GAO Bid Protest Quarterly Insights and Analysis, 2026 Q1, Government Edition
The quarter's protest decisions read for the acquisition workforce: which evaluation practices drew sustains and what GAO recommended agencies do about them.
Also available as the Contractor Edition, the same quarter read from the other side of the table.
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About this report
The government-audience cut of the quarterly protest analysis. It reads the same published decisions for what they say about agency evaluation and documentation practice: which grounds sustained, what the record showed when they did, which agencies appear most often, and what remedies GAO recommended. Written for the people who run source selections and who answer for them.
What it gives you
- Sustained grounds and what the evaluation record showed
- Agency outcomes across the quarter
- Remedies GAO recommended and how often each appeared
- Oversight involvement in the quarter's record
- Full case appendix covering every decision in the quarter
What is inside
Section by section.
- 01Executive summary written for the acquisition workforce
- 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
- 08Oversight involvement in the quarter's record
- 09Case appendix listing every decision analyzed
Who it is for
Contracting officers, source selection authorities, agency counsel, and program leadership accountable for evaluation records.
What you receive
- PDF report, 23 pagesGCD-RR-GAO-2026Q1-GOV
- Excel data workbook, 10 worksheetsGCD-RR-GAO-2026Q1-GOVCoverKPIsTrendDistributionsRates by issueOutcome cross-tabsFunnelAuthoritiesRemediesCases
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Edition
- Period covered
- 2026 Q1
- Published
- April 15, 2026
- Catalog number
- GCD-RR-GAO-2026Q1-GOV
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.