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COFC Denies Motion to Dismiss Amazon’s Presidential Bias Theory in JEDI Protest; Amazon Web Services, Inc. v. United States, COFC No. 19-1796C
GAO Sustains Protest of FSS Task Order, Finds Awardee Offered Services Outside the Scope of Its FSS Contract; Deloitte Consulting, LLP, GAO B-419508, B-419508.2
Although Ultimately Wrong, Agency’s Legal Position Was Reasonable When the Protest was Filed, So Protester Was Not Entitled to Costs; Brown Developments, LLC – Costs, GAO B-419279.2
No Problem with Agency’s Bundling of Requirements; Roche Diagnostics Corporation, GAO B-419510, B-419510.2
Agency Mislabeled the Solicitation But the Protester Waited too Long to Challenge the Error; US21, Inc., GAO B-419747
Five Things You Should Know: Past Performance of Subcontractors, Joint Venture Partners, and Affiliates
“Mere Allegations of Fraud Do Not Divest the Board of Jurisdiction” – Government’s Motion to Dismiss Denied When It Cannot Prove that Appeal Resolution Depends on a Factual Determination of Fraud
Biden Administration Raises Minimum Wage For Federal Government Contractors As Congress Mulls $2 Trillion Infrastructure Plan
The Federal Spending Calendar Is Getting Decidedly Lopsided
Lawmakers Look to Revive Collusion Case Against Amazon in JEDI
US ‘Will Fail’ If Space Acquisition Doesn’t Reform: CSPC
In Stinging Rebuke to Bill & Ted’s Excellent Model of Proposal Drafting, GAO Finds Agency Reasonably Assessed Weakness to Proposal that Listed Dead Historical Figures—Johannes Gutenberg and Nickola Tesla—as Essential Personnel; Trilogy Federal, LLC, GAO B-418461.11, B-418461.18
If the Solicitation Does Not Permit Proposal Revisions, the Agency Is Not Obligated to Conduct Discussions; Veteran Technology Partners III LLC, GAO B-418461, B-418461.20
Agency’s Post-Proposal Revisions to a Model Answer Used to Evaluate Sample Tasks Was Not Objectionable; Network Designs, Inc., GAO B-418461.7, B-418461.17
When Proposed Key Personnel Become Unavailable, Agency May Evaluate Proposal as Submitted Without Giving Offeror a Chance to Revise; PAE Applied Technologies, LLC v. United States, COFC No. 20-1557
What Federal Contractors Need to Know About the $15 Minimum Wage
Speak Now Or Forever Hold Your Protest: Intervenor’s Silence Waives Future Protest Grounds
5 Things You Should Know: SBA’s Recent 8(a) Program Updates
Biden Issues Executive Order Increasing Minimum Wage for Contractor Employees to $15/Hour
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