Power Breakfast: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly About Debriefings and Bid Protests

Government contractors can spend hundreds of hours doing research, building a team and crafting a proposal. So when they lose the bid to competitors, it is a great disappointment.

A key component of learning what went wrong is the debriefing agencies are supposed to give losing bidders so they can gain insights on why their bids failed.

But there are problems with the quality and consistency of agency debriefings. This drives many companies to file bid protests to force agencies to share more information.

In this Power Breakfast, we’ll discuss the findings of the latest WT Insider Report on debriefings and bid protests that reveal industry frustrations with the process and where they want it to improve. We’ll also hear from experts who can advise you how to get the most from your debriefings and help you decide when to file a bid protest.

Speaker and Presenter Information

James C. Fontana

Co-Founder and Managing Partner

Dempsey Fontana PLLC

Jerry Howe

Executive Vice President and General Counsel

Leidos

Ralph White

Managing Associate General Counsel for Procurement Law

GAO

Yvonne Vervaet

Senior Vice President of Business Development and Chief Grown Officer

ManTech International

Isaias Alba IV

Partner, PillieroMazza PLLC

Relevant Government Agencies

Air Force, Army, Navy & Marine Corps, Intelligence Agencies, DOD & Military, Office of the President (includes OMB), Dept of Agriculture, Dept of Commerce, Dept of Education, Dept of Energy, Dept of Health & Human Services, Dept of Homeland Security, Dept of Housing & Urban Development, Dept of the Interior, Dept of Justice, Dept of Labor, Dept of State, Dept of Transportation, Dept of Treasury, Dept of Veterans Affairs, EPA, GSA, USPS, SSA, NASA, Judicial Branch Agencies, City Government, CIA, FEMA, Office of Personnel Management, Coast Guard, National Institutes of Health, FAA, USAID, EEOC, FDA