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Agency Accepted Contractor’s Proposal to Bill Training Materials At Catalog Pricing and Did Not Demonstrate Billings Failed to Qualify for Exception to FAR Cost Principle; ASBCA No. 59338, Appeal of A-T Solutions, Inc.
Protester Cannot Propose Two Employees To Fill Position Clearly Contemplated for One Individual; COFC No. 16-817C, Sallyport Global Holdings, Inc. v. The United States
Awardee’s Work Transforming Raw Materials Renders It the Manufacturer for Size Standard Purposes; SBA No. SIZ-5802, Size Appeals of MPC Containment Systems LLC, and GTA Containers Inc., re: Avon Engineered Fabrications Inc.
Administration’s Commitment Against Human Trafficking Brings Greater Uncertainty for Contractors
Protester Failed to Demonstrate Prejudice Because It Would Not Have Altered Its Proposal Had it Known Agency Would Waive RFQ Requirement; GAO B-414179, Glem Gas S.p.A.
Alternative Approach to Requirement Should Have Been Raised Prior to Deadline for Proposals; GAO B-414112, Antico Cantiere Del Legno Giovanni Aprea Di Cataldo S.R.L.
Active Duty Air Force Master Sergeant Sentenced to Prison for Accepting Bribes in a Government Contract Fraud Scheme
Delay in Making Award Does Not Re-Set Window for Filing Size Protest; SBA No. SIZ-5805, Size Appeal of K2 Group, Inc., re: Apogee-SSU Joint Venture, LLC
New Executive Order Will Create Agency Task Forces to Eliminate Regulations
Managing the Export Controls Minefield – Part 1
DOE Awards $4M to Projects to Secure the Electrical Grid
Top Five Reasons To Have an Approved Contractor Purchasing System
Solicitation’s Written Work Specifications Take Precedence Over Technical Drawings; ASBCA Nos. 59157, 59200 Appeals of A.T.I. TACOSE S.C.a R.L.
Area Office Erred in Identifying Contract’s Primary Requirement, but Correctly Determine Awardee Not Affiliated With Its Subcontractors; SBA No. SIZ-5798, Size Appeal of: A-P-T Research
Awardee’s Plan to Hire Subcontractor Personnel Satisfies Commitment to Provide Construction Management Services With In-House Staff; COFC No. 15-914C, Caddell Construction Company v. The United States
Agency Not Required to Evaluate Compensation Plan Using Methodology Not Contemplated by RFP; COFC No. 16-1000C, CSC Government Solutions LLC v. United States
GAO Upholds Waiver(s) of OCI Allegations
Money for Nothing: Recovering Bid Protest Attorneys’ Fees
Gaps in Contract Period Do Not Void Contracts Where Agency and Plaintiff Continued Performance Under Same Conditions; COFC No. 15-1555C, Seh Ahn Lee, et al. v. United States
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