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Protester Cannot Complain About an Unequal Access OCI When It Didn’t Protect Its Proprietary Information
Protester May Have Been Interested in Solicitation. But that Didn’t Mean the Agency Had to Seek a Quotation from the Protester
Can a Contracting Officer Rely on Personal Knowledge When Investigating an OCI?
One of the Evaluators Had Worked for the Awardee. Why Didn’t this Result in a Conflict?
Protester Thought It Had Been Misidentified as a Joint Venture. But GAO Found Protester Failed the Duck Test.
Your Protest May Have Induced Corrective Action, Buy that Doesn’t Mean You’re Entitled to Costs
A Reminder that the “Government Control” Exception to the Late-Is-Late Rule Does Not Apply to Electronic Submissions
Protester Claimed Awardee Exceeded a Limitation on Proposal Revisions. Why Did GAO Let It Slide?
Agency Took Corrective Action and Affirmed Award Decision. Was the Affirmation a Post-Hoc Rationalization of the Award or a New Agency Action?
An Agency Must Consider the Experience of a Protege in a Mentor-Protege JV. How Much Consideration Is Required?
Small Business Complained About Non-Responsibility Determination. COFC Wasn’t Feeling It.
Sketchy in Spain: Protester Said Awardee’s Labor Problems in Spain Should’ve Impacted Its Past Performance. Why Didn’t the Federal Circuit Agree?
The Importance of Being Conformist: If the Solicitation Provides Proposal Organization Instructions, Follow Them
The Protester Objected to the Cost Realism Analysis. Why Wasn’t GAO Persuaded?
The Solicitation Required Offerors to Provide a “Realistic Plan.” Did this Require the Agency to Evaluate Price Realism?
Protester Argued Additional Discovery Was Needed on Possible Agency Bias. COFC Agreed.
No Consolation for Contractor’s Consolidated Contract. GAO Says Dollar Amount Matters Even for Small Businesses
Agreements Issued Under an Agency’s OT Authority Are Not Procurement Contracts? So How Can the COFC Hear a Protest Involving a Contract Awarded Under Agency’s OT Authority?
COFC Doubts Protesters Will Prevail on Challenge to PPE Solicitation, Denies Request for Preliminary Injunction
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