GAO Decision Highlights the Power of Protests in Protecting Fair Competition

The Government Accountability Office’s (GAO) recent decision in Effective Communication Strategies, LLC, B-422289 (Mar. 18, 2025), offers an important reminder for federal contractors: when an agency repeatedly changes requirements and demands near-immediate proposal revisions, contractors are not required to race against the agency’s arbitrary clock. Agencies must provide a reasonable opportunity to respond. In this blog, we break down GAO’s decision and explain how a timely protest is often... By: PilieroMazza PLLC