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Protester Appropriately Assessed Weaknesses for Its “Begrudging Willingness” to Meet Solicitation Requirements; Johnson Controls Security Solutions, GAO B-418489.3, B-418489.4
Solicitation Provision that Limits Past Performance Evaluation to Entitles that Will Perform at Least 20% of the Work Not Unduly Restrictive; DynCorp International, LLC, GAO B-418742.2
Just Because Your Proposal Exceeds Solicitation Requirements Doesn’t Mean You Deserve Strengths; Kord Technologies, Inc., GAO B-417748.6
COFC Finds (Again) that It Has Jurisdiction Over Protests Challenging the Award of Mixed Sale/Services Contracts; HVF West, LLC v. United States, COFC No. 20-541C
“You’re Not Seeing the Real Me”: When Solicitation Requires Evaluation of Extent to Which Proposal Meets Requirements, Agency Must Perform a Qualitative Assessment; Evergreen JV, GAO B- 418475.4
“You Can Do It!”: Protester Challenging Solicitation Unable to Prove that Performance Is Impossible; MLS-Multinational Logistic Services, Ltd; MLSUSA Corporation; B-418477.3, B-418477.4
Conflict Arising from Agency Official’s Participation in Competitive Foosball Gatherings Irredeemably Taints Procurement; Teledyne Brown Engineering, Inc., GAO B-418835, B-418835.2
Protest Challenging Agency’s Decision to Conduct Discussions With Previously Rejected Offeror is Premature; ICI Services Corporation, GAO B-418255.4
Protest Objecting to Cancellation of Solicitation Was Effectively an Untimely Challenge to Agency’s Decision to Not Set Aside Procurement for Small Businesses; Candor Solutions, LLC, GAO B-418682.2
Agency Reasonably Interpreted NIST Guidance in Finding that Awardee’s Outdated Hardware Was Not a Dealbreaker; Ace-Federal Reporters, Inc. v. United States, COFC No. 20-636
You Know I’m Good for It: Prior Course of Dealing Can’t Salvage Protester’s Defective Bid Bond; Pacific Dredge and Construction, LLC, GAO B-418900
Acknowledging Your Weaknesses is the First Step on the Path to Acceptance: Alleged Flaws in Awardee’s Proposal Corrected During Discussions; Konica Minolta Business Solutions USA, Inc., GAO B-418800, B-418800.2
If You See Something Say Something: Contractor’s Failure to Question Patent Ambiguity in Contract Negates Claim for Costs of CCTV System; Mark VII Enterprises, Inc. v. United States Postal Service, PSBCA No. 6814
Corrective Action Taken to Resolve Matter Concerning Awardee’s IDIQ Contract Did Not Impermissibly Permit Awardee to Revise Task Order Proposal; CenturyLink QGS, GAO B-418556.3
Show Don’t Tell: No Disparate Treatment Where Awardee Provided Examples to Demonstrate Its Technical Understanding While Protester Did Not; ACTA, LLC, GAO B- 428352.3, B-418352.4
GAO Sustains Protest, Finds Awardee’s Revised Proposal Did Not Fix Deficiency in Initial Proposal; Patronus Systems, Inc., GAO B-418784, B-418784.2
Solicitation that Contemplates Award to the Highest-Technically-Rated, Reasonably-Priced Proposal Does Not Violate the FAR; Sumaria Systems, Inc., GAO B-418796
Agency Need Not Conduct Discussions Concerning Aspect of a Proposal that Was Not a Weakness; Integrated Medical Solutions, Inc., GAO B-428754, B-418754.2
“La biblioteca de Babel”: GAO Sustains Protest Challenging Library of Congress’ “Brand-Name-and-Equal” Solicitation; Mythics, Inc.; Oracle America, Inc., GAO B-418785, B-418785.2
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