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James Boland


Scott Hammer


                              Periodcally, discussions
                              oc r tilt ncerling federal
        M. ~$      $procurement, the integrity
                              of hte cI :'tpetit~ive process,
                              and the role of bid protests
                              In protecting competition.
                   .          Current public dialogue in

                              some quarters suggest's that
                              another such discussion is
                              underwax. Much of this ie-
                              petitive dialogue reflects
       Marcia Madsen           noth a lack ,f understand-
                              ing of the statutory and
regula tory underpinnings f t co, peti:in In the 1. J.
federal procirement process as well as unexplainably
persist ent misperceptions concerning t he unicue roleof
bid protests-particularly Government Accountability
Office (A\C) biM protests -----ir protecting competition


Scut Ponmmer and Jmnes Boiand are par'1ers .n the F)sons Curner
office of Veriahe LP. Sharon Larki isca partmr in Sreptoe and
Johnsont iPs Washington offce. Luke Levassewr is colnsf aond
Marcia Madsen is a partmer at Mayer Browa'ds Wshingyoam office.


Sharon Larkin


Luke Levasseur


and maintaining transparency. The purpose of this ar-
icle is ti) explain the foundational concepts underiy-
ing the competitive procurement process and to address
what appear to be deeply roo 'ted but unsupported misun-
derstandings regarding bid protests.


FACT, Bid Protest Process Protets Taxpayer Dollars
atnd Ensures IteRgrity of Competitive Process
Bid protests play an essential role in protecting the com-
pe :i. ive process and the expenditure of taxpayer fIundYls.
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Published in The Procurement Lawyer, Volume 52, Number 1, Fall 2016. © 2016 by the American Bar Association. Reproduced with permission. All rights reserved. This information or any portion thereof
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