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Q: I want to challenge a rival company's award of a federal contract.

-- I really feel that my company should have gotten it. How do I do that and what is the deadline?

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answered on Oct 14, 2016

You would need to move immediately through an emergency application via Order to Show Cause for an Injunction challenging the award of the bid as violating the law. What evidence do you have that the competitor should not have gotten it?

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Q: I have a construction contract with the feds and they just issued a change order without consulting me.

Can they do that?

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answered on Oct 10, 2016

A change order is by definition outside of the contract, some contracts specifically state what the procedure is for a change order. If your contract doesn't contain such a procedure then you should look at the change order as an offer, which you can reject, accept, or propose a counter-offer to.

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Q: We feel a competitor was awarded a government contract unfairly. How do we protest this?
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answered on Sep 8, 2016

You need to immediately file an Order to Show Cause and seek a Temporary Restraining Order in a court having plenary jurisdiction where the government in question is located.

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Q: Most of the people that work at my company are contract employees.

Does that affect my ability to bid on a government contract?

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answered on Sep 6, 2016

Depends on the terms of the RFP or Bidder Requirements contained in the notice, if it doesn't say there is a requirement then generally no it doesn't affect your ability to bid.

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Q: What does my company need to do to be able to bid on a government contract?
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answered on Aug 25, 2016

Every jurisdiction varies, but typically you have to strictly comply with the rfp / request for bids.

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