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GAO Dismisses After Protester Entangles Itself in Procedural Knots
Protester Said Transition Period Required Fewer Labor Hours. Why Did GAO Think the Protester Had it Backwards?
Should the Agency Have Considered the Awardee’s Past Bankruptcy When Making the Responsibility Determination?
GAO Decision Illustrates Why You Should Engage Counsel Before, Not During, the Protest
Does the Randolph-Sheppard Act Apply to All Blind Vendors or Just to State Agencies that License Blind Vendors?
Protester Based Its Staffing Levels on Prior Contracts. Why Did this Result in a Weakness?
Protester Wasn’t Happy About Canceled Award. Why Did COFC Find the Cancellation Justified?
If the Solicitation Says Submit the Original, Fillable PDF, Don’t’ Even Think About Submitting a Non-Fillable Copy
Changed Requirements Snatched Away Protester’s Contract
Protester Had Graduated from the 8(a) Program. Why Did It Think It Still Qualified for an 8(a) Task Order?
Protester Didn’t Like the Way Agency Handled a Procurement Subject to the Randolph-Sheppard Act. Why Did GAO Dismiss?
Protester Alleged DoD-Wide Scheme to Purchase Software from One Contractor. Why Did COFC Dismiss the Suit?
You Don’t Get a Strength for Fastidiousness in Meeting the Solicitation’s Requirements
Agency Upwardly Adjusted Awardee’s Costs. Why Didn’t this Adjustment Indicate a Lack of Understanding?
Solicitation Required Experience with Events Comparable to NCAA Football Games. Protester Said Awardee Lacked that Kind of Experience. Why Did GAO Disagree?
Agency Wanted to Evaluate Offerors’ Financial Health. Why Wasn’t this Financial Evaluation Unduly Restrictive?
Agency Notified Protester It Was Sustaining Agency Protest. Why Did this Notice Constitute Adverse Action that Started the Clock for a GAO Protest?
COFC Found Evidence of Agency Bias Against the Protester. Why Did the Court Still Deny the Protest?
COFC Decision to Disqualify Offeror May Have Been Harsh, But the Federal Circuit Holds COFC Didn’t Abuse Its Discretion
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