Noah B.Bleicher

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Partners Rachel Alpert, Noah Bleicher, and David Robbins will speak on panels at Pub K's Annual Review on February 10 and 11.

On January 12, 2026, the US Supreme Court denied Percipient.ai, Inc.’s petition for a writ of certiorari, ending a closely watched case that tested the boundaries of bid protest standing at the Court of Federal Claims. The decision leaves intact the Federal Circuit’s en banc ruling that contractors must be actual or prospective bidders to challenge agency procurement decisions, regardless of the nature of the alleged statutory violation.

On December 12, 2025, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) released its Bid Protest Annual Report to Congress for Fiscal Year 2025. This report, required by the Competition in Contracting Act of 1984, provides Congress GAO’s bid protest statistics covering fiscal year 2025, including the most prevalent reasons GAO sustained protests. The 2025 GAO report reveals that bid protest filings were down 6% as compared to last year (1,688 in FY 2025 as opposed to 1,803 in FY 2024). Aside from an in

On November 10, 2025, the Secretary of War released three memoranda and an acquisition reform strategy directing systemic reform across the defense acquisition landscape. The overarching theme of these reform initiatives is moving with urgency, prioritizing the integration of innovative capabilities, and accelerating a preference for commercial contracting.

Chambers USA 2025 has recognized Jenner & Block’s Washington, DC office as a hub of legal excellence, with 27 individual lawyers ranked across 16 key practice areas. 

In late March, the Trump Administration issued executive order “Eliminating Waste and Saving Taxpayer Dollars by Consolidating Procurement,” (“the EO”), which aims to consolidate “domestic Federal procurement” within the General Services Administration (“GSA”) to “eliminate waste and duplication.” The EO represents a continuation of the Trump Administration’s efforts to overhaul the federal procurement system, such as GSA’s efforts to “coordinate[] the termination or economization of over 6,000

On December 30, 2024, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) dismissed a protest by Orion Government Services, Inc. (Orion) after determining that Orion lacked standing to protest because one of its proposed key personnel had become unavailable prior to contract award.[1] This decision highlights yet another risk to contractors that neglect to notify the government of changes in proposed key personnel during a procurement competition.

On November 14, 2024, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) released its Bid Protest Annual Report to Congress for Fiscal Year 2024. The statutorily mandated report contains an array of information about GAO’s bid protest forum over the prior fiscal year, including the most prevalent reasons GAO sustained protests along with a variety of statistical data. While the report shows that both the number of bid protests filed and GAO’s “Effectiveness Rate” decreased this past fiscal year compared

Jenner & Block and Pub K, a resource of news and insights for the professional contract law community, are collaborating to provide a CLE that will explore intermediate government contracts and grants topics. CLE credit will be available through Pub K.

Late last week, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) released its Bid Protest Annual Report to Congress for Fiscal Year 2023. The statutorily mandated report contains an array of information about GAO’s bid protest forum over the prior fiscal year, including the most prevalent reasons GAO sustained protests along with a variety of statistical data. The report shows that both the number of bid protests filed and GAO’s “effectiveness rate” increased this past fiscal year, but these statistic

Partner Noah Bleicher is the conference director of this year’s FPI, the Section of Public Contract Law’s signature event that draws distinguished government contracts practitioners from government, industry, private law practice, and academia. Under his leadership, the conference will continue its 29-year tradition of presenting three days of panels that feature lively discussion about a range of public procurement law topics. This year, Partner Aaron Cooper will serve as a panelist, presenting

How has the Federal Circuit’s Office Design decision impacted bid protest allegations of unequal treatment? In the latest edition of The Nash & Cibinic Report, Noah Bleicher, Nathan Castellano, and Aime Joo survey decisions from the Government Accountability Office and Court of Federal Claims and analyze how the Office Design standard has impacted protests at each forum.

Yesterday, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) released its Bid Protest Annual Report to Congress for Fiscal Year 2022. The statutorily mandated report contains an array of information about GAO’s bid protest forum over the prior fiscal year, including the most prevalent reasons GAO sustained protests along with a variety of statistical data. The big news is that while the number of bid protests filed continued to decline, GAO’s “Effectiveness Rate” held steady.

Partner David Robbins discusses The Boeing Company v. the United States in Episode 28 of the Government Contracts Legal Round-Up. The litigation could decide the fate of the controversial FAR cost accounting rule and clarify the jurisdictional rules that apply when contractors challenge the validity of FAR provisions and other procurement regulations. Mr. Robbins also shares key takeaways from two important bid protest decisions: Async-Nu Microsystems, Inc., B-419614.5, B-419614.6 and ASRC Fed

Welcome to Jenner & Block’s Government Contracts Legal Round‑Up, a biweekly update on important government contracts developments. This update offers brief summaries of key developments for government contracts legal, compliance, contracting, and business executives. Please contact any of the professionals at the bottom of the update for further information on any of these topics.

Welcome to Jenner & Block’s Government Contracts Legal Round‑Up, a biweekly update on important government contracts developments. This update offers brief summaries of key developments for government contracts legal, compliance, contracting, and business executives. Please contact any of the professionals at the bottom of the update for further information on any of these topics.

Episode 27 of the Government Contracts Legal Round-Up features an unusual FOIA request related to the Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Program and two notable bid protest and claims cases: G4S Secure Integration LLC, et al., v. United States and The Tolliver Group, Inc. v. United States. Partner David Robbins outlines the issues raised in these cases and key takeaways for contractors seeking to protect information in their EEO-1 Type 2 reports.

Welcome to Jenner & Block’s Government Contracts Legal Round‑Up, a biweekly update on important government contracts developments. This update offers brief summaries of key developments for government contracts legal, compliance, contracting, and business executives. Please contact any of the professionals at the bottom of the update for further information on any of these topics.

In Episode 26 of the Government Contracts Legal Round-Up, Partner David B. Robbins leverages his experience as a former acting Suspending and Debarring Official for the US Air Force to provide insights into Senators Warren and Lujan’s recent request regarding the Department of Justice’s use of its debarment authority. He also explains the implications of the latest of a dense line of decisions interpreting FOIA Exemption 4, and significant bid protest and claims cases.