GAO Bid Protest Quarterly Insights and Analysis, 2026 Q1, Contractor Edition
Every published GAO bid protest decision in the quarter, read for which protest grounds actually sustain and which agencies see the most relief ordered.
Also available as the Government Edition, the same quarter read from the other side of the table.
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About this report
A government-wide read on the quarter's published protest decisions. The report separates merits decisions from dismissals and reconsiderations before computing any rate, so the sustain rate means what it says. It covers protest grounds and their sustain rates, agency outcomes, procurement type mix, the remedies GAO recommended, and the authorities most often cited. The report leads with the point most protest statistics miss: the published sustain rate is a floor, because corrective action taken before decision never appears in a published outcome.
What it gives you
- Merits-only sustain rate, computed the way GAO computes it
- Protest grounds ranked by frequency and by sustain rate
- Agency outcomes across the quarter
- Remedies GAO recommended and how often each appeared
- Full case appendix covering every decision in the quarter
What is inside
Section by section.
- 01Executive summary and why the published sustain rate is a floor
- 02Key performance indicators with prior-quarter comparatives
- 03Outcome distribution and the relief funnel
- 04Protest grounds by frequency and by sustain rate
- 05Agency outcomes
- 06Procurement type mix
- 07Remedies recommended
- 08Most-cited authorities
- 09Case appendix listing every decision analyzed
Who it is for
Capture and proposal leads, protest counsel, business development directors, and anyone weighing whether a debriefing supports a protest.
What you receive
- PDF report, 24 pagesGCD-RR-GAO-2026Q1-CTR
- Excel data workbook, 10 worksheetsGCD-RR-GAO-2026Q1-CTRCoverKPIsTrendDistributionsRates by issueOutcome cross-tabsFunnelAuthoritiesRemediesCases
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Edition
- Period covered
- 2026 Q1
- Published
- April 15, 2026
- Catalog number
- GCD-RR-GAO-2026Q1-CTR
Sources and limits
Built from the published text of every GAO bid protest decision issued in the quarter, with outcomes derived from the decisions themselves. Not legal advice.