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Protester Said Agency Botched Evaluation. Why Was This Argument Premature?
Protester Planned to Self-Perform. So Why Did It Deserve a Weakness for Not Discussing Subcontractors?
Sustains All the Way Down: GAO Sustains Almost All Protesters’ Challenges to Profoundly Flawed Evaluation
Arguing Ambiguity in a Post-Award Protest? You Better Make Sure that Ambiguity Isn’t Obvious.
Shaping Ground Rules: Protest Options Before Proposal Submission
Protester Said Agency Ignored Awardee’s “Devastating” Past Performance. COFC Didn’t Think Performance Was that Calamitous.
GAO Finds Protester Was Confused About the Difference Between Maintenance and Construction
Solicitation Said Vendors Would Be Credited for an Approach that Required Little Government Intervention. So Why Was this Protester Penalized for Not Addressing Government Involvement?
COFC Found Protester Was Likely to Succeed on OCI Argument. Why Didn’t the Court Grant a Preliminary Injunction?
GAO Explores Opaque Line Between a Follow-On Contract and a Bridge Contract
Protester Based Its Staffing on Historical Data. Why Did this Approach Merit a Weakness?
Protester’s Proposal Was Acceptable After an Initial Evaluation But Unacceptable After a Reevaluation. Why Didn’t GAO Think the About Face Was a Problem?
Does an Agency’s Hardball Litigation Strategy Justify Reimbursement of Protest Costs?
Protester Thought Discussions Could’ve Been More Explicit. GAO Said Agency Was Clear Enough.
COFC Dismissed Protest for Lack of Standing. Why Did the Federal Circuit Reverse?
Protester Said Awardee’s Proposal Didn’t Accurately State How Company Would Perform. Why Did GAO Agree?
Protester Thought the Agency Erred in Not Comparing Proposals. GAO Said the Protester Misinterpreted the Solicitation.
Protester, Rejected as Ineligible, Tried to Make Itself Eligible But Failed
Awardee Appeared to Have Multiple Identities. Why Wasn’t GAO Concerned?
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