Targeting Frivolous Bid Protests by Revisiting the Competition in Contracting Act's Automatic Stay Provision

Frivolous;meritless;bid;protests;contractors;GAO;Government;accountability;office;court;federal;claims;FASA;CICA;competition;contracting;act;automatic;stay;comptroller;general;Public Management

Tsai, Bruce B.

Johns Hopkins University

关键词: Frivolous;    meritless;    bid;    protests;    contractors;    GAO;    Government;    accountability;    office;    court;    federal;    claims;    FASA;    CICA;    competition;    contracting;    act;    automatic;    stay;    comptroller;    general;    Public Management;   

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瑞士|英语

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【 摘 要 】

Conceptually, bid protests provide external oversight to Government procurements. Within the GAO, the Comptroller General has supported protests by stating the integrity of the award process outweighs any advantage the Government may receive from an improper award.However, frivolous protests are a problem. While legitimate protests test the integrity of the award process, frivolous protests only test the litigious will of the Government and successful contractors. This paper will explore amending the Competition in Contracting Act;;s Automatic Stay Provision to reduce frivolous protests.