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GSA Leasing: How to Recoup Operating Cost Escalations
Conference Committee Drops Controversial Bid Protest Reforms from NDAA FY 17, Opting Instead for More Study and a Higher Threshold for DoD Task Order Protests
Agency Unreasonably Assumed Awardee Would Cover Variable Costs; GAO B-407966.4, GiaCare and MedTrust JV, LLC
OFPP and Category Management: Pressing the Pause Button
Company with Multiple Family Owners and Common Investments Does Not Qualify as Small Business; SBA No. SIZ-5786, Size Appeal of Quigg Bros, Inc.
Agency Not Liable for Negligent Estimate Under Indefinite Quantity Contract; ASBCA No. 59865, Appeal of ABC Data Entry Systems Inc.
Eye on Affiliation: The Ostensible Subcontractor Rule
GAO Cannot Consider Task Order Protest, Even When Awarded for DoD Agency; GAO B-413758.2, Analytic Strategies LLC; Gemini Industries Inc.
Rejection of Proposals for Failing to Meet Solicitation Requirements Not a Nonresponsiblity Determination; GAO B-413104.5, AttainX Inc.; FreeAlliance.com LLC
Protester Waited Too Long to Challenge VA Procurement in Light of Kingdomware Decision; GAO B-413489.2, Nationwide Pharmaceutical LLC—Reconsideration
Buyer Beware: Lessons of Disclosure Learned the Hard Way
Defense Bill Stripped of Language Overturning Contractor Executive Orders
The HUBZone Price Preference Provides a Benefit to Contractors—but at a Price
GS-13 attorney in the Office of General Counsel (OGC), Personal Property Division
Contract Allowed Agency to Release Contractor from Work Site When Excess Capacity Identified; CBCA 3487, R&G Food Services INC. d/b/a Port-A-Pit Catering v. Department of Agriculture
GSA Compliant with Auction Rules Even When Non-U.S. Citizens Participate in Bidding; CBCA 5254, Sea Shepherd Conservation Society v. General Services Administration
Contractor Not a Small Business When Vital Functions Performed by Subcontractor; SBA No. SIZ-5782, Size Appeal of Greener Construction Services, Inc.
OMB Issues New Guidance on Efficient Spending
“No Poaching” Clauses in Teaming Agreements May Face Scrutiny Under New DoJ/FTC Antitrust Guidance
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