Federal Contract Law Firm Assists Clients with No-Bid or Sole Source Bid Protests
Government Contract Lawyers Focus on No-Bid or Sole Source Contract Awards
No-bid is another term for what is officially known as a sole source contract, meaning that there is only one person or company that can provide the contractual services needed, so any attempt to obtain bids would result in only one bid. U.S. law permits the government to award sole bid contracts under specified circumstances, usually to get contractors working as quickly as possible in an urgent situation.
Legally justified reasons to award sole contracts include:
- Only one firm has the product that will meet project needs
- An unusual and compelling urgency exists
- For purposes of industrial mobilization or expert services
- An international agreement
- Sole-source contract authorization
- National security
- Public interest
No-bid contracts are typically awarded by a government agency after soliciting and negotiating with only one firm, and for obvious reasons, these types of contracts can be negotiated much more quickly than a typical competitive contract.
Protesting a Sole Source Contract
Sole sourcing is not appropriately justified when it is used as a method of selecting a preferred vendor, and could be voided by sole source solicitation protest, using the same reasons used to justify sole source as a procurement method initially:
- Veracity
- Fairness
- Emergency
- Legitimacy
- Adequacy
The awardee is often surrounded with suspicion that they used illegal or unacceptable means to exclude competitors.
Contact Our Washington, D.C. Bid Protest Law Firm Today
Do you need help protesting a no-bid or sole source contract award? Contact the Whay Law Firm online or call (202) 448-9677 to schedule your initial consultation with an experienced bid protest attorney today.
