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Protester Claimed Agency’s Cancellation of the Solicitation Was Pretextual. GAO Said It Didn’t Matter
GAO Affirms Agency’s Rule of Two Determination, Finds Small Businesses Couldn’t Perform Requirements
How a Fair Protest Process Enhances Federal Procurement Integrity
Wrong Place: GAO Weighs in on 8(a) Program GSA Schedule Eligibility under MAS 8(a) Pool and Finds that SBA Eligibility Finding had to be Challenged at SBA
GAO: Bid Protests Dropped 6% in FY 2025
GAO Says Satisfactory Past Performance Rating Does Not Amount to a Nonresponsibilty Determination
The Protester Argued Similarities With An Earlier Contract Necessitated an 8(a) Set-Aside. COFC Disagreed.
GAO Dismisses Protest Challenging $1 AI License
FYI – GAO Finds Key Person “Available” Despite Accepting Employment with a Different Company
COFC Finds Solicitation’s Project Labor Agreement Requirement Violated CICA
GAO Says Protester Can Recover Some Protest Costs
When to File an OCI Protest: GAO Decision Suggests Early Filing Is Best
GAO Cautions Agencies—Over-Redact at Your Own Peril
2025 GAO Bid Protest Report: Numbers Down, Effectiveness Still Even Odds–COFC Shows Increase in Bid Protests
‘Loser’s Pay’ Rules Coming Despite Declining Bid Protests
Agency’s Over-Zealous Redactions to the Record Result in Sustained Protest
GAO Stands Firm on the $10M Threshold. Option Years Were Not Counted With the Face Value of Awarded Task Order.
The Awardee’s Proposal Exceeded the $35 Million Jurisdictional Threshold for Task Order Protests, But the Actual Order Did Not. Could GAO Hear a Protest Challenging the Task Order?
Inside GAO’s 2025 Bid Protest Report
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