Why contracting protest appeals are never a zero sum game

Published: Feb. 29, 2024, 12:27 p.m.

b'Among the more arcane rules of federal contract protests, a company can\'t make a money appeal on a protest decision unless that appeal contains a specific dollar amount. It is called the "sum certain rule." But is it really a hard and fast rule? And if not, what does that mean for the government and for contractors? For more, Federal Drive Host Tom Temin spoke with Haynes Boone procurement attorney Dan Ramish.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'