Government Contract Bid Protests Before Agencies

Recommendation 2020-4, Government Contract Bid Protests Before Agencies – suggests improvements to the procedures governing agency-level procurement contract disputes—commonly called bid protests—under the Federal Acquisition Regulation and agency-specific regulations to make those procedures more simple, transparent, and predictable. It urges agencies to clarify what types of decisions can be the subjects of agency-level bid protests, what processes and deadlines will govern such protests, and who in the agency will decide such protests; make it easier for protesters to get information about the decisions they protest; and publish more data on agency-level protests.

Recommended Citation: Admin. Conf. of the U.S., Recommendation 2020-4, Government Contract Bid Protests Before Agencies, 86 Fed. Reg. 6620 (Jan. 22, 2021).

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Government Contract Bid Protests Before Agencies

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2020-4
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Federal law establishes policies and procedures governing how federal executive agencies procure supplies and services.[1] The primary source of these policies and procedures is the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR),[2] which applies to all executive-agency acquisitions of supplies and servi

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Name Committee Type Date File
07-27-2020 Agenda Administration and Management Agenda Download
7-10-2020 Agenda Administration and Management Agenda Download
Agency Bid Protests RFP RFP Download
Government Contract Bid Protests Before Agencies Administration and Management Recommendation Download
Proposed Recommendation for Plenary - Government Contract Bid Protests - Redline Administration and Management Recommendation Download
Proposed Recommendation for Plenary CLEAN 12 17 2020 (Government Contract Bid Protests Before Agencies) Administration and Management Recommendation Download
Proposed Recommendation from Committee - Government Contract Bid Protests Before Agencies Administration and Management Recommendation Download
Updated Draft Recommendations 8.13.20 Administration and Management Recommendation Download
Updated Draft Recommendations 7.26.20 Administration and Management Recommendation Download
Draft Recommendation - Government Contract Bid Protests Before Agencies Administration and Management Recommendation Download
Agency-Level Bid Protests Final Report Administration and Management Report Download
Comment from Government Member Robert J. Girouard Administration and Management Member Comment Download
Comment from Special Counsel Jeffrey S. Lubbers Administration and Management Member Comment Download
Comment from Senior Fellow Alan B. Morrison Administration and Management Member Comment Download