It’s Friday afternoon and your client’s business unit just lost its biggest contract opportunity of the year. The team thought it had a strong proposal. What’s next for the business? Can they request a debriefing? How should they coordinate between the business unit and the legal team to gather information? When must they decide on a protest, and what matters? After a notice of contract award and similar contract actions, lawyers for contractors must be prepared to answer these types of questions against tight deadlines for exercising rights involving evaluation information, protests, and potential relief. The best-prepared attorneys will not just know the applicable legal rules, but also understand the practical aspects of considering a potential bid protest.
In this program, attorneys Craig Smith and Lindy Bathurst discuss these types of practical considerations. This course focuses on how counsel can help contractors maximize information exchange with the Government, the capture team, and elsewhere; identify when to file a protest, and decide where; choose protest arguments, and effectively collaborate with the legal team after the protest is filed. By focusing on the actions contractors need to take, and when, to comply with deadlines and maximize the chance of success, attorneys will learn practical tips in advising their clients on managing protests from start to end.
Learning Objectives:
Mr. Smith counsels and represents government contractors and subcontractors on a broad range of government contracting issues, including bid protests, contract claims, disputes, as well as government and internal investigations.
Representative Experience
Professional Experience
Lindy counsels and represents government contractors on a broad range of legal issues, including bid protests, contract claims and disputes, and compliance issues. Lindy, a certified Legal Lean Sigma Institute (LLSI) White Belt, uses the LLSI process and project management tools to continually improve the value proposition the firm delivers to its clients.
EXPERIENCE
Representative Matters
Prosecutes and defends bid protests before the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) and the U.S. Court of Federal Claims (COFC).
Represents government contractors in disputes with the federal government, including appeals of contracting officer final decisions to the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals (ASBCA).
Assists clients in preparing certified claims presented to a Contracting Officer.
Represents pro bono clients in matters protecting and asserting Constitutional Rights.
Professional Experience
Intern, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Office of the General Counsel, Procurement and Acquisitions Law Group (2015)
Intern, The Coalition for Government Procurement (2011-2012)
CREDENTIALS
Education
J.D., with High Honors, The George Washington University Law School; Order of the Coif
B.S., James Madison University
Law Journals
Notes Editor, The George Washington Law Review
Bar and Court Memberships
District of Columbia Bar
Certifications
Legal Lean Sigma Institute (LLSI) White Belt
Well presented.
Very practical, useful advice that I can put to practice immediately.