Timing Is Everything: The Biggest Bid Protest Rulings in 2023

The most significant bid protest rulings of 2023 dealt with timing—such as at what point must a contractor object to an ambiguous solicitation term—and clarified jurisdiction issues for litigants.

In M.R. Pittman Grp. v. United States, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit addressed whether a bidder for a contract to repair pump units for the US Army Corps of Engineers waited too long to protest terms in the solicitation.

Pittman appealed after the US Court of Federal Claims said the Louisiana company waived its right to protest because it didn’t object to an omission in the ...