What is a required debriefing?

Essentially, a “required” debriefing is an exception to GAO’s bid protest rule that requires protests to be filed within 10 days of when the basis of protest is known or should have been known. That is, a “required” debriefing, when timely requested, can extend the time for filing a protest.

What does it mean when a GAO protest is dismissed?

An agency’s corrective action may involve a re-evaluation of proposals, a new award decision, an amendment to a solicitation, or other actions. We will typically dismiss a protest if an agency takes corrective action that resolves protest arguments or provides the relief sought by the protester.

What can be protested to GAO?

If a party interested in a government contract believes that an agency has violated procurement law or regulation in a solicitation for goods or services, or in the award of a contract, it may file a bid protest with our office. GAO provides an inexpensive and expeditious forum for the resolution of bid protests.

What is the difference between an agency protest and a GAO protest?

Protests filed at the Court of Federal Claims or GAO are decided by a judge or independent GAO attorney. An agency protest is decided by an agency employee—usually, the same contracting officer whose action is being protested. A second concern is the loss of control.

What is the protest decision time period for GAO?

within 100 days
(f) GAO decision time. GAO issues its recommendation on a protest within 100 days from the date of filing of the protest with the GAO, or within 65 days under the express option.

Can you appeal a GAO decision?

Protesters disappointed with GAO’s decision can seek reconsideration from GAO. They can also effectively appeal GAO’s decision by filing a bid protest with the Court of Federal Claims.

What happens when a government contract is protested?

A government contract protest process arises when a party believes that the competitive bidding process for a government contract was violated. The competitive bidding process for government contracts, whether at the state or federal level, contains standard steps regulating the way contracts are accepted and awarded.

What are the three types of debriefing?

It is classified into different types, which include military, experiential, and psychological debriefing, among others.

What is an example of debriefing?

For example, if a subject was told that an experiment was being conducted in order to assess the impact of color on concentration, during debriefing, he or she would be advised that the researcher’s hypothesis was that when subjects were in rooms with lighter-colored walls, it was predicted that he or she would …

How do you ask for a debrief?

Submit a written (email) Debriefing request immediately after receiving notice of your exclusion from the competition or notice of award. The Debriefing request must be received by the Agency within 3 days after your receipt of notification.

What 5 points are relevant during a debrief?

There are top five parts of a successful debrief:

• Plan it in advance. Debriefs will never happen unless they are planned in advance.
• Make it a safe forum.
• Review the meeting objectives.
• Be honest, even if it hurts.
• Do a Recap.

What are four key points that a debrief will include?

It should review four key questions:

• What were we trying to accomplish? Start by restating the objectives you were trying to hit.
• Where did we hit (or miss) our objectives? Review your results, and ensure the group is aligned.
• What caused our results?
• What should we start, stop, or continue doing?

When should participants be debriefed?

The debriefing is an essential part of the consent process and is mandatory when the research study involves deception. The debriefing provides participants with a full explanation of the hypothesis being tested, procedures to deceive participants and the reason(s) why it was necessary to deceive them.

What is the difference between and agency protest and a GAO protest?

When was the GAO’s debriefing concluded?

Second, the agency explicitly and unambiguously stated that the debriefing was concluded when it responded to SWC’s original debriefing questions on June 1. Had the agency been ambiguous or silent as to whether the debriefing remained open, perhaps the GAO would have been more sympathetic to SWC’s timeliness argument.

When to file a GAO protest for an enhanced debriefing?

For a DoD procurement, after the contractor timely requests a debriefing following a notice of exclusion from the competitive range, the contractor should file a GAO protest no later than five days from receipt of the initial debriefing. DoD’s enhanced debriefing process is only available for a post-award debriefing.

Does Gao require Bonneville to offer post- award debriefings?

GAO found that the debriefing, offered to protester by Bonneville, was not required under 41 U.S.C. 3704 because generally applicable federal procurement laws don’t apply to Bonneville under 16 U.S.C. 832a (f). And Bonneville could not point to any other statute, applicable to Bonneville, that required Bonneville to offer post-award debriefings.

Does Gao publish its decision on a protest?

Additionally, GAO does not publish most decisions dismissing a protest, including instances where an agency takes some form of corrective action. A protester may also choose to withdraw their protest prior to a decision being reached.