When An Improperly Submitted Proposal Is Still Acceptable

Law360, New York (December 15, 2015, 1:17 PM EST) -- Last month, the Government Accountability Office provided a reprieve to an offeror who committed one of the most unpardonable sins in federal government contracting: failing to submit its proposal in strict compliance with the requirements of the solicitation. In AECOM Technical Services Inc.,[1] the GAO sustained the protester's challenge to the agency's decision to reject its proposal from the competition because it mistakenly accessed the wrong Web portal when it submitted its proposal....

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