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Waivers of Minor Informalities, Meaningful Discussions, and a “Dreary Wreck” or a Procurement (August 2021 Bid Protest Roundup)
Catch-22: No Contractor Price Adjustments for State Minimum Wage Increases
President Biden Issues Executive Order Requiring COVID-19 Safeguards for US Government Prime Contractors and Subcontractors
FAQ: Government Contractor COVID Safeguards Executive Order
Vendor on USPS Vehicle Contract Shortlist Ends Bid Protest Over Award
Senators Reintroduce Bill to End Shutdowns, Bring Awareness to One Potentially Coming
ASBCA Finds that Request to Extend Appeal Deadline Qualified as a Notice of Appeal; Appeal of Left Hand Design Corporation, ASBCA No. 62458
Alleged Improper Discussions Were Really Just Clarifications; Office Depot, LLC, GAO B-419809, B-419809.2
Agency Didn’t Unduly Delay in Implementing Corrective Action; Ajanta Consulting, LLC – Costs, GAO B-419123.6
Sure, the Agency Messed Up – But Did it Change the Result? The Perennial Protest Pitfall, Prejudice.
What Federal Contractors Need to Know About the New COVID-19 Executive Order
GAO Sustains Pre-award Protest: Air Force Cannot Require Joint Ventures to Obtain Facility Clearances If All Members Have Clearances
The FAR’s Revised Limitations on Subcontracting: What You Need to Know
Hazards of Self-Certification and Other Lessons Learned from Federal Government’s Pandemic Response
Electric Vehicle Manufacturer Drops Lawsuit Protesting Postal Service Fleet Contract
Questions Linger on Vaccine Mandate for Federal Contractors
“But Grandma, What Similar Operative Facts You Have!”: Contractor Tries to Dress-Up Previously Denied as a New Claim, But ASBCA Finds It’s a Transparent Disguise; Appeals of Penna Group, LLC, ASBCA Nos. 61640 et al.
Agency Argues Tradeoff Was Result of “Extensively Exercised Independent Judgment,” But GAO Rejects that Argument Like It’s Kid Rock’s Application for a McArthur Foundation Genius Grant; Alpha Omega Integration, LLC, GAO B-419812, B-419812.2
“I Am the Very Model of a Modern Major-General”: Protester’s Proposed Program Manager Lacked Relevant Experience; Unitec Distribution Systems, GAO B-419874, B-419874.2
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