Bid Protests Update Audio Seminar

Overview

The General Accounting Office (GAO) recently announced that the number of bid protests filed in 2008 represented a ten year high in terms of protest frequency. And although the rate of successful or sustained protests dipped slightly in 2008, more than 20% of all protest filed in 2008 were sustained, resulting in a range of remedies from new procurements to re-opened award decisions. Overall, more than 40% of all protests filed in 2008 resulted in some form of corrective action being taken by the buying agency. This trend has significant implications for both procuring agencies and vendors alike.

What are the dynamics driving the rise in protests and the high effectiveness rates of protests? And what are the hot new issues that contracting agencies and vendors need to be aware to be effective in the coming year? Sign up for this audio seminar to learn the essential issues driving and affecting protests in today’s environment.

Topics

Protest trends and developments
Potential protest outcomes
Legislative changes enhancing the ability of vendors to bring protests
The hot new issues in the protests arena

PresenterS

Jim Phillips and Brian Caney are experienced federal contracts attorneys and policy experts that advise private sector and public sector clients alike on bid protest issues. Over the past twenty five years Mr. Phillips has successfully represented private sector clients in numerous bid protest proceedings before both GAO and the Court of Federal Claims (CoFC). He also assists federal agencies to plan and execute procurements so as to minimize the potential for successful protests. Mr. Caney regularly represents contractors in prosecuting and defending protests before GAO and the CoFC.

Dates

Dates	Location	Register
July 12, 2010	12:00-1:30 p.m. EST	Register NOW
December 6, 2010	12:00-1:30 p.m. EST	Register NOW

The $185 registration fee is a charge per login station, so a group can participate for just one fee! View our registration policies. This audio seminar will include a web presentation. Login instructions and materials will be sent via e-mail to registrants in advance. If you do not receive anything from us by the Friday prior to the call, please contact us at (703) 288-2800 or training@centreconsult.com.