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Predictable result. I’ve never seen a protest go well for any company. You can win these protests and still lose the work. The best case scenario is you win th
by zigzaggy 7y ago
Predictable result. I’ve never seen a protest go well for any company. You can win these protests and still lose the work.
The best case scenario is you win the protest and have to rebid the whole thing again. You’ll still probably end up losing. Now you walk away with more money spent, more exposure due to public court records, and a customer who’s pissed off.
- JumpCrisscross 7y ago> I’ve never seen a protest go well for any company Went well for SpaceX, which won access to Air Force contracts through the courts. (It’s now re-litigating [1].) In any case, this is commercial litigation. Not protesting per se. [1] https://www.reuters.com/article/us-space-spacex-lawsuit/musks-spacex-sues-u-s-air-force-over-rocket-building-contracts-filings-idUSKCN1SS2ST https://www.reuters.com/article/us-space-spacex-lawsuit/musk...
- jsperson 7y agoProbably the biggest one ever - Boeing successfully protested the awarding of the tanker contract to NG/Airbus [1] [1] https://www.industryweek.com/public-policy/us-gao-upholds-boeings-protest-over-tanker-contract https://www.industryweek.com/public-policy/us-gao-upholds-bo... edit: spelling
- oaiey 7y agoExcept that this was with politics and America first politics involved.
- metaphor 7y ago> In any case, this is commercial litigation. Not protesting per se. By this, what were you referring to?
- jdm2212 7y agoPalantir protested the DCGS-A award successfully, then won the contract.