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The Evaluation May Not Refer to a Portion of the Proposal, But that Doesn’t Mean the Agency Didn’t Consider It
Agency Argued that It Was Totally Cool With the Awardee’s Loosey-Goosey Mapping of Labor Categories to an FSS Contract. Why Wasn’t GAO Buying It?
So the Agency Lost Your Proposal. You Think that Entitles You to Relief? Thank Again.
Them’s the Breaks: Some Follow-On Contracts Are Just Too Complicated for Full and Open Competition
Agency Said Corrective Action Was Unrelated to Protest. Why Wasn’t GAO Convinced?
Agency Assessed a Weakness to the Protester. Why Didn’t the Agency Have to Mention this Weakness During Discussions?
Subcontractor Developed Drawings at Private Expense. Why Couldn’t the Subcontractor Put Restrictive Markings on those Drawings?
Should this Awardee’s Low Price Have Impacted the Responsibility Determination?
At What Point Does a Protest Argument Morph Into a Claim Under the Contract Disputes Act?
Awardee Had a History of Litigation and Alleged Broken Promises. Why Did the COFC Find the Awardee Wasn’t Required to Disclose this History?
Task Order Solicitation Didn’t Expressly State that Offerors Had to Recertify Size. Why Did OHA Find that Recertification was Required?
ASBCA Found Raytheon had Properly Accounted for Its Lobbying and Corporate Development Costs. Why Did the Federal Circuit Reverse?
Why Wasn’t this Protester’s Incumbent Contract a Relevant Past Performance Reference?
CO Delegated Much of the Source Selection Work. Did this Mean the CO Didn’t Exercise Independent Judgment in Making the Award?
Contract Only Stated Estimated Quantities. Was the Contractor Entitled to the Estimated Price or the Actual Price of Quantities Provided?
How Did this Agency’s COVID Protocols Excuse a Late Bid?
Contractor Proposed a Solution to Address Defective Specifications, But the Agency Rejected It. Was the Contractor Entitled to Costs Incurred in Preparing the Rejected Solution?
Agency Took Prompt Corrective Action in Response to Protest Argument. Why Did the Protester Think It Was Still Entitled to Protest Costs?
Perhaps One Can Always Pick Lint From a Government Procurement, But What Separates “Troublesome Lint” from Mere “Dust Particles”?
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