Author: Christopher Yukins
Professor Christopher Yukins teaches in the government procurement law program (founded in 1960) at The George Washington University Law School in Washington, D.C.
United Nations – Global Challenges & Next Steps in Procurement Law
Thursday, February 9, 2023 – 11 am-noon ET
GW Law School – 2000 H Street NW, WashINGTON – Room: Stuart HALL 101 (Also can be accessed at 2013 G Street)
Discovering the United Nations system. From addressing global challenges to next steps in procurement reform. A discussion with the Permanent Representative of Italy to the UN.
RSVP – Please contact Antoni Davis at antoni.davis@us.dlapiper.com with questions.
UNCITRAL Days in Africa Workshop on Public Procurement Law Harmonisation
On November 3, 2022 panelists joined with Professor Geo Quinot and Professor Sope Williams from Stellenbosch University, South Africa, for a very interesting discussion of public procurement and international trade across the African continent.
Developments in Defense Procurement Law – Webinar
ABA PCLS Grant Law Committee Meeting (Online): Build America Buy America Act — Stringent New Domestic Sourcing Requirements – September 13, 2022
Webinar: New Protectionism in International Public Procurement
GW Law Summer Series: State Bid Protests
Meeting with Principal Investigators on Congressionally Commissioned Study on Bid Protests at the Department of Defense
Tuesday, April 19, 12 noon – online
In the conference report which accompanied section 886 of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2021, Congress called for the Defense Department to launch a new study of bid protests, to follow up on an earlier report by the RAND Corporation. Congress called for a new study to address:
- The rate at which protestors are awarded the contract that was the subject of the bid protest;
- The time it takes the Defense Department to implement corrective actions after a ruling or decision, the percentage of those corrective actions that are subsequently protested, and the outcomes of those protests;
- Analysis of the time spent at each phase of the procurement process attempting to prevent a protest, addressing a protest, or taking corrective action in response to a protest, including the efficacy of any actions attempted to prevent the occurrence of a protest; and
- Analysis of the number and disposition of protests filed within the Defense Department.
The conferees also emphasized “the potential benefits of a robust agency-level bid protest process.” The conferees further said that the study “should review existing law, the Federal Acquisition Regulation, and agency policies and procedures,” and should “solicit input from across the DOD and industry stakeholders.”
Further information on the study is available at https://publicprocurementinternational.com/congressionally-commissioned-bid-protest-study/.
The first of several public meetings will be held on the study on Tuesday, April 19, 2022 at 12:00 – 1:30 Eastern. Principal investigators David Drabkin and Christopher Yukins will discuss initial steps from the study, and will seek input on the questions posed by Congress, above. The meeting will be virtual and will not be recorded, and attendance is limited.