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Unavailability of Key Personnel: A Growing Protest Risk
Senate Proposes Major Overhaul to the GAO Bid Protest Process
Awardee’s Lower Rates Not Evidence of Inadequate Cost Realism Evaluation; GAO B-413974.3, Synergy Solutions, Inc.
Area Office Must Consider Ostensible Subcontractor Affiliation Even Where Both Firms are Small; SBA No. SIZ-5848, Lost Creek Holdings LLC, d/b/a All-Star Health Solutions
Agency May Not Unilaterally Modify a Contract’s Payment Terms To Make What it Considers an Equitable Adjustment to Contractor’s Final Fee; CBCA 3876, CH2M-WG Idaho LLC v. Department of Energy
DOT Withdraws Proposed Rule on Geographic Hiring Preferences
Hurricanes, Floods, Tornadoes, and Power Loss: What’s a Government Contractor to Do?
CPARS Challenge Primer: Formal Claim Required to Appeal Negative Performance Evaluation
Wyden Presses Voting Machine Manufacturers for Cybersecurity Information
Materials Costs Incurred Before Government Approval Not Recoverable in Termination for Convenience; ASBCA No. 60515, American Boys Construction Company
Awardee Failed to Address Regulatory Requirements in Crisis Response Plan; GAO B-414766, CR/ZWS LLC
Unusual Reliance on Incumbent as Subcontractor Supports Unfavorable Size Determination; SBA No. SIZ-5850, Automation Precision Technology LLC
New GAO Decision Emphasizes “Should Have Known” Element of Bid Protest Timeliness
Statutory Terms Supporting Breach Claim Not Read Into Contract; COFC No. 17-188C, James M. Fogg Farms, Inc. v. United States
Amended Answer Asserting New Affirmative Defense and Fraud Counterclaims Allowed When Facts First Learned in Discovery; COFC Nos. 13-500C, The Hanover Insurance Co. v. United States
Information Arising from Events After Protest Decision Does Not Provide A Basis for Reconsideration; GAO B-414410.3, Epsilon Systems Solutions Inc.
Let’s Change the "I" in RFI from Information to Interaction
ASBCA Holds That Contractor Entitled to Recover Costs of Preparing to Perform, When CO Terminated Contract Before Notice to Proceed
Do Not Underestimate the Importance of Small Business Subcontracting Plans
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