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Contractor Cannot Move to Dismiss Government’s Theory Regarding the Scope of the Claim; Mission Support Alliance, LLC v. Department of Energy, CBCA 6477
Protester Not Entitled to Costs for Simply Filing a Protest in the “Best Interest of the Government”; MidAmerica Fab and Machine, LLC—Costs, GAO B-419432.3
Biden Announces $2 Trillion Infrastructure Plan Aimed to Boost U.S. Manufacturing
GAO Finds That Bid Was Reasonable Despite Its 43% Price Premium
CARES Act Section 3610 Relief Extended Until September 30, 2021
A Small Change in an Arcane Appeals Process Will Ripple Throughout the Defense Department
Where Is Defense M&A Policy Headed? Here’s Some Advice for the New Administration
Protester Tried to Challenge Awardee’s Low Price, But Solicitation Did Not Permit Price Realism Evaluation; Appsential, LLC, GAO B-419046.2 et al.
In Protester’s Second Bite at the Apple, GAO Affirms that Agency Reasonably Considered Past Performance Not Included in Proposal; Wolff & Mueller Government Services GmbH & Company KG, GAO B-419431, B-419431.2
President Biden’s Buy American Executive Order—Where Are We Now?
Do Corporations Have Fifth Amendment Rights Against Self-Incrimination? The Corporate Designee’s Rights in a FRCP 30(b)(6) Deposition
Fastest 5 Minutes: American Rescue Plan, Department of Labor, Copyright Infringement
GAO Dismisses IBM Bid Protest on $729 Million Task Order
Contested DHS Contract for Law Enforcement Dorms had Pricing Issues
Government Specified a Proprietary Item and then Wrongly Refused Contractor’s Substitute Item; Appeal of Carothers Construction, Inc., ASBCA No. 62204
Protest Challening Agency’s Use of Other Transaction Authority Is Untimely; Spartan Medical, Inc., GAO B-419503
Where There’s an Implied Contract, There’s a Potential Bid Protest: Court of Federal Claims Has Jurisdiction to Hear Breach of Implied Contract Claims
ICYMI: Getting Paid on Government Contracts: Fresh Strategies on Requests for Equitable Adjustments (REAs) and Claims
Changes to Pay Equity Law Are Coming: It’s Time to Consider Auditing Your Pay Practices
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