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William B. O'Reilly

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Overview

William B. O’Reilly is a counsel in Crowell & Moring’s Washington, D.C. office, where he is a member of the firm’s Government Contracts Group.

Liam assists clients with all phases of government contracting, including contract formation and award controversies, performance counseling, and claims and disputes litigation. His practice includes representing clients in bid protests before the Government Accountability Office and U.S. Court of Federal Claims. Liam also regularly advises clients on supply chain risk management, addressing issues such as cybersecurity, country of origin and domestic preferences, and counterfeit part detection and avoidance, as well as conducting internal investigations and mandatory disclosures for performance breaches and potential violations of the False Claims Act (FCA).

Liam also maintains an active pro bono practice, where he focuses on assisting veterans in the appeals process for obtaining proper benefits.

During law school, Liam served as an executive articles editor for the school’s flagship law review, The Georgetown Law Journal, and was an active member of the Barristers’ Council’s Moot Court team. He also interned in the general counsel’s office of a Fortune 100 aerospace and defense contractor, as well as on the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee.

Career & Education

    • Georgetown University Law Center, J.D., cum laude, 2015
      The Georgetown Law Journal: executive articles editor
    • University of Maryland, College Park, B.A., 2010
    • Georgetown University Law Center, J.D., cum laude, 2015
      The Georgetown Law Journal: executive articles editor
    • University of Maryland, College Park, B.A., 2010

    • District of Columbia
    • New York
    • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
    • District of Columbia
    • New York
    • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

William's Insights

Client Alert | 4 min read | 07.08.25

GAO Moves the Goalposts: New Post-Debriefing Timeliness Trap for Protesters

The deadlines for filing a GAO protest are short and strictly enforced.  In post-award protests, the general rule is that a company must file its protest within ten days of when the protester knows, or should have known, of its basis of protest.  However, GAO’s regulations provide an exception to this rule for “protests challenging a procurement conducted on the basis of competitive proposals under which a debriefing is requested and, when requested, is required”—in such a situation, “[the] protest shall not be filed before the debriefing date offered to the protester, but shall be filed not later than 10 days after the date on which the debriefing is held.”  4 CFR §21.2(a)(2)....

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Representative Matters

Bid Protests and Award Controversies

  • Obtained corrective action for disappointed offeror whose proposal was rejected as untimely after agency failed to properly disseminate the solicitation, resulting in extension of the proposal deadline that allowed client to timely resubmit their proposal.
  • Intervened on behalf of awardee in protest before GAO, resulting in protester’s voluntary withdrawal of the protest and preservation of client’s award.
  • Filed protest for a small business specializing in information technology at the Court of Federal Claims, resulting in favorable corrective action.
  • Represented client in bid protest appeal to U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.

Counseling and Investigations

  • Advised colocation services provider on compliance with federal information security safeguards, including DFARS 252.204-7012 and National Institutes for Standards and Technology (NIST) Special Publication (SP) 800-171.
  • Counseled client regarding country of origin determinations for products manufactured from foreign materials for compliance with Trade Agreements Act (TAA), Buy America Act (BAA), and Federal Transit Administration (FTA) covered procurements.
  • Conducted investigation into alleged misrepresentations regarding country of origin of light-emitting diodes (LED) subject to BAA preferences.
  • Drafted policy guidance for manufacturing clients to assist with country of origin and domestic preference compliance.

William's Insights

Client Alert | 4 min read | 07.08.25

GAO Moves the Goalposts: New Post-Debriefing Timeliness Trap for Protesters

The deadlines for filing a GAO protest are short and strictly enforced.  In post-award protests, the general rule is that a company must file its protest within ten days of when the protester knows, or should have known, of its basis of protest.  However, GAO’s regulations provide an exception to this rule for “protests challenging a procurement conducted on the basis of competitive proposals under which a debriefing is requested and, when requested, is required”—in such a situation, “[the] protest shall not be filed before the debriefing date offered to the protester, but shall be filed not later than 10 days after the date on which the debriefing is held.”  4 CFR §21.2(a)(2)....

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Insights

Client Alert | 4 min read | 07.08.25

GAO Moves the Goalposts: New Post-Debriefing Timeliness Trap for Protesters

Client Alert | 1 min read | 06.12.25

P-R-C You Later! GSA Previews Final Transition to Transactional Data Reporting for Schedule Contract Pricing

Client Alert | 2 min read | 03.21.25

Trump’s Government Contracts Rebrand: From “Government” Procurement to “Just-GSA” Procurements

Client Alert | 3 min read | 02.28.25

Trump’s “Cost Efficiency Initiative” Expected to Decrease Federal Contracting, Grant, and Loan Funding

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Practices

William's Insights

Client Alert | 4 min read | 07.08.25

GAO Moves the Goalposts: New Post-Debriefing Timeliness Trap for Protesters

The deadlines for filing a GAO protest are short and strictly enforced.  In post-award protests, the general rule is that a company must file its protest within ten days of when the protester knows, or should have known, of its basis of protest.  However, GAO’s regulations provide an exception to this rule for “protests challenging a procurement conducted on the basis of competitive proposals under which a debriefing is requested and, when requested, is required”—in such a situation, “[the] protest shall not be filed before the debriefing date offered to the protester, but shall be filed not later than 10 days after the date on which the debriefing is held.”  4 CFR §21.2(a)(2)....

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