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Biden Issues New Buy American Directive
Stafford Act Administrative Procedures Apply to Grant Applicants, Not Government Fraud Investigators; United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana No. 16-15092, U.S. ex rel. Robert Romero v. AECOM, et al.
Federal Circuit Curtails COFC Holding Extending Deadline for CICA Stay
GAO Rejects Agency’s Post-Protest Explanations, Finds Agency Did Not Document Evaluation, Sustains Protest; Public Properties, LLC, GAO B-419414, B-419414.2
Agency Argued ASBCA Lacked Jurisdiction Because the Agency Hadn’t Issued Final Decision, But Agency’s Delay in Issuing Decision was a Breach that Conferred Jurisdiction; Appeals of Transdev Services, Inc., ASBCA Nos. 62654, 62655
Agency Not Required to “Monetize” Offeror’s Technical Approach; Coventry Healthcare Workers’ Compensation, Inc., GAO B-417237.5
Government Contracts Legal Round-Up | 2021 Issue 4
Agency Reasonably Accepted Awardee’s 91% Price Premium, GAO Says
Keep American Businesses Workin’ 9 to 5—Bipartisan Changes to Buy American Requirements in Federal Procurement – The Government Contractor
Federal Circuit Clarifies Protest Timeliness Rules to Obtain Automatic Stay Following DOD Enhanced Debriefing Opportunity
GovExec Daily: Fraud, SBA and Technology
GSA Kicks Off Two-year Effort to Innovate Service Contracting Beyond OASIS
OPM Issues Guidance Revoking Diversity Training Ban
Agency Neglected to Analyze Proposals for Unbalanced Pricing; IAP World Services, Inc. v. United States, COFC No. 20-1116C
Agency Did Not Increase Scope of IDIQ Contact by Awarding Task Order to IDIQ Holder that had Changed Its Name and Corporate Structure; DynCorp International LLC v. United States, COFC No.. 20-1293C
Protester that New Key Person Was Unavailable and Failed to Notify Agency Can’t Complain When Its Proposal Is Downgraded; Clear Global Solutions, LLC, GAO B-419402
Late’s About the Same as Never: GAO Rejects Prime Contractor’s Protest that Government Shouldn’t Have Rejected its Proposal Because of Subcontractor’s Tardy Data
Surviving Proposal Weaknesses after Discussions: What Not to Do
Beware the Automated Email Response: GAO Protest Decision Highlights Need for Vigilance in Remote Work Environment
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