Key Issues and Best Practices for Proposal Preparation

Program Date: 04/22/2020
Description
Experienced practitioners will walk through the lifecycle of a procurement from pre-proposal submission through award to arm you with the knowledge to put together a winning effort. The presentation will provide an overview of pre-award and post-award protest issues contractors should be aware of when preparing their proposals, as well as a discussion of key Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) decisional law involving commonly encountered protest grounds.
Topics covered include:
•How to utilize the question and answer process to your advantage
•When to consider filing a pre-award protest
•Maximizing credit for past and corporate experience
•Impact of incumbency on proposal evaluation
•Avoidance and mitigation of Organizational Conflicts of Interest (“OCIs”)
•Handling key personnel departures
•Steering clear of potential protests
Find out what you can do to make yourself stand out from the pack and to avoid common errors that could sink your proposal.
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California, Colorado Eligible, Florida, Georgia, New Jersey Eligible, New York, Texas Self Study
Credit Information
50 minute credit hour - 1.0 General CLE credit, based on a 50 minute credit hour
60 minute credit hour - 1.0 General CLE credit, based on a 60 minute credit hour
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Program Categories
Business Organizations & Contracts
Complex Litigation
Contracts
Corporate and Securities Law
Federal Courts
Florida Eligible
Government Contracting
Presenters
![]() Christian N. Curran, Esq. Crowell & Moring LLP |
Christian N. Curran is a counsel in Crowell & Moring’s Washington, D.C. office, where he practices in the Government Contracts Group. His practice focuses on government contracts litigation and counseling, including bid protests, government investigations, and compliance with federal and state procurement laws and regulations. Christian has broad experience in the government contracts arena, including bid protest litigation at both the Government Accountability Office and the Court of Federal Claims, contract claims before the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals, prime-sub disputes, internal investigations, mandatory disclosures, transactional due diligence, Defense Contract Audit Agency audits, and compliance assessments. He also has experience in both traditional litigation and alternative dispute resolution forums, including international arbitration and mediation, and administrative proceedings before various government agencies. |
![]() Zachary Schroeder, Esq. Crowell & Moring LLP |
Zachary Schroeder is an associate in Crowell & Moring’s Washington, D.C. office, where he practices in the Government Contracts Group. Zach represents contractors in both litigation and counseling matters. His practice focuses on representing contractors in bid protests before the Government Accountability Office (GAO), the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, and the Federal Aviation Administration’s Office of Dispute Resolution for Acquisition (ODRA). His practice also includes federal regulatory and ethics compliance, as well as various aspects of state and local procurement law, including representing contractors in size protests and affiliation matters. In the transactional context, Zach has performed government contracts diligence for government contractors in a range of industries. |
![]() Anuj Vohra, Esq. Crowell & Moring LLP |
Anuj Vohra litigates high-stakes disputes on behalf of government contractors in federal and state court, and maintains an active bid protest practice before the U.S. Government Accountability Office and the U.S. Court of Federal Claims. He also assists clients with an array of issues related to contract formation (including subcontracts and teaming agreements), regulatory compliance, internal and government-facing investigations, suspension and debarment, organizational conflicts of interest (“OCIs”), intellectual property and data rights, and the Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”). Prior to entering private practice, Anuj spent six years as a Trial Attorney in the U.S. Department of Justice’s Commercial Litigation Branch. At DOJ, he was a member of the Bid Protest Team—which handles the department’s largest and most complex protests—and served as lead counsel in dozens of matters representing the United States in commercial disputes before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, the Court of Federal Claims, and the U.S. Court of International Trade. |
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