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Protester’s Lack of Specificity Cannot Be Remedied on Appeal; SBA No. SIZ-5902, Size Appeal of Arrow Moving & Storage—Mayflower Transit
New Rule, Same Requirements? – The Department of Defense’s New Rule on Voluntary Disclosures of Defective Pricing Matters
Incumbent Employees’ Self-Disclosure of Salaries is Not a Procurement Integrity Act Violation
A New Bid Protest Timeliness Trap: Pre-Award Laches
Novation Agreement Does Not Preclude Successor Contractor from Pursuing Claims Tolled Prior to Novation; ASBCA No. 61461, Appeal of Cooper/Ports America LLC
Allegation That Awardee Lacked Financial Resources to Perform Contract Insufficient for GAO to Review Responsibility Determination; GAO B-415941, CASS Professional Services Corp.
Agency Failed to Terminate Lease Within Window Allowed by Contract; CBCA 5543, PJP Building Six LC v. Department of Veterans Affairs
GAO Clarifies Rules Re: OCI Waiver Protests
At CBCA, Small Claims Procedure Nets Winning Claim for Extra Work
Policy Limiting Percentage of Work That Can Be Awarded to Any One Contractor Does Not Impermissibly Restrict Competition and Was Not Irrational; COFC No. 18-200C, National Government Services v. United States
2-Minute Debrief: Corrective Action That Lowers Value of A Task Order Award May Bar Future Protests
Agency Did Not Err in Considering the Ability of Proposed Key Person to Innovate Even Though “Innovation” Was Not a Specific Evaluation Criterion for the Position; COFC No. 16-775C, Tetra Tech, Inc. v. United States
Contractor’s Failure To Comply With CDA Requirements Precludes ASBCA’s Review Of Request For Additional Payment, ASBCA No. 61234, Hejran Hejrat Co. LTD
ASBCA Denies Appeal of Claim Seeking Payment on Nonexistent Contract; ASBCA No. 59819, Black Tiger Company
The Future of Novations in Contractor M&A
Roslyn Layton: Congressional Authorizations Avoid Orderly Policy for Agencies
Agency’s Failure to Take into Account Benefits of Protester’s Proposal Sufficient to Establish Possibility of Prejudice; GAO B-414459.4, Dynaxys LLC
NAICS Code for Warehousing and Supply Chain Services Correct, Even Though Acquisition of Goods Accounts for Greater Percentage of Contract Value; COFC No. 17-1933C, SupplyCore Inc. v. United States and Science Applications International Corp.
Error in Rating Awardee’s Past Performance Benefited Protester; GAO B-415178.2, O’Gara-Hess & Eisenhardt Armoring Company LLC
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