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Choose Your Battles Wisely: The Consequences of Protesting Government Procurement Contracts

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  • Mehmet I. Canayaz

    (Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802)

  • Jess Cornaggia

    (Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802)

  • Kimberly Cornaggia

    (Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802)

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We examine the relationship between a firm’s successful protest of a government agency’s conduct or terms of a procurement contract and the amount of business the firm conducts with the government going forward. We find firms receive fewer and less valuable government contracts, face more contract cancellations, and experience significant reductions in sales growth and employee growth. Despite widespread belief, successful bid protesters do not delay government procurement because of lengthy dispute resolutions. Overall, we provide the first analysis of corporate interactions with the United States government bid protest system.

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  • Mehmet I. Canayaz & Jess Cornaggia & Kimberly Cornaggia, 2025. "Choose Your Battles Wisely: The Consequences of Protesting Government Procurement Contracts," Management Science, INFORMS, vol. 71(10), pages 8526-8548, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:inm:ormnsc:v:71:y:2025:i:10:p:8526-8548
    DOI: 10.1287/mnsc.2021.02055
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