Government Contracts Article: Infotech and the Law: Negative performance review? You now have relief.
12/15/2004
Written by Mintz Levin member, Jonathan Cain, and published in the December 13, 2004, issue of Washington Technology.
For the past 10 years, the Federal Acquisition Regulation has required formal evaluations of contractor performance, which have become an inherent part of source selection decisions. It is remarkable, then, that given the importance of these evaluations, contractors have been powerless to challenge unfair or punitive reviews -- until now, thanks to the U.S. Court of Federal Claims.
This article discusses the Court's decision and why it is even more important now to review and respond promptly and carefully to negative past performance evaluations.
For the complete article, please visit Washington Technology at: http://www.wtonline.com/news/19_18/federal/25121-1.html
