All Things Protest: Blue & Gold and Late is Late

Crowell & Moring’s “All Things Protest” podcast keeps you up to date on major trends in bid protest litigation, key developments in high-profile cases, and best practices in state and federal procurement. In this episode, Crowell's Christian Curran, Zachary Schroeder, and Bryan Dewan discuss a recent Federal Circuit appeal on the Blue & Gold waiver rule, and a Court of Federal Claims protest about the "late is late" rule in the world of electronic proposal submissions.

Cases discussed in this episode:

• Utech (CAFC):
  https://www.cafc.uscourts.gov/opinions-orders/24-1586.OPINION.6-24-2026_2713898.pdf
• Rick Aviation (COFC):
  https://ecf.cofc.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/show_public_doc?2025cv1604-59-0