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Agency Not Required to Correct Allegedly Minor Error in Protester’s Cost Proposal; COFC No. 19332C, Mission1st Group Inc. v. United States
Statute that Requires Agency to Consider the Impact of Contract Consolidation on Small Businesses Does Not Apply to BPAs; GAO B-417500, Coast to Coast Computer Products Inc.
Contractor’s Unfamiliarity with GAO’s Protest Deadlines Cannot Save an Untimely Protest; GAO B-417768, Best Practices Group
Conversion of a Sealed Bid Acquisition into a Negotiated Procurement Did Not Extend Time to Protest Solicitation Terms; GAO B-417213.3, Cashman Dredging & Marine Contracting Company, LLC
ASBCA Offers Latest Reminder that Plain Language Controls Government Contract Interpretation
GAO: Agencies Must Explain Cost Realism Evaluation Determinations
The COFC’s Oracle Opinion is a Master Class in How Not to Handle Conflicts of Interest
DCAA Materiality Standards for Incurred Cost Audits
Welcome Craig LaChance to PubK!
Contractor Can Recover Only Costs for Test Items Produced Prior to Termination; ASBCA No. 60979, Appeal of Globe Trailer Manufacturing Inc.
GAO Sustains Challenge to Agency’s Cost Realism Evaluation; GAO B-415633.3, Valkyrie Enterprises LLC
Court Compels Government to Produce Tests Showing Awardee’s Products Met Solicitation Requirements; COFC No. 19-792C, Alaska Structures Inc. v. United States and California Industrial Facilities Resources Inc.
Complaint Alleging Misleading Discussions and Negotiations Not a Bid Protest, Board Says; ASBCA No. 61320, Appeals of Chugach Federal Solutions Inc.
Joint Venture Agreements on Set-Aside Projects: Be Detailed, Be Specific
GAO: Conversion of Sealed Bid to Negotiated Procurement Doesn’t Cure Untimely Protest
OMB Acquisition Reform Proposal 2 – Repeal Defense CAS
Protest Grounds Dispute Between Private Parties Over Data Rights; GAO B-417450, Warmore Inc.
Appellant Knew Suitable Materials Were Unavailable from Government’s Source, Because Source was Its Own JV Partner; ASBCA Nos. 60130, Appeals of BRDC
Appellant Offered No Excuse for Failing to Comply with Specifications in Own Quotation; ASBCA No. 61971, Appeal of Podrez Enterprise LLC
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