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Protester Attacks Legality of Tiered Evaluations. GAO Was Not Persuaded.
Protester Claimed Agency Couldn’t Assess Price Reasonableness Through a Price Comparison Because One Price Was an Outlier? Why Did COFC Think a Comparison Was Acceptable?
Protester Said Agency Shouldn’t Have Accepted Awardee’s TAA Certification. GAO Agreed.
Did this Corrective Action Go Too Far? GAO Didn’t Think So.
The Protest May Have Been Financially Burdensome, But the Doesn’t Mean You’re Entitled to Costs
The Solicitation Required Past Performances References from the Last 5 Years. Did the 5 Year Period Run from When the Solicitation Was Issued or When It Was Amended?
Beware: If You Don’t Challenge the Initial Evaluation, You May Not Be Able to Challenge the Reevaluation
Not All Strengths Are Created Equal
Protester’s Competitor Had Access to Technical Data Relevant to the Solicitation. Why Didn’t this Result in an OCI?
Can an Agency’s Decision Not to Procure Something Qualify as a Procurement?
A Higher-Rated Offeror Didn’t Protest. Did that Mean the Protester Was Next in Line for Award?
Protester Said Classified Solicitation Was Unduly Restrictive. Why Did GAO Dismiss?
A Vendor Sought Clarification on the Solicitation. Did the Vendor’s Communications with the Agency Create an OCI?
Unhappy With How the Corrective Action Is Proceeding? Hold Your Fire.
Protester Contended Awardee Played Fast and Loose with Proposal Formatting Requirements. GAO Wasn’t Concerned.
GAO Says Email Snafu Was Protester’s Fault
Sure, the Agency Delayed in Taking Corrective Action in Response to Your Meritorious Protest, But that Doesn’t Mean You Can Recover All Your Protest Costs
GAO Explains Difference Between a Small Business Set-Aside and a Small Business Participation Factor
Awardee’s Reference Didn’t Return a PPQ. Should a Missing PPQ Result in a Deficiency?
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