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Lack of Documented Award Defeats Discussions with Putative Awardee

Client Alert | less than 1 min read | 03.02.16

In SRA Int’l, Inc. (released last week), although the solicitation allowed the government to negotiate a final reduced price with the prospective awardee after it had been selected for award, GSA conducted discussions with the eventual awardee before documenting any best value determination and before the evaluations were even finalized. Because GSA did not conduct discussions with any other offerors, GAO held that the discussions were unequal and recommended that GSA go back, establish a competitive range, and open discussions with all remaining offerors.

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Client Alert | 5 min read | 05.19.26

Qatar's Judicial Enforcement Law No. 4 of 2024: A Reminder of Qatar’s Landmark Reform

It has been a couple of years since the introduction of Qatar's Judicial Enforcement Law No. 4 of 2024 (the Judicial Enforcement Law), but enforcement is still a process that many do not understand. It is therefore perhaps worth a reminder of the law and its far-reaching scope. I conclude the article with a brief look at how the law has benefitted creditors....