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Was the Awardee’s Price Too Low or Was the Protester “Conjuring” a Price Realism Criterion from the Solicitation Instructions?
Awardee Hired Three Agency Officials. Why Didn’t this Result in an Unfair Competitive Advantage?
The Agency Giveth, and the Agency Taketh Away: Why Was the COFC Cool with the Agency Cancelling the Award and the Solicitation?
Did GAO Just Limit the Scope of the Close at Hand Doctrine?
Protester Said Solicitation Seeking Single Approved Source Was Too Restrictive. Why Did GAO Let It Slide?
Protester Said Agency Wrongly Attributed Affiliate’s Experience to Awardee. Why Didn’t GAO Break a Sweat?
Challenging Adjectival Ratings Is Often a Road to Oblivion
Limitation on Subcontracting—Does It Broach a Question of Acceptability or Contract Administration?
COFC Sustains Challenge to Realism Evaluation and Best Value Determination. What Went Wrong?
Protester Challenged Award of Sagebrush Seeding Contract. Why Didn’t the Protest Arguments Find Purchase at GAO?
Did the Agency Have a Defensible Legal Position or Were Its Ramparts Built on Pool Noodles?
Contractors Bear the Risk of Fixed Price Contracts. So Why Couldn’t Offerors on this Fixed Price Contract Propose Labor Rates They Wanted?
Army Said Sikorsky’s Bid on Gargantuan Helicopter Contract Was Unacceptable. Why Did GAO Agree?
Protester Said Agency Ignored Awardee’s Performance on Incumbent Contract in Assessing Technical Approach. Why Was GAO Unconcerned?
Can an Offeror Fill the Gaps in Its Corporate Experience with the Personal Experience of Its Founder/President?
Agency Asked Offerors to Submit Points of Contact for Prior Contracts. Was the Agency Required to Actually Contact those People?
If You Allege Misleading Discussions, Be Sure to Provide GAO with the Actual Discussion Questions
Can a Misaddressed Letter of Commitment Tank a Proposal?
Protester Was Really a Jilted Subcontractor, Not an Actual Offeror. How Did the Protester Have Standing?
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