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Agency Attempted to Procure Services Outside Scope of Vendor’s FSS Contract, GAO B-414785, Bluewater Management Group, LLC
Ongoing Discussion of CPARS Evaluation with CO Does Not Constitute Claim; COFC No. 17-335C, Vanquish Worldwide LLC v. United States
Court Rejects Cap on FCA Damages for Allegations of Subcontracting Plan Fraud
SBA OHA Confirms Strict SDVOSB “Unconditional Ownership” Requirements
Deal or No Deal? Board Reminds Contractors that Money “Awarded” in Final Decision May Evaporate If Appealed
Contractor Cannot Undo Release of Claims by Rejecting Settlement Payment; ASBCA No. 61109, Central Texas Express Metalwork LLC d/b/a Express Contracting
Contractor Mistakenly Signs Modification Without Negotiating Increased Costs and Fails to Demonstrate Entitlement Using Questionable Documents, ASBCA No. 60813, Arab Shah Construction Company
SSA Failed to Adequately Document Rationale for Improving Awardee’s Past Performance Rating, Undermining Best Value Tradeoff; GAO B-413682.2, The Arcanum Group Inc.
Calling All Women-Owned Small Businesses: Self-Certify with Caution
Small Business Set-Asides: When The “Rule Of Two” Becomes The “Rule Of One”
Pentagon Reverses Course and Rolls Back The IR&D Technical Interchange Rule
David Berteau: What’s in the NDAA Contractors Need to Know About?
No Exception Taken Where Quote Agrees with All Terms and Conditions of RFQ; GAO B-414788, Peregrine Integrated Management Inc.
Overpayment on Earlier Work Precludes Contractor From Recovering Increased Costs Due To Later Contract Modification; ASBCA No. 60273, E.C. London & Associates, Inc.
IDIQ Awardee Not Interested Party to Protest Other IDIQ Awardees; GAO B-414690, AAR Airlift Group, Inc.
DoD Abruptly Halts IR&D Technical Interchange Requirement
Termination for Convenience: Government Pays the Wrong Party, No Magic Words Needed to Trigger Surety’s Right of Equitable Subrogation
Correcting Bid Price Mistake Discovered After Award Would Result in New Lowest Bidder and Termination for Convenience; COFC No. 15-1300C, Baldi Bros, Inc.
GAO’s Strict Filing Period Not Tolled by Protestor Seeking Publicly Available Information From Government Officials; GAO B-414532.3, The Povolny Group
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