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 services with appropriated funds

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