Government contractors routinely encounter changes after contract award. A contracting officer may issue a formal change order, revise specifications, alter the method of performance, change delivery requirements, or direct work that the contractor believes goes beyond the scope of the original contract. In some situations, the government may take action or provide direction without issuing a formal written modification at all.
The Federal Circuit, in Island Creek Associates, LLC v. United States, No. 2025-1140 (Fed. Cir. Sept. 16, 2026), recently affirmed the dismissal of a bid protest brought by Island Creek Associates, LLC, a prime contractor on the Navy’s SeaPort-NxG multiple-award IDIQ contract (MAC). Tucked into the decision as an alternate basis for affirming
For a disappointed offeror, the first several days after receiving an award notice can be critical. Protest deadlines can be short, a debriefing can provide important information about the agency’s evaluation, and decisions made — or not made — during this period can affect the company’s ability to challenge the award.
The precise deadlines and
When an agency takes corrective action in response to a bid protest, it usually gets fairly broad deference on how to fix the problem. The Government Accountability Office’s (GAO) recent decision in FusionEdge Solutions, LLC, B-423829.2, et al. (Aug. 27, 2026) is a reminder that deference has limits — and that an agency cannot
If an agency used AI to evaluate your proposal, can you see that report? A recent Court of Federal Claims decision says yes, even if the agency claims it didn’t rely on it.
During an evaluation, the government used an AI platform to review offerors’ proposals and then argued that those AI findings did not
Bradley has been publishing an ongoing survey of state-level bid protest processes and procedures (see e.g., our posts on “Bid Protests in Hawaii,” “Bid Protests in Missouri,” “Bid Protests in New Mexico,” “Bid Protests in North Carolina,” “Bid Protests in Florida,” and “Bid Protests
The defense industrial base is expanding, and the Department of War is actively recruiting new entrants, from venture-backed startups building autonomous systems to established IT services firms pivoting to classified work. But before any company can touch classified information, it must obtain a Facility Clearance (FCL) from the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA). The
October 1 marks the beginning of the federal government’s new fiscal year and, for government contractors, the start of a new cycle of contracting, funding, and compliance activity. After the heightened procurement activity that often accompanies the September 30 fiscal year-end, contractors should use the beginning of the new fiscal year to assess their existing
Employee departures are a routine part of doing business. For government contractors, however, the departure of a key employee can raise issues that go well beyond ordinary employment law concerns.
A departing employee may possess proprietary technical information, pricing data, proposal materials, customer information, source code, business strategies, or information concerning a government program. If
In Battelle Memorial Institute, B-424575, et al. (Sept. 10, 2026), the Government Accountability Office (GAO) sustained a protest challenging an agency’s decision to credit an awardee with the prior experience and past performance of its corporate affiliate. The decision is a useful reminder for both offerors and agencies about what it