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52 Procurement Law. 1 (2016-2017)

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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. continued on page 20 NeS 0rM. 4hCar 2,,,, ............................ * * * :::::::: * * i**...*. *.** * * .......................... .......................... ................................... .......... ........ -01 0 ViIW ..................................................................................................................... ..................................................................................................................... ............... 4 : .......................... S. 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X :***************** ** . ................. 110M I:XV 0 :140 ................. .. ................................................ ................................ ........................................................ Committee News 1X 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 may not be copied or disseminated in any form or by any means or stored in an electronic database or retrieval system without the express written consent of the American Bar Association.