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When a Mentor-Protégé JV Falls Apart Mid-Procurement: What IBSS v. United States Means for Federal Contractors
Federal Bid Protests, Project Labor Agreements, and Procurement – An Interview with Jake Scott and Allison Geewax at the AGC Federal Contractors Conference – June 2026
Lost in Cyberspace: Late-Is-Late Rule Precudes Consideration of Protester’s Quarantined Proposal
Why Not Bidding—and Not Protesting Early—Doomed This Challenge to an Award
“I Could Have Competed” Won’t Cut It: COFC Requires Showing Contractor Could Perform Work if it Wants to Protest Solicitation Terms
Protester Cries Foul Over Awardee’s Bargain Price. Did GAO Bite?
The Agency Took Corrective Action. Why Didn’t the COFC Dismiss the Bid Protest?
Lost Out on a NASA SEWP VI Award? How Government Contractors Can Protect Their Rights Through the Bid Protest Process
Unfair Discussions? Nope. GAO Finds Agency Deflty Executed Exception to the “Discussions-With-All-Offerors” Rule
Missing Joint Venture Certification Sinks SDVOSB Bid
When Excellence Is Not Good Enough: Protester Kills It on the Technical Ratings But Still Loses the Award
You Ain’t All That: Protester Cries Foul Over “Good” Rating, GAO Sides With Agency, Finding Protester’s Approach Wasn’t Exceptional
Awardee Unscathed by SAM Registration Slip-Ups
Moonlighting Mayhem: When an Agency Employee Also Works for the Awardee
May 2025 Bid Protest Sustain of the Month: In a Sustain-less Month, a Masterclass in How Not to Protest
National Security Concerns Can Bar SBIR Awards: Key Takeaways from Kayhan Space Corp. v. United States
GAO Sustains Protest Due to Agency’s Inadequate Documentation and Unequal Evaluation of Offerors
Documents May Have Been Close-at-Hand, But that Didn’t Mean the Agency Had to Consider Them
Barebones Comments on the Agency Report Nullify Protest
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