When a contractor submits its proposal information to an agency, the contractor should be careful to preserve evidence—a fax receipt, “sent” email, or, better yet, a FedEx or certified mail confirmation, showing that the agency received it. Otherwise, as the GAO held in Industrial Construction & Trading Co., B-403849 (Dec. 13, 2010), the contractor is out of luck if the agency says it did not receive the document.
Category Archives: GAO Bid Protests
GAO bid protest decisions, commentary on GAO bid protest regulations, and related topics.
Contractors May File GAO Bid Protests on BPA Task Orders Under $10 Million
The GAO’s authority to hear bid protests of task orders is generally limited to instances in which the task order at issue is valued over $10 million. However, the GAO recently held that the limit doesn’t apply to task orders issued under Blanket Purchase Agreements (“BPAs”). Contractors competing for task order awards under BPAs should be aware that they may file bid protests with the GAO, even where a task order is valued at far less than $10 million.