Part 3 of our 3-Part Miniseries on Bid Protests
We’ve covered bid protest basics, and bid protest procedures, so now it’s time to dive into the substantive issues at the heart of bid protest litigation. In this webinar, experienced protest attorney Maria Panichelli provides a deeper look into some of the issues that are protested at both the pre-award and post-award stage. She tackles topics such as ambiguous or contradictory proposal terms, unduly restrictive solicitation requirements, impermissible de facto responsibility determinations, and other legal inconsistencies, and explain how these may form the basis of a successful pre-award protest. In the post-award context, Maria walks attendees through common protest bases such as unstated evaluation criteria, misapplication of evaluation criteria or assignment of improper ratings, and disparate treatment, with a focus on what types of arguments are more likely to succeed. Maria explains how hidden protest pitfalls relating to jurisdiction, standing, and predjudice might leave you dead in the water, and how to assess what a “win” really looks like. Attendees will leave the webinar understanding how to distinguish between pre-award and post-award protests, how to identify and analyze potential protest bases, and – most importantly – how to differentiate between winning and losing protest arguments.
Wednesday, September 17, 2025, 12:00 p.m. -1:00 p.m. EST