Coach note
This question separates candidates who can talk plainly about a real mistake from those who can't. Interviewers are checking whether you can own a bad outcome, not just narrate around it.
Behavioral · Failure
Tell me about a procurement or major contract you were involved in that went badly — a sustained protest, a vendor that couldn't deliver, a statement of work that was wrong from the start. What did it teach you about how to buy things in government?
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