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Framework of Pre and Post-Award Notifications and Debriefings in Negotiated Procurements
Sareesh Rawat, Esq.
Notifications and debriefings provided to offerors regarding the success or failure of their proposals play a key procedural role in negotiated procurements. For successful offerors, the contracting officer (CO) provides an executed contract or other such notice of award. Meanwhile, unsuccessful...
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Determining the Appropriate Respondent Agency in Appealing Blanket Purchase Agreement Claims
Sareesh Rawat, Esq.
The government establishes a Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) with qualified sources when it anticipates having repetitive needs for supplies or services. Federal Courts and Contract Appeals Boards have repeatedly held that a BPA is not a contract because it lacks mutuality of consideration...
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Protesting Improper Cancellations of Solicitations
Sareesh Rawat, Esq.
Federal agencies have broad discretion in determining whether to cancel a solicitation and may typically do so, provided they can establish a reasonable basis for their cancellation decision. Thus, the government may properly cancel a solicitation for various reasons anytime during the...
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Presumption of Constructive Notice Applicable to Published Procurement Actions
Sareesh Rawat, Esq.
Under the Small Business Act and the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act, federal agencies must publish notices of proposed contract actions and modifications exceeding $25,000 on the System of Award Management (SAM) unless an exception listed in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 5.202...
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