Richard B. Oliver

Navient Solutions LLC. v. United States, No. 18-1679 (Fed. Cl. Nov. 14, 2018) – Successful pre-award protest of $5+ billion Department of Education solicitation, resulting in corrective action and permitting our client to rejoin the competition.

Systems Plus Inc., B-413323.1, July 22, 2016 – Successful protest challenging award of $65 million Army contract to operate a training facility, resulting in corrective action.

CymSTAR Services LLC, B-412957.2 & .3, Apr. 26, 2016 – Successful protest challenging award of $105 million Air Force contract for B-52 training systems, resulting in corrective action.

Consigli ECC LLC, B- 412923, Apr. 13, 2016  – Successful protest challenging the Navy’s decision to exclude our client from participating in Phase II of an acquisition for an approximately $90 million design/build construction contract, resulting in corrective action.

Cask Techs. LLC B-411300.1, B-411300.2, Apr. 10, 2015 – Successful protest of $64 million award for the Marine Corps Acquisition, Logistics, and Administration Support Services for the Program Manager, Advanced Amphibious Assault and the Program Manager, Mine Resistant Ambush Protected programs, resulting in corrective action.

T Square Logistics Servs. Corp., B-411218, Mar. 30, 2015 – Successful protest of $65 million Air Force award for Transient Aircraft Services, challenging the agency’s best value determination and proposal evaluations and resulting in corrective action.

Alutiiq Pacific LLC, B-409584, B-409584.2, June 18, 2014, 2014 CPD ¶ 96 – Successful protest of a $37 million award for an Army information technology contract which challenged the attribution of past performance among corporate affiliates, the reasonableness of the staffing evaluation, and disparate treatment of the proposals.

• American Bar Association
• National Contract Management Association

• “Small Business Survival Guide: The Ever-Changing Landscape,” Pillsbury’s 2024 West Coast Government Contracts Summit, San Diego, May 16, 2024.
• “From Missteps to Mastery: Navigating Bid Protests Through Real-World Examples,” Pillsbury’s 2024 West Coast Government Contracts Summit, San Diego, May 16, 2024.
• “SBA – How to Maintain Your Status and Avoid Challenges,” Pillsbury’s 2023 West Coast Government Contracts Summit, San Diego, April 20, 2023.
• “Bid Protests – Newly Activist COFC Judiciary and Agencies’ Continuing Trend Toward Corrective Action,” Pillsbury’s 2023 West Coast Government Contracts Summit, San Diego, April 20, 2023.
• “Your Tax Dollars at Work: The Truth behind Government Contracting,” Pillsbury CLE Marathon, January 30, 2020.
• “Engaging Navy Program Managers Using CPARS,” panel discussion, 2019 Navy Gold Coast Conference, July 26, 2019.
• “Navigating Bid Protests in Changing Times,” Pillsbury’s 5th Annual West Coast Government Contracts Seminar, May 9, 2019.
• Panel on Protest Updates, Pillsbury’s Fall 2017 Government Contracts Briefing, October 3, 2017.
• Pillsbury’s Government Contracts Fall 2017 Briefing – Panel on Protest Updates (Oct. 3, 2017 – Tysons, VA).
• “U.S. Government Contracting Compliance: Managing Supply Chain Ethics and Compliance Risk for the World’s Single Largest Buyer,” SCCE’s 16th Annual Compliance and Ethics Institute, October 17, 2017.
• “New Administration but Same Old Story? Labor Laws, Executive Orders and Regulations Impacting the Supply Chain,” Public Contracting Institute Webinar, March 15, 2017.
• “Small Business Administration’s New Mentor-Protégé Program,” S.A.M.E. Federal Business Opportunities Symposium, November 9, 2016.
• “What Government Contractors Need To Know about Bid Protests,” NCMA World Congress, July 28, 2015.
• “When Is a Small Business Not a Small Business?,” NCMA World Congress, July 28, 2015.
• “What Every Government Contractor Needs To Know about Bid Protests,” NCMA World Congress, July 27, 2014.
• “Bid Protests from a Small Business Perspective,” San Diego Chapter of NCMA, May 21, 2014.
• “Recent and Pending Small Business Regulations,” San Diego S.A.M.E., January 8, 2014.
• “Small Business Regulatory and Legislative Update,” NCMA Webinar, December 19, 2013.
• “Debriefings – How to Maximize the Value of These Communications,” NCMA Webinar, November 21, 2013.
• “The Service Contract Act,” Webinar, August 13, 2013.
• “The Changing World of Small Business Contracting – 2013,” NCMA World Congress, July 22, 2013.
• “What Every Government Contractor Needs to Know about Bid Protests,” San Diego Industry Group, June 19, 2013.
• “Recent and Pending Small Business Regulations,” S.A.M.E. Joint Engineering Training Conference, May 23, 2013.
• “Successful 8(a) Team Building,” National Native American 8(a) Conference, January 29, 2013.
• “Recent and Pending Small Business Regulations,” S.A.M.E. San Diego Post, January 9, 2013.
• “The Changing World of Small Business Contracting – 2012,” NCMA World Congress, July 30, 2012.
• “Government vs. Commercial Contracts: Specific Comparisons between the FAR and the UCC,” San Diego Chapter of NCMA, April 18, 2012.
• “The Changing World of Small Business Contracting,” LA Post S.A.M.E., November 8, 2011.
• “The Changing World of Small Business Contracting – 2011,” NCMA World Congress, August 23, 2011.
• “Legal Lessons for Small Businesses,” LA Post S.A.M.E., November 9, 2010.
• “Legal Challenges That Small Businesses Face – And How to Respond,” San Diego NDIA, August 17, 2010.
• “GAO Bid Protests for Contractor Personnel,” NCMA World Congress, July 20, 2010.
• “GAO Bid Protests for Contractor Personnel,” NCMA Webinar, February 23, 2010.
• “The Pendulum Swings Back: Weapon Systems Acquisition Reform Act of 2009,” NCMA, South Bay Chapter, June 9, 2009.
• “Value Engineering Change Proposals in Government Contracting,” Lorman Education Services, July 22, 2009.

• “GAO Annual Report Shows Protesters Continue to Obtain Relief in 43 Percent of Protests,” November, 25 2014.
• “DOL to Federal Contractors – Transgender Discrimination is Sex Discrimination,” August 25, 2014.
• “Latest Executive Order Will Mandate Self-Disclosure of Labor Law Violations,” August 4, 2014.
• “New Executive Order Prohibits the Federal Government and Government Contractors from Employment Discrimination against LGBT Persons,” July 24, 2014.
• “SBA Increases Revenue-Based Size Standards for Five Years of Inflation,” June 23, 2014.
• “President Obama Signs Two More Orders Aimed at Federal Contractor Pay Practices,” April 9, 2014.
• “President Obama Directs Department of Labor to Revise Fair Labor Standards Act Regulations to Make Overtime Pay Available to Wider Range of Employees,” March 14, 2014.
• “President’s Executive Order Establishing $10.10 Minimum Wage Will Have Minimal Effect,” February 18, 2014.
• “SBA Drastically Revises Size Standards for Renewable Energy and Other Electric Utility Contracts,”January 22, 2014.
• “GAO Annual Report Shows Protesters Achieve the Most Success with Evaluation Process-Related Protest Grounds,” January 13, 2014.
• “Proposed Rule Cuts Time to Challenge Contractor Evaluations,” August 9, 2013.
• “FAR Revised to Standardize the Government’s Past Performance Evaluation Information,” August 5, 2013.
• “SBA Issues Final Rule Protecting the Workshare and Payments of Small Business Subcontractors,” July 22, 2013.
• “SBA Issues Final Rule That Applies Substantial Damages and Penalties for Contractors That Willfully Misrepresent Their Size or Status,” July 1, 2013.
• “SBA Makes Massive Revisions to Size Standards for Various Industries, Including Finance and Insurance,” June 25, 2013.
• “SBA Removes Limitations on Dollar Amount for Women-Owned Small Business Set-Asides,” May 7, 2013.
• “Proposed Rule Finally Would Update the FAR to Implement SBA’s Revisions to Its Small Business Size and Status Protest and Appeal Procedures,” March 13, 2013.
• “FY 2013 NDAA Authorizes Mentor-Protégé Program for All Small Businesses among Significant Small Business Contracting Changes,” January 8, 2013.
• “SBA Final Rule Creates More SBIR And STTR Opportunities for Businesses Partially Owned by Venture Capital Companies, Hedge Funds and Private Equity Firms,” January 3, 2013.
• “COFC Disagrees with GAO Regarding VA Set-Asides,” December 3, 2012.
• “GAO Bid Protests and Sustain Rate Increase in FY 2012,” November 14, 2012.
• “SBA Revises Many Size Standards to Incorporate 2012 NAICS Code Revisions – Are You Affected?,” August 21, 2012.
• “SBA Proposes Regulations Affecting Multiple Award Contracts And Bundling,” May 31, 2012.
• “SBA Proposed Rule Would Create More SBIR and STTR Opportunities for Businesses Partially Owned by Venture Capital Companies, Hedge Funds and Private Equity Firms,” May 17, 2012.
• “SBA Issues Final Rule to Make Significant Changes to the Size Standards for Technical, Professional and Scientific Services,” February 14, 2012.
• “FAR Council Implements Interim Rule Authorizing Federal Agencies to Set Aside Task and Delivery Orders under Multiple Award Contracts for Small Business Concerns,” January 17, 2012.