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The Deal’s the Deal: ASBCA Rejects Claim Seeking Price Adjustment for Overseas Wage Increases
GAO Releases Report on Small Business Innovation Research
Stays of Performance During a GAO Bid Protest: Federal Circuit Says that Five Days After the Debriefing Date Means Five Days After the Debriefing Date
OMB Issues Guidance on Pandemic Federal Workplace Safety
Watchdog Group Says COVID Spending Waste Worse than Previously Thought
Senators Reintroduce Bipartisan Bill to Increase Transparency of Federal Spending
Federal Circuit Clarifies that If Protester Does Not Seek Enhanced Debriefing, then Five-Day Deadline for Invoking CICA Stay Applies; Nika Technologies, Inc. v. United States, Fed. Cir. 2020-1924
Sure, I’ll Talk, But Let’s Keep It Light: Agency Thought Exchanges with Offerors Were Superficial, But It Ended Up Conducting Discussions; GOV National Healthcare Drive, LLC, GAO B-419258 et al.
The Unbearable Lightness of Disagreeing: COFC Rejects Arguments that Mostly Amount to Disagreement with Agency’s Evaluation Conclusions; Harmonia Holdings Group, LLC and Snap, Inc. v. United States, COFC Nos. 20-1300 and 20-1318
What Are We Fighting For? ASBCA Boots Appeal Seeking Declaratory Relief Because the Challenged Agency Decision Did Not Impact the Contractor; Appeal of Lockheed Martin Corporation, ASBCA No. 62377
The Beginning of the Biden Administration – What Federal Contractors Need to Know
Size Recertification Prior to Award – When is it Required?
President Biden Orders Tightening of Made in America Laws: What Contractors Need to Know
Fastest 5 Minutes: Executive Orders, COVID Vaccine Update, Supply Chain, LPTA
Northrop CEO Forecasts ‘More Consolidation’ for Defense Sector
GSA’s Central Procurement Hub Will Keep the ‘Beta’ A Little Longer
Protester Argues Solicitation Criteria are Flabby and Permit Consideration of Inexperienced Offerors—GAO Finds Argument Is Really Just an Attempt to Eliminate Competition; Accenture Federal Services, LLC, GAO B-418321.4
Failing to Inform Agency of Unavailability of Non-key Personnel Not a Material Misrepresentation; Perspecta Enterprise Solutions, LLC v. United States, COFC No. 814
Agency Within Its Rights to Reject Proposal that Did Not Provide Evidence of Adequate Accounting System; NCI Information Systems, Inc., GAO B-419322, B-419322.2
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