by Cobb & Counsel | Apr 6, 2022 | Bid Protests and Government Contracts
“If you boycott Texas energy, Texas will boycott you,” says Texas State Representative Phil King, co-sponsor of a new law that prohibits state agencies from contracting with or investing in companies that boycott the oil and gas industry. Will this new law face legal...
by Cobb & Counsel | Apr 3, 2022 | Bid Protests and Government Contracts
Israel is one of Texas’s strongest partners for trade and investment in the Middle East. Under Texas law, contractors with 10 or more full-time employees are prohibited from boycotting Israel during the term of a government contract valued at $100,000 or more. In...
by Cobb & Counsel | Sep 1, 2021 | Bid Protests and Government Contracts, Public Information Act Requests
Generally, the most important evidence for protesting a government contract award is (i) the bids submitted by other vendors and (ii) the governmental body’s evaluations of those bids. To obtain that evidence, you should submit a public information request to the...
by Cobb & Counsel | Dec 15, 2020 | Bid Protests and Government Contracts
A Texas state agency or municipal government awarded your competitor the contract. You filed a bid protest, but the agency has denied it. Maybe you’ve filed an appeal, but the agency has denied your appeal, too. Can you seek judicial review challenging the award in...
by Cobb & Counsel | Dec 11, 2020 | Bid Protests and Government Contracts
After putting in long hours preparing a bid for an Invitation for Bids (IFB) or a response to a Request for Proposal (RFP) from a Texas agency, you end up losing the contract. Because you believe the agency violated a statutory or regulatory provision when awarding...
by Cobb & Counsel | May 19, 2020 | Bid Protests and Government Contracts
When protesting the award of a Texas government contract, you have to play by the agency’s rules. State agencies are not eager to reconsider and reverse a contract award—they think they got it right the first time. An agency will likely reject even the most...
