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Situational · Ethical Dilemma

You're on the evaluation panel for a competitive contract award. Mid-evaluation, a fellow panelist mentions they had dinner last week with one of the bidders — an old colleague — and 'may have talked shop.' Scores are due Friday and the program office is pushing hard to award before the fiscal year closes. What do you do?

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I'd stop and report it the same day — to the contracting officer, not just my supervisor, because procurement integrity issues belong with the official who owns the award.…

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