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Factual Issues Concerning Contractor’s Inability to Obtain Bonds Thwarts Government’s Summary Judgment Motion; Appeals of Odyssey International, Inc., ASBCA Nos. 62085, 62145, 62193
Agency Appropriately Evaluated Past Performance by Considering Quality Rather than Quantity of Offerors’ References; LATA-Atkins Technical Services, LLC, GAO B-418602, B-418602.4
Back to Basics: SBA’s OHA Reminds Area Offices How to Apply the Ostensible Subcontractor Rule
Federal Circuit Confirms Blue & Gold Waiver Extends To OCI Claims
OMB Renews Some but Not All COVID-19-Related Flexibilities for Recipients of Federal Awards
Proposed NDAA Amendment Would Require Disclosure of DoD Grant Spending
GSA Ups Spending Limit for STARS Governmentwide Contract to $22B
Pandemic Oversight Committee Launches Contract Spending Tracker
Despite Agency’s Provocative Metaphysical Distinction Between a Contractor-Subcontractor Relationship and the Bond Between Subsidiaries, Provision that Precluded Subcontractor from Satisfying Certification Requirement Was Unduly Restrictive; Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc., GAO B-418449
“I’m Kind of a Big Deal . . . I Have Many Leather-Bound Books and my Apartment Smells of Rich Mahogany”: Key Person’s Impressive, Credentialed Background Did Not Merit a Significant Strength; Navarro Research and Engineering, Inc., GAO B-418602.2, B-418602.5
New 8(a) BD Program Requirements Effective July 15, 2020
Does CAS Make Sense?
Small Business Avoids Ostensible Subcontractor Affiliation Despite Hiring 100% Of Incumbent Personnel
Billions in Covid-19 Federal Contract Awards Not Facing Protests
Defense Authorization Act Clears Key Subcommittee in the House
You’re Not my Huckleberry: Agency Appropriately Rejected Proposal Due to Key Person’s Lack of Hands-On Experience; Facility Services Management, Inc., GAO B-418526 et al.
Agency Did Not Err in Using the Incumbent’s Quote to Establish the Government Estimate; CDS Services, Inc. GAO B-418376.2
Supplemental Protest Alleging that Agency Failed to Identify Technical Strengths Is Untimely; Jacobs Polar Services-CH2M Facility Support Services, GAO B-418390.2 et al.
DoD Small Business Innovation Research Contractors’ Data Rights Protections Extended to 20 Years, Government Rights Limited Thereafter
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