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FYI – GAO Finds Key Person “Available” Despite Accepting Employment with a Different Company

Crowell & Moring – GAO’s key personnel rule is well-known—and often a source of frustration—amongst government contractors. Proposed key personnel who become “unavailable” prior to contract award—especially where they have accepted employment with a different company—may doom an offeror’s proposal by rendering it noncompliant with solicitation requirements. But GAO’s recent decision in FYI – For Your Information, Inc. provides some potential relief from that rule.
