{"id":21139,"date":"2015-05-04T19:48:20","date_gmt":"2015-05-04T19:48:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/uncategorized\/2015\/05\/04\/defense-bill-asks-if-contractors-are-gaming-bid-protests\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T04:53:43","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T04:53:43","slug":"defense-bill-asks-if-contractors-are-gaming-bid-protests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/acquisition\/2015\/05\/04\/defense-bill-asks-if-contractors-are-gaming-bid-protests\/","title":{"rendered":"Defense bill asks if contractors are gaming bid protests"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lawmakers want to know if Defense Department contractors are gaming the bid protest process, according to language included in the National Defense Authorization Act.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333; background: white;\">The NDAA, which passed out of House Armed Services Committee on a<\/span><span class=\"apple-converted-space\"> 60 to 2 vote April 30, instructs DoD to commission a study regarding how Defense Department contractors use &#8211; and possibly manipulate &#8211; the bid protest process.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The NDAA asks DoD to analyze:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><span style=\"color: #333333; background: white;\">If contractors who currently have a DoD contract enter a bid protest to delay the implementation of new contracts that would draw business away from the old one. The Government Accountability Office has up to 100 days to review a bid protest and render a decision.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><span style=\"color: #333333; background: white;\">The extent to which companies file bid protests even when they do not believe the Defense Department made an error in order to delay or otherwise disrupt the process.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><span style=\"color: #333333; background: white;\">Whether there are net benefits for companies filing a protest or indicating they plan on filing a protest.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b>See also: <\/b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.federaltimes.com\/story\/government\/acquisition\/policy\/2015\/03\/25\/contract-spending\/70342582\/\" title=\"http:\/\/www.federaltimes.com\/story\/government\/acquisition\/policy\/2015\/03\/25\/contract-spending\/70342582\/\">Defense Department spending drops $24 billion in 2014<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The legislation directs the Defense Department to hire an independent non-profit or federally funded research and development center to study bid protests within one year of the bill becoming law. 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