John OBrien

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John OBrien

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Bid Protests Challenging “Other Transaction Agreement” Procurements

On May 31, 2018, GAO, for the first time, sustained a bid protest in connection with an "Other Transaction Agreement" ("OTA"). See Oracle America, Inc. B-416061, May 31, 2018, 2018 CPD ¶ ___.      
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Should I File a Bid Protest at GAO?

You were just notified by the government that your proposal, for an important government contract or task order that you were hoping to be awarded, was unsuccessful. The question that immediately jumps to your mind is...
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Grant and Cooperative Agreement Protests: A Changed Landscape

John O'Brien and Andrew Wible discuss the ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Hymas v. United States, 810 F.3d 1312 (Fed. Cir. 2016), which all but eliminated the Tucker Act...
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E-Verify Rules Delayed Again

Synopsis: On July 8, 2009, the Department of Homeland Security announced that new rules amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) with respect to the use of the government's E-Verify system will go into effect as currently...