September 2026 Bid Protest Sustain of the Month: When a Help Desk BPA Is Used to Order Full Network Operations, GAO Says No

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Crowell & Moring – In this installment in Crowell & Moring’s Bid Protest Sustain of the Month Series, Crowell Consultant (and former GAO Bid Protest Hearing Officer) Cherie Owen discusses GAO’s decision in Ares Enterprise, LLC, which addressed a situation where an agency attempted to issue a task order that exceeded the scope of both the underlying blanket purchase agreement and the awardee’s Federal Supply Schedule contract.

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