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Family Ties: GAO Finds Dad’s Job Doesn’t Doom the Deal
From Critical Materials to Bid Protests, Contractors Face New Supply Chain and Litigation Considerations
Court Denies Injunction, Finds Cemetery Project Can’t Wait for Appeal of Bid Protest
DoD Enhanced Debriefings: The Clock Offerors Must Track
Too Close at Hand Doctrine Sinks Award: COFC Says Navy Ignored Negative Past Performance Information
GAO Rejects Argument that Solicitation Should Have Been More Restricitve
Protest Can’t Salvage Incumbent’s Lost Travel Services Contract
July 2026 Bid Protest Sustain of the Month: Four Reports, Zero Analysis, One Problem – VA’s Past Performance Evaluation Falls Short
GAO OK’s Agency’s “99% Satisfactory CPARS” Cutoff in FSS Acquisition
SDVOSB Joint Venture Loses Status Mid-Procurement: Is It Still Eligible?
Unstated Criteria or Just Vague Proposals? COFC Affirms Importance of a Clear, Well-Written Proposal
Protester’s Lower Price and Better Past Performance Can’t Overcome Awardee’s Technical Superiority
It Wasn’t a Catch-22: GAO Finds the File Naming Conventions Were Clearly Stated in the Solicitation
Army Ordered to Reopen $50B MAPS Deal After GAO Ruling
COFC Denies Protester’s Request to Enjoin Contract Performance, Finds Protester Would Not Be Irreparably Harmed
GAO Sustains Protest Over Army’s Ban on Small Business Teaming Arrangements in MAPS Solicitation
GSA Schedule Competition: How a 99% CPARS Gate was used to Restrict Competition
Request that GAO Reconsider a Cost Recommendation Falls Flat
GAO Overturns Award After VA Credits Awardee for Work It Never Performed
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