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Agency Didn’t Understand the Concept of a “Competitive Range,” But Nonetheless Contended that It Somehow Created a De Facto Competitive Range of One. Did GAO Buy this Argument?
So You Had Email Problems While Submitting Your Proposal. Tough. The “Late is Late” Rule is a Cruel, Indifferent Mistress.
So You Want to Hire a Former Agency Employee and Propose them as a Key Person. How Can You Do this Without Getting an Unfair Competitive Advantage?
The Agency Told the Protester that Its Salaries Were Too Low Even Though the Protester Had a High Overall Price. Did the Agency Conduct Misleading Discussions?
I Withdrew My Proposal. Is the Agency Still Required to Give Me a Debriefing?
Are News Articles Discussing a Contractor’s Shoddy Performance “Too Close at Hand” for an Agency to Ignore?
Protester Had “Similar” Past Performance References that Met Solicitation Requirements. Why Wasn’t that Good Enough?
Proposal Was Quarantined by Agency’s Servier. Why Wasn’t the Proposal Under Government Control?
Solicitation Stated Agency Would Consider Price In Evaluating Technical Risk. Did This Obligate the Agency to Assess Price Realism?
You May Be Capable But that Doesn’t Mean the Sole-Source Award to Your Competitor Was Unreasonable
GAO Finds Agency Botched Evaluation. Why Did the Agency Think It Could Assess the Most Important Evaluation Factor on a Pass/Fail Basis?
Solicitation Limited Supply of Product to One Source. Why Couldn’t the Protester Provide Its Own Product?
COFC Rejects GAO Precedent, Finds Agency Erred in Not Holding Discussions, and Rules Protester Was Prejudiced by Error. Why Does the Court Still Think Protester Only Won a “Pyrrhic” Victory?
How Much Does an Agency Have to Negotiate for Meaningful Discussions?
Take Heed of the Efficient Competition Provision. Your Proposal May Get Booted Without the Agency Ever Considering It
The Agency Awarded a Contract to an Ineligible Offeror. Why Was the Protester Not Prejudiced by this Error?
Did GSA Cancel a Solicitation to Favor One Offeror Over Others?
If Your Protest Provides the Information that Should’ve Been in Your Proposal, You’re Not on the Road to Victory at GAO
Where Does GAO Draw the Line Between an Unequal Access OCI and Mere Incumbent Advantage?
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