Avoiding Common Bid Protest Mistakes Mistake 5: Misunderstanding the Debriefing Process, What Information You Do and Do Not Get, and What Impact a Debriefing May Have on Deadlines Solution: Deconstruct Debriefings and Learn Best Practices Debriefings are one of the most powerful tools in Continue Reading
Avoiding Common Bid Protest Mistakes Pt. 4: Don’t Let the Exception Swallow the Rule on GAO Post-Award Protest Deadlines
Avoiding Common Bid Protest Mistakes Mistake 4: Thinking that the Exception is the Rule When it Comes to GAO Bid Protest Filing Deadlines. Solution: Learn the Rule, The Exception, and When the Exception Does and Does Not Apply Every contractor knows that debriefings are a great way to Continue Reading
Avoiding Common Bid Protest Mistakes Pt. 3: Clarifications on the Competitive Range
Avoiding Common Bid Protest Mistakes Mistake 3: Failing to Act When Excluded from the Competitive Range. Solution: Understanding the Competitive Range, and When You Must Act to Preserve Protest Rights. In our last post we talked about contractor’s obligation to act early to protest errors Continue Reading
Avoiding Common Bid Protest Mistakes Pt. 2: Learn to Spot the Pre-Award Protests Based on Solicitation Errors
Avoiding Common Bid Protest Mistakes Mistake 2: Being Unable to Properly Identify Pre-Award Protests, and Their Deadlines. Solution: Learn to Identify Pre-Award Protests, Which Must Be Filed Before the Solicitation Response Deadline, the Issues that Trigger Them, and When to File. Every Continue Reading
Avoiding Common Bid Protest Mistakes Pt. 1: Distinguishing Between Bid Protests and Size/Status Protests
Avoiding Common Bid Protest Mistakes Mistake 1: Confusing Bid Protests and Size/Status Protests. Solution: Learn the Important Differences between Bid Protests and Size/Status Protests. This is a very common area of misunderstanding. I frequently hear from my small business clients that Continue Reading
Governor Murphy Appoints Diane Gutierrez-Scaccetti as Chief of Staff
In a recent development that has significant implications for New Jersey state politics, Governor Phil Murphy has announced the appointment of Diane Gutierrez-Scaccetti as his next Chief of Staff. Gutierrez-Scaccetti, who has served as New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) Commissioner Continue Reading
Biden Admin’s Mental Health Proposal May Not Be Enough
Kay Klele and Jessica Osterlof co-authored an article discussing the changes proposed by the Biden administration to the federal Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act particularly with regard to the coverage gap and availability of services. Continue Reading
U.S. Health Regulators Advocate Easing Restrictions on Cannabis
On August 29, 2023, the US Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Assistant Secretary for Health, Rachel Levine, sent a letter to US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Administrator and former Attorney General to the State of New Jersey, Anne Milgram, requesting that the agency remove Continue Reading