V. David Zvenyach

Let's play a game! See if you can spot the lie. Earlier this summer, the Army realized it needed an electronic-signature solution so that it could "modernize [its] accessions and recruiting business processes." While developing its requirements, the Army determined that it needed an electronic-signature solution

A little over a year ago, I wrote about a case called Percipient.ai v. United States that had some significant ramifications for bid protests. Specifically, the case involved the question about whether a company could be an "interested party" even though it was not actually a bidder

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In The Office, Michael Scott thought simply declaring bankruptcy made it so. The IRS took a similar approach when it pointed to an Executive Order to justify a sole-source contract, without showing the connection. But, in federal procurement you can’t just declare; you have to demonstrate.

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Happy Second Quarter! It's great to be back in the saddle, writing again. If there are topics you'd like me to write about in "the new year," let me know! As always, appreciate you reading it. One common practice of government procurement is the

If you ever find yourself in need of a drinking buddy, ask a federal employee if they’ve ever traveled on official duty before.[1]  Federal travel is a surprisingly complex area of policy,[2] with an entire subtitle of the Code of Federal Regulations dedicated to “interpret[ing] statutory

Last week, we talked about how a challenger (KPMG LLP) managed to beat an incumbent (Guidehouse) in a procurement with the Office of the Director of National Intelligence's Chief Financial Officer. We observed that KPMG won because its proposal scored higher than Guidehouse across every factor, despite having

Happy 2025, everyone![1] A prevailing belief in federal contracting is that it's tough to unseat an incumbent. As some colleagues put it: An established incumbent brings institutional knowledge, existing federal stakeholder relationships, experienced on-site personnel, and leadership buy-in – all presumably resulting in a lower risk transition to

As everyone in government contracting knows, the end of the fiscal year is a particularly busy time. Because budgets are often “use it or lose it” before September 30, the government works extra hard to make sure that any end-of-year funds are spent[1]. And because end-of-year spending is, by