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GAO Grants Increased Attorneys’ Fees for Successful Protest; GAO B-412949.3, Vencore Services and Solutions Inc.—Costs
Modified Software Not Subject to Nonmanufacturers Rule; SBA No. SIZ-5796, Size Appeal of Encore Analytics LLC
Majority of TRICARE Protests Amounted to Mere Disagreement with Agency’s Evaluation; GAO B-411837.2, UnitedHealth Military & Veterans Services, LLC; WellPoint Military Care Corporation; Health Net Federal Services, LLC
SSA May Disagree with and Override Lower-Level Evaluators’ Conclusions and Ratings; GAO B-412270.5, Federal Maintenance Logistics Solutions LLC
Dentons Urges Court to Permit Contractor Recovery of Increased Multiemployer Pension Withdrawal Costs Under SCA
2017 NDAA Creates Pilot Program for Subcontractors To Receive Past Performance Ratings
Competition for Religious-Related Services Contracts
DoD Adds Estonia as New Qualifying Country for Certain Procurements
DoD Extends Comment Period for Controversial Proposed Rule on IR&D Costs
DFARS Final Rule Eases Justification Requirements for Providing Customary Contract Financing
Appeal Stayed Pending Resolution of Criminal Case Considering Similar Facts as Government’s Affirmative Defense of Fraud; ASBCA No. 58088, Appeal of Public Warehousing Company, K.S.C.
Technical Approach Fails to Justify Significant Deviation from Agency Cost Estimate; GAO B-413758, BlueWater Federal Solutions Inc.
Neutral Past Performance Rating Insufficient Basis to Exclude Proposal from Competitive Range; GAO B-413711, Xtreme Concepts Inc.
From Obama to Trump: Opportunities and Risks in Influencing a New Regulatory and Policy Agenda 2016
A Data-Driven Look at the GAO Protest System
Final Rule Requires Privacy Training for Contractors with Access to PII
Second-Tier Subcontractor Lacks Contractual Privity for Claim; ASBCA No. 60654, Appeal of B3 Solutions LLC
Allegation of Bad Faith in Negotiations Requires Consideration of Facts Beyond Language of Contract; CBCA 5395, CB&I AREVA MOX Services LLC v. Department of Energy
SBA and GSA, OFPP Disagree on Rule of Two Application
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