VA CVE SDVOSB Verification Contractor Eliminated For OCI
An incumbent contractor performing VA CVE SDVOSB verification functions was ineligible to be be re-awarded an order for those services because of an unmitigated organizational conflict of interest. In...
View ArticleGAO: No OCI Where Information Wasn’t Competitively Useful
Access to corporate information on another contract will not result in an information organizational conflict of interest when the information accessed is not competitively useful to the present...
View ArticleGAO: Agency Cannot Ignore Apparent Conflict
When a procuring agency knows of an apparent organizational conflict of interest, but makes no effort to resolve the issue, the resulting award is improper. In a recent GAO bid protest decision, GAO...
View ArticleGAO Finds Offeror’s Protest of OCI Exclusion Untimely
To be timely, a GAO bid protest challenging the terms of the solicitation must be filed no later than the proposal submission deadline. A recent GAO decision affirmed that, at least in some cases, this...
View ArticleJoint Ventures & OCIs: A Cautionary Tale
For small government contractors, joint ventures can be an important vehicle for successfully pursuing larger and more complex opportunities. As the SBA’s All Small Mentor-Protege Program enters its...
View ArticleGAO Rejects Innuendo-Based OCI Disqualification
Thinking about hiring an employee of the incumbent contractor for your next bid? If so, make sure to protect yourself from disqualification based on an organizational conflict of interest. In a recent...
View ArticleRing Ring! GAO Sustains Protest of Awardee’s Conflict of Interest
Agencies have broad discretion when it comes to evaluating potential organizational conflicts of interest–but that discretion isn’t unlimited. In a recent decision involving a fight between two...
View ArticlePlaying Games? GAO Requires NASA to Scratch $650 Million Contract Due to...
While most of our get-togethers these days involve mask wearing, social distancing, and even virtual happy hours, spending time with friends is a great way to keep spirits light. Unfortunately for one...
View ArticleNew OCI Law Focuses on Private Sector Contracts, More Examples, More Procedures
Late 2022, the president signed a law that would increase what contractors have to reveal about potential organizational conflicts of interest. The law is called the Preventing Organizational Conflicts...
View ArticleGAO Upholds Low Agency Bar to Waive OCI
The FAR requires offerors, in most situations, to disclose any actual or potential organizational conflicts of interest (OCI) that exist when submitting an offer or proposal in response to a...
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