When an agency opens discussions with offerors, those discussions must be fair.
In a recent decision, GAO recommended the reopening of competition for a contract worth up to $283 million based, in part, on a finding that an agency had engaged in misleading and unequal discussions.
Source: Protest Sustained: Unequal Discussions In $283 Million Census Task Order Award – SmallGovCon
SBA Updates All Small Mentor-Protege Template with Affiliation Questions
With little fanfare, the SBA has updated the template for agreements under the All Small Mentor-Protégé