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Minimum Wage for Contractors, Executive Order Focused on Competition
Sorting Out NITAAC’s Amendments to CIO-SP4
GAO: CARES Act Provision Keeping Contractors Afloat During Pandemic Showed Great Success
Agencies on the Hook to Meet New Buy American Acquisition Goals for Most Products
ASBCA Says Laches No Longer a Valid Affirmative Defense Against CDA Claim; Appeal of Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company, ASBCA No. 62209
OHA Reverses Size Determination, Finds SBA Area Office Misapplied Ostensible Subcontractor Rule; Size Appeal of Montech, Inc., SBA No. SIZ-6100
Awardee’s Proposed Discount for Cost Item Was Not an Exception to Solicitation; Kiewit Infrastructure West Company, GAO B-419687, B-419687.2
Unless Allegations Broach Something Like Crime or Fraud, GAO Will Not Review Affirmative Responsibility Determination; Newt Marine Services, GAO B-419741, B-419741.2
Commercial Item Contracts and Constructive Changes: When Your Shield Becomes Their Sword
GAO: Agency Has Discretion on Type of Socioeconomic Set-Aside for Procurement
“Rule of Two” Cheat Sheet
White House Announces New COVID Vaccination and Testing Requirements for Contractors Working at Federal Facilities
Top 5 Gov’t Contracts Cases To Watch: Midyear Report
An Update on Key DoD and VA Procurement Programs
Biden Administration Releases ‘Made in America’ Proposed Rule
Protester Can’t Use Dictionary Definition of Word to Contradict Solicitation’s Definition; Sophion Bioscience, Inc. v. United States, COFC No. 21-1065
Contractor’s Request for Summary Judgment on Government Claim Gets Mired in Factual Issues; Appeal of Thomas J. David, Inc., ASBCA No. 62634
Agency Not Required to Hold Discussions or Seek Clarifications to Address Offeror’s Failure to Include Employment Agreement in Proposal; APT Research, Inc. v. United States, COFC No. 21-1102C
Protester Misapprehends Nature of Neutral Past Performance Rating; Heartland Consulting, GAO B-419228.4
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