All Things Protest: Final Proposal Revisions and Federal Circuit Opinions

About this episode

The episode discusses recent developments in bid protest litigation, including a GAO sustain and notable Federal Circuit opinions.

Crowell & Moring’s “All Things Protest” podcast keeps you up to date on major trends in bid protest litigation, key developments in high-profile cases, and best practices in state and federal procurement. In this episode, Crowell's Christian Curran, Zachary Schroeder, and Bryan Dewan discuss a recent GAO sustain about final proposal revisions, along with two notable Federal Circuit opinions from May 2026 covering bid protest intervention and the discretion afforded to agencies in evaluating proposals. Materials discussed in this episode: Owl International (GAO): https://www.gao.gov/assets/890/885515.pdf Anders Construction (CAFC): https://www.cafc.uscourts.gov/opinions-orders/24-2247.OPINION.5-12-2026_2692227.pdf Global K-9 (CAFC): https://www.cafc.uscourts.gov/opinions-orders/24-1842.OPINION.5-14-2026_2693739.pdf

People in this episode

Hosts: Christian Curran, Zachary Schroeder, Bryan Dewan

Topics covered

• bid protest litigation
• final proposal revisions
• Federal Circuit opinions
• GAO sustain
• procurement best practices

Keywords

• bid protest
• GAO
• Federal Circuit
• proposal revisions
• procurement

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Crowell & Moring, GAO, CAFC, Owl International, Anders Construction, Global K-9

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