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Government’s Control of a “Holding Account” May Have Turned Subcontractor into a Third Party Beneficiary of the Prime Contract; Fox Logistics and Construction Co. v. United States, COFC No. 18-1395C
Protester’s Cost Realism Argument Crashes on the Shoals of Agency Discretion; Highlight Technologies, LLC, GAO B-417620
DOD Promulgates Long-awaited Restrictions on LPTA Procurement
Let’s Talk FCA: Small Business Subcontracting (September 2019)
GAO Upholds Agency’s Cancellation of LPTA Procurement with only One Acceptable Offer
MSPV 2.0 Is Alive
New Owner’s Inability to Demonstrate Experience in Company’s Line of Business Scuttles SDVOSB Status; In the Matter of SDVE, LLC, SBA No. VET-281
Conversion of Termination for Default into Termination for Convenience Terminates ASBCA’s Jurisdiction; Appeal of Moonschein Industries LLC, ASBCA No. 61755
Requirement to Submit Past Performance References from Subcontractors and Partners Does Not Mean Agency Must Evaluate References from Subcontractors and Partners Equally; K2 Solutions, Inc., GAO B-417689
Weakness Warranted for Offeror Who Provided Businessy-Sounding Banalities in Response to Agency’s Request for Specifics; IBM Corporation, GAO B-417664
Contractors Must Prove Increased Costs Caused by a New Wage Determination
R.I.P. PPIRS
Don’t be Left Holding the Bag – Why It’s More Important than Ever to Thoroughly Review Your Government Contract Before Signing
Schedules Consolidation: Congratulations — Phase I and the End of the Beginning!
Trump Signs Continuing Resolution, Averting Government Shutdown Until Nov. 21
ASBCA Rejects the Government’s Use of "Prior Material Breach" Affirmative Defense
Inaccurate Information in Copyright Registration—Even Though Unintentional—Negates Contractor’s Infringement Claim; Bruhn NewTech, Inc. v. United States, COFC No. 16-783C
Challenge to Agency’s Evaluation Under Non-Existent Evaluation Criterion Goes Nowhere; ASRC Federal Data Solutions, LLC, GAO B-417655, B-417655.2, B-417655.3
Failure to Understand Licensing Terms Torpedoes Copyright Infringement Suit Against the Navy; Bitmanagement Software GmbH v. United States, COFC No. 16-804C
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