Defense Department Bid Protests - Agency-Level Bid Protests

Abstract

Improvements to the Agency Level Bid Protest Process in DoD could lead to greater participation by companies in the marketplace thus resulting in delivery of greater capability to the warfighter inside the turn of near peer competitors and nonstate actors. This paper addresses Congressional questions concerning the DoD Bid Protest process, in particular the Agency Level Bid Protest Process. It is based upon a report to Congress, “DoD Bid Protests, September 2022.” The Report to Congress was based on literature research, data analysis, and surveys and interviews of DoD, GAO, and US Court of Federal Claims personnel.