Road Map for Federal Protests

Exercise your preaward and postaward debriefing options in negotiated procurements. Get practical advice on a variety of protest related topics, such as how to obtain a contract suspension, how to use the rule of two to your advantage, and when you should challenge a modification to an existing contract. You will learn what, when, where and how to protest Federal procurements and what are the pros and cons of the protest forums. Protests at the SBA challenging both the size standard assigned to a particular procurement and the size of an awardee will be covered, including the SBA's affiliation rules.

Speaker and Presenter Information

John Tolle is the managing partner of the McLean, Virginia law firm of Baker, Cronogue, Tolle & Werfel, where he devotes his practice to all aspects of Government contracts and small business issues. He is a member of the Government Contracts Section of the Federal Bar Association. John has been our instructor for workshops on teaming agreements, subcontracts, and small business protests for over five years. He has won a number of significant protests for his clients. For ten years, John was an adjunct professor at the University of Virginia, where he developed and taught a course entitled Government Contracts Computer Law.