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Reformatting Agency Spreadsheet to Ensure Accurate Pricing Information Did Not Violate Solicitation Instructions; GAO B-415584, Platinum Business Corporation
GAO Declines to Broaden Circumstances When Large Business Can Challenge Evaluation Under Small Business Set-Aside; GAO B-414068.6, Synchrogenix Information Strategies LLC
Agency Established Specific Requirements for Complex Services to Support LPTA Evaluation Scheme; GAO B-415761, Data Monitor Systems Inc.
DPAP Updates Contract Payment Instructions
Learning from Bid Protests: Price “Credits” for IP Rights
Final GSA Rule on Commercial License Terms that Conflict with Federal Law
David Berteau: How DoD Can Shorten Procurement, Acquisition Time
Solicitation Did Not Contradict Agency Policy on Document Disposal; GAO B-415785, Land Shark Shredding LLC
Initial Protest Failed to Challenge Actual Reason for Exclusion from Competitive Range; GAO B-415730, Granite State Manufacturing
Solicitation Required Protester to Provide Information It Considered Redundant; GAO B-415539, Dura Brands Inc.
Bargains or Red Flags: Satisfying an Agency’s Cost-Realism Analysis
Lawmakers Prepare Spending Bill to Avoid Shutdown, But Hurdles Abound
8(a) Program: Participant Terminated for Not Paying Subcontractor
All Things Contracting with Larry Allen
Board Has Jurisdiction to Hear Claim Filed by Executrix of Deceased Company Owner’s Estate; ASBCA No. 61085, Appeal of Horton Construction Co. Inc.
Delay in Hearing Date Alleviates Prejudice Created by Late Addition of New Allegation; ASBCA No. 60371, Appeal of John C. Grimberg Company Inc.
Agency Acknowledges Unequal Evaluations; GAO B-414090.13, Transworld Systems Inc.; Account Control Technology Inc.
HUBZone Definition of “Employee” Not So Black-and-White
Increased Micropurchase and Simplified Acquisition Thresholds May be Implemented Sooner Than Later
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