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Podcasts keeping you up to date on government contracts by Crowell & Moring LLP.
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Monday Mar 02, 2020
Monday Mar 02, 2020
Crowell & Moring's "Government Contracts Classroom" is a podcast that covers a wide range of topics relevant to government contractors and provides training and information designed to help you navigate the complexities of government contracting. In this inaugural episode, counsel Megan Wolf talks with partners Daniel Zelenko and Gail Zirkelbach about the DOJ’s new Procurement Collusion Strike Force, answering the most common questions they have received since the Strike Force was announced.
Friday Feb 28, 2020
Friday Feb 28, 2020
Crowell & Moring’s “All Things Protest” podcast keeps you up to date on major trends in bid protest litigation, key developments in high-profile cases, and best practices in state and federal procurement. In this episode, hosts Rob Sneckenberg, Olivia Lynch, and Christian Curran highlight two developments that should provide contractors additional insight into agency procurement decisions: (1) the FY20 NDAA’s requirement for a “brief explanation” of task order awards below $5.5 million but above the Simplified Acquisition Threshold; and (2) GSA’s rollout of enhanced post-award feedback procedures known as IN-depth Feedback through Open Reporting Methods 2.0 (INFORM 2.0).
Materials Discussed in This Episode
- National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020, Sec. 874: Postaward Explanations for Unsuccessful Offerors for Certain Contracts
- General Services Administration, Acquisition Letter, IN-depth Feedback through Open Reporting Methods (INFORM 2.0), AL MV-20-02 (Feb. 5, 2020)
- General Services Administration, IN-depth Feedback through Open Reporting Methods Guide 2.0
- C&M’s Interactive Bid Protest Timeline
- See also All Things Protest: Debriefings (September 2018)
Monday Feb 10, 2020
Monday Feb 10, 2020
In this episode, hosts Mana Lombardo and Jason Crawford discuss the top FCA decisions and developments of 2019. "Let's Talk FCA" is Crowell & Moring’s podcast covering the latest developments with the False Claims Act.
Materials Discussed in this Episode:
- “Feature Comment: The Top FCA Developments of 2019,” The Government Contractor, January 29, 2020
Friday Jan 31, 2020
Friday Jan 31, 2020
Crowell & Moring’s “All Things Protest” podcast keeps you up to date on major trends in bid protest litigation, key developments in high-profile cases, and best practices in state and federal procurement. In this episode, hosts Christian Curran, Olivia Lynch, and Rob Sneckenberg, discuss important issues contractors should consider when faced with corrective action in a bid protest and takeaways to avoid common pitfalls.
Materials Discussed in This Episode
- Millennium Engineering and Integration Company, B-417359.4; B-417359.5, Dec. 3, 2019, 2020 CPD ¶ --
Thursday Jan 16, 2020
Thursday Jan 16, 2020
In this episode, hosts Mana Lombardo and Jason Crawford speak with mediator Steve Altman, a Principal at Altman Dispute Resolution Services, about the unique considerations for resolving FCA cases, including navigating settlement with the Department of Justice and relator’s counsel.
Monday Dec 30, 2019
Monday Dec 30, 2019
Crowell & Moring’s “All Things Protest” podcast keeps you up to date on major trends in bid protest litigation, key developments in high-profile cases, and best practices in state and federal procurement. In this episode, hosts Christian Curran, Olivia Lynch, and Rob Sneckenberg, along with special guests Anuj Vohra and Zach Schroeder, discuss some of the most interesting protest decisions from 2019 and their implications for contractors.
Materials Discussed in This Episode
- PAE-Parsons Global Logistics Services, Inc. v. United States, (No. 19-1205) (Sep. 30, 2019)
- Leupold Stevens, Inc., B-417796, Oct. 30, 2019, 2019 CPD ¶ --
- Safal Partners, Inc., B-416937, B-416937.2, Jan. 15, 2019, 2019 CPD ¶ 20
- Vane Line Bunkering, Inc., B-417859, B-417859.2, Nov. 22, 2019, 2019 CPD ¶ --
Tuesday Nov 26, 2019
Tuesday Nov 26, 2019
Crowell & Moring’s “All Things Protest” podcast keeps you up to date on major trends in bid protest litigation, key developments in high-profile cases, and best practices in state and federal procurement. In this episode, hosts Christian Curran, Olivia Lynch, and Rob Sneckenberg analyze GAO’s Fiscal Year 2019 Annual Report to Congress, key takeaways for contractors, and trending issues to keep an eye on.
Materials Discussed in This Episode
- GAO Bid Protest Statistics for FY2019, Government Contracts Bullet Points (November 8, 2019).
Monday Oct 28, 2019
Monday Oct 28, 2019
Crowell & Moring’s “All Things Protest” podcast keeps you up to date on major trends in bid protest litigation, key developments in high-profile cases, and best practices in state and federal procurement. In this episode, hosts Christian Curran, Olivia Lynch, and Rob Sneckenberg discuss multiple interesting takeaways from GAO’s recent decision in Harmonia Holdings Group, LLC, which addressed limits on expert consultant admission to GAO’s protective order and highlighted multiple errors in the agency’s cost realism and past performance evaluations (among other areas).
Materials Discussed in This Episode
- Harmonia Holdings Group, LLC, B-417475.3, 417475.4, Sept. 23, 2019, 2019 CPD ¶ --
Tuesday Oct 15, 2019
Tuesday Oct 15, 2019
In this episode, hosts Mana Lombardo and Jason Crawford discuss potential FCA risks associated with noncompliance with cybersecurity requirements with Crowell & Moring attorneys David Robbins and Kate Growley. "Let's Talk FCA" is Crowell & Moring’s podcast covering the latest developments with the False Claims Act.
Friday Sep 27, 2019
Friday Sep 27, 2019
Crowell & Moring’s “All Things Protest” podcast keeps you up to date on major trends in bid protest litigation, key developments in high-profile cases, and best practices in state and federal procurement. In this episode, hosts Christian Curran and Olivia Lynch discuss with guest, Jonathan Baker, the Court of Federal Claims’ recent dismissal of a bid protest challenging the award of launch service agreements issued under the Department of Defense’s prototype other transaction authority for lack of subject matter jurisdiction.
Materials Discussed in This Episode
- Space Exploration Technologies Corp. v. United States, (No.19-742C) (2019).
- See also "COFC Finds it Lacks Jurisdiction to Hear Bid Protest Challenging Evaluation and Award of Prototype OTA," Crowell Government Contracts Bullet Points (September 9, 2019)