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HOW: The Mechanics of Bid Protests – A Hands-On Workshop to help you Decide How, When, and Where to Prosecute (or Defend Against) Protests Successfully
July 25, 2019 @ 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
$295If your company does business with the federal government, the chances are pretty high that you’ve heard the phrase “bid protest” before. But what exactly is a bid protest, and what must every contractor understand about the process? In this course, veteran government contracts attorneys Franklin Turner and Alexander Major – Co-Leaders of McCarter & English’s Government Contracts & Export Controls Practice Group – will give companies critical insight in order to maximize their chances of success in prosecuting and defending against bid protests.
Agenda
- Introduction to the Protest Process
- Why Protest?
- Types of Protests
- Pre-award
- Post-award
- Preparing to Protest
- Legal Considerations
- Business Considerations
- Choosing the Forum
- Agency
- General Accountability Office (“GAO”)
- Court of Federal Claims (“COFC”)
BREAK FOR LUNCH
- Protesting at the Agency
- Overview
- Protesting at the GAO
- Timeliness Requirements
- Debriefings
- Automatic Stay
- Filings
- Protective Orders
- Document Production
- Supplemental Protests
- Hearings
- Remedies
- Key Statistics
- Protest at the COFC
- Differences From the GAO Protest Process
- Pre-award Protests
- Successful Arguments
- Unsuccessful Arguments
- Viable Post-award Protests
- Successful Arguments
- Unsuccessful Arguments
- Defending Against Protests
- Effectively Assisting the Agency
- What To Do
- What Not To Do
- Effectively Assisting the Agency
- Conclusion
