February 2026 Bid Protest Sustain of the Month: GAO Finds Failure to Acknowledge IFB Amendment Was Fatal

Crowell & Moring – In this installment in Crowell & Moring’s Bid Protest Sustain of the Month, Crowell Consultant (and former GAO Bid Protest Hearing Officer) Cherie Owen discusses GAO’s decision in Morrish-Wallace Construction d/b/a Ryba Marine Construction Co., where a company’s failure to acknowledge a solicitation amendment proved fatal to its bid.