grounds Based on Pricing Issues; 1. Buying-in or Below-Cost Prices; 2. Price or Cost Evaluation; 3. Price Reasonableness and Price Realism; Chapter 6. Protest Grounds Based on Small Business Issues; 1. Bundling and Consolidation; 2. Limitations on Subcontracting; 3. HUBZone Contracting Procedures; 4. Certificate of Competency; 5. SBA's 8(a) Program; 6. Small Business Set-Aside Decision; 7. Small Business Status Determination Chapter 7. Protest Grounds Alleging Unfair Government Conduct |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910460488503321 |
Butler Patrick (Lawyer) | ||
Vienna, Virginia : , : Management Concepts, , 2014 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Key case law rules for government contract formation / / Patrick Butler, Lieutenant Colonel |
Autore | Butler Patrick (Lawyer) |
Edizione | [1st edition] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Vienna, Virginia : , : Management Concepts, , 2014 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (304 p.) |
Disciplina | 346.73023 |
Soggetto topico | Government purchasing - Law and legislation - United States |
ISBN |
1-5230-9696-9
1-56726-450-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Title Page; Copyright; About the Author; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Acronyms; INTRODUCTION; The Protest Forums and the Process; THE KEY CASE LAW RULES BROKEN DOWN BY PROTEST GROUND; Chapter 1. Protest Grounds Alleging That the Government Is Wrongfully Preventing Competition; 1. Lack of Advance Planning; 2. Improper or Unsupported Use of an Exception to Competition; A. Exception 1: Only One Responsible Source; B. Exception 2: Unusual and Compelling Urgency; C. Exception 3: Industrial Mobilization; D. Exception 4: International Agreement
E. Exception 5: Authorized or Required by StatuteF. Exception 6: National Security; G. Exception 7: Public Interest; 3. Contract Was Modified Beyond the Scope; 4. Reprocurement Contract Did Not Seek Competition; Chapter 2. Protest Grounds Based on the Government's Description of the Requirement; 1. Ambiguities in the Solicitation: Patent and Latent; 2. Improper Use of "Brand Name or Equal" Descriptions; 3. Defective or Inadequate Specifications; 4. Unduly Restrictive Specifications; 5. Changed Requirements and Solicitation Amendments Chapter 3. Protest Grounds Challenging the Government's Exercise of Discretion or the Government's Conduct of the Competition1. Agency's Commercial Item Determination; 2. Responsibility Determinations; 3. Negotiated Procurements: Tradeoff Process; 4. Competitive Range; 5. Evaluation in Strict Accordance with the Solicitation; 6. Evaluation Team; 7. Relative Importance of Factors and Subfactors in a Solicitation; 8. Past Performance; A. Past Performance Generally; B. Subground 1: Improper Evaluation of Relevance of Past Work C. Subground 2: Improper Evaluation of Key Personnel, Predecessor Companies, Subcontractors, or TeamsD. Subground 3: Neutral Ratings for Lack of Past Performance; E. Subground 4: Improper Evaluation of Adverse Information; F. Subground 5: Disparate Treatment; G. Subground 6: Government Did Not Seek Enough Information; H. Subground 7: Ignoring Information That Is "Too Close at Hand"; 9. Proposals Submitted Late; 10. Material Misrepresentation: Bait and Switch; 11. Unacceptable or Noncompliant Proposals; 12. Preference for Sealed Bidding over Negotiated Procurements Chapter 4. Protest Grounds Based on the Communications Between the Government and Offerors1. Clarifications; 2. Discussions; Chapter 5. Protest Grounds Based on Pricing Issues; 1. Buying-in or Below-Cost Prices; 2. Price or Cost Evaluation; 3. Price Reasonableness and Price Realism; Chapter 6. Protest Grounds Based on Small Business Issues; 1. Bundling and Consolidation; 2. Limitations on Subcontracting; 3. HUBZone Contracting Procedures; 4. Certificate of Competency; 5. SBA's 8(a) Program; 6. Small Business Set-Aside Decision; 7. Small Business Status Determination Chapter 7. Protest Grounds Alleging Unfair Government Conduct |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910787437403321 |
Butler Patrick (Lawyer) | ||
Vienna, Virginia : , : Management Concepts, , 2014 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Key case law rules for government contract formation / / Patrick Butler, Lieutenant Colonel |
Autore | Butler Patrick (Lawyer) |
Edizione | [1st edition] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Vienna, Virginia : , : Management Concepts, , 2014 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (304 p.) |
Disciplina | 346.73023 |
Soggetto topico | Government purchasing - Law and legislation - United States |
ISBN |
1-5230-9696-9
1-56726-450-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Title Page; Copyright; About the Author; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Acronyms; INTRODUCTION; The Protest Forums and the Process; THE KEY CASE LAW RULES BROKEN DOWN BY PROTEST GROUND; Chapter 1. Protest Grounds Alleging That the Government Is Wrongfully Preventing Competition; 1. Lack of Advance Planning; 2. Improper or Unsupported Use of an Exception to Competition; A. Exception 1: Only One Responsible Source; B. Exception 2: Unusual and Compelling Urgency; C. Exception 3: Industrial Mobilization; D. Exception 4: International Agreement
E. Exception 5: Authorized or Required by StatuteF. Exception 6: National Security; G. Exception 7: Public Interest; 3. Contract Was Modified Beyond the Scope; 4. Reprocurement Contract Did Not Seek Competition; Chapter 2. Protest Grounds Based on the Government's Description of the Requirement; 1. Ambiguities in the Solicitation: Patent and Latent; 2. Improper Use of "Brand Name or Equal" Descriptions; 3. Defective or Inadequate Specifications; 4. Unduly Restrictive Specifications; 5. Changed Requirements and Solicitation Amendments Chapter 3. Protest Grounds Challenging the Government's Exercise of Discretion or the Government's Conduct of the Competition1. Agency's Commercial Item Determination; 2. Responsibility Determinations; 3. Negotiated Procurements: Tradeoff Process; 4. Competitive Range; 5. Evaluation in Strict Accordance with the Solicitation; 6. Evaluation Team; 7. Relative Importance of Factors and Subfactors in a Solicitation; 8. Past Performance; A. Past Performance Generally; B. Subground 1: Improper Evaluation of Relevance of Past Work C. Subground 2: Improper Evaluation of Key Personnel, Predecessor Companies, Subcontractors, or TeamsD. Subground 3: Neutral Ratings for Lack of Past Performance; E. Subground 4: Improper Evaluation of Adverse Information; F. Subground 5: Disparate Treatment; G. Subground 6: Government Did Not Seek Enough Information; H. Subground 7: Ignoring Information That Is "Too Close at Hand"; 9. Proposals Submitted Late; 10. Material Misrepresentation: Bait and Switch; 11. Unacceptable or Noncompliant Proposals; 12. Preference for Sealed Bidding over Negotiated Procurements Chapter 4. Protest Grounds Based on the Communications Between the Government and Offerors1. Clarifications; 2. Discussions; Chapter 5. Protest Grounds Based on Pricing Issues; 1. Buying-in or Below-Cost Prices; 2. Price or Cost Evaluation; 3. Price Reasonableness and Price Realism; Chapter 6. Protest Grounds Based on Small Business Issues; 1. Bundling and Consolidation; 2. Limitations on Subcontracting; 3. HUBZone Contracting Procedures; 4. Certificate of Competency; 5. SBA's 8(a) Program; 6. Small Business Set-Aside Decision; 7. Small Business Status Determination Chapter 7. Protest Grounds Alleging Unfair Government Conduct |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910819506003321 |
Butler Patrick (Lawyer) | ||
Vienna, Virginia : , : Management Concepts, , 2014 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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