Key points Lack of understanding on the part of officials makes procurement contracting susceptible to biases. Any procurement process not protected from bias risks a bid protest. To protect the ...

Bid protests against a procurement process often center around claims of bias that result in flawed selection decisions. For example, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) put out a report in ...

Sourcing, contracting and paying external vendors for goods and services – all of which fall under the big umbrella of procurement – are a big part of New York City government. The city spends about ...