GAO Bid Protests: Trends and Analysis

Abstract

Bid protests on federal government contracts filed with the Government Accountability Office (GAO) have received congressional scrutiny due to protests of high-profile awards and reports that the number of protests is increasing. Concerns over delays in contract award or performance triggered by a GAO protest, coupled with the increasing number of GAO protests, have prompted concerns about the potential impact of protests upon government agency operations, especially in the Department of Defense (DOD). Both the House- and Senate- passed versions of the FY2016National Defense Authorization Act call for a report on the bid protest process.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 21, 2015
Accession Number
AD1171855

Entities

People

  • David H. Carpenter

Organizations

  • Library of Congress

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Business Administration
  • Congress
  • Contracts
  • Data Analysis
  • Defense Industry
  • Department Of Defense
  • Government Procurement
  • Governments
  • Law
  • Military Acquisition
  • National Governments
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • Procurement
  • Public Policy
  • Tanker Aircraft
  • United States Government

Fields of Study

  • Political science

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