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Protester Alleged Its Own Proposal Didn’t Deserve a Weakness and the Awardee’s Didn’t Deserve a Strength. GAO Was Not Persuaded.
Protester Objected to a Weakness It Received for Employee Retention Issues. Why Did GAO Find the Weakness Was Warranted?
GAO Finds Protester’s Arguments Were Either Untimely or Failed to State a Claim
GAO Found the Agency Unreasonably Focused on a One-Cent Error. Why Did GAO Still Deny the Protest?
No Harm, No Foul: GAO Reaffirms That Prejudice Is Everything
GAO Holds Firm to Solicitation’s 5-Year Experience Requirement
GAO Confirms It’s Not Required to Address Every Protest Ground
Protester Argued There Was No Basis for Corrective Action. GAO Disagreed
COFC Finds Phrase “Please Provide” Does Not Establish a Minimum Requirement
Been There, Done That. GAO Rejects Request for Reconsideration
COFC Wrestles With Jurisdiction Regarding Other Transaction Authority
Protester Disputes the Definition of “Pending.” GAO Says It Doesn’t Matter
Proposal Page Limitations Are Not Set in Concrete—Agencies Can Waive Them
Protester Claimed Awardee’s Past Performance Reference Wasn’t Relevant. GAO Said It Was Close Enough
The Protester Argued the Agency Ignored Its Experience. But GAO Found the Protester Didn’t Have the Right Experience.
GAO Says Agency Wasn’t Required To Continue Discussions
Protester Alleged an Executive Order Drastically Changed the Agency’s Needs. GAO Didn’t See It.
Protester Claimed Agency Improperly Used an SBIR Phase III Award for One Component. GAO Ruled the Piece Fit
Protester Claimed Its Alternative Product Negated Justification for Sole-Source Award. Why Wasn’t GAO Persuaded?
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