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SBA Final Rule – Past Performance Ratings for Small Business JV Members and First-Tier Subcontractors
Awardee’s Staffing Levels Were Below the Government’s Estimate. Why Didn’t this Tank the Awardee’s Proposal?
Solicitation Required Contractor to Incentivize Trainees with Rewards. Did the Awardee’s Reward Plan Recognize Achievement or Just Hand Out Participation Trophies?
Did a Limitation on Proposal Revisions Unduly Favor One Offeror?
Awardee Wasn’t Registered in SAM When it Submitted Bid. Why Did GAO Let It Slide?
Agency Demonstrates Three Ways to Flub a Cost Realism Evaluation
Post-Corrective Action Evaluation Differed Significantly from Initial Evaluation. Was the Agency’s Explanation Credible?
GAO Dismissed a Protest Argument But Did Subsequent Events Make It Meritorious?
Is Loss of an Incumbent Contract an Irreparable Injury?
Protester Suggested an Alternative Delivery Deadline. Did the Protester Take Exception to the Deadline Stated in the Solicitation?
Protester’s Proposal Passed an Initial Compliance Check. Could the Agency Still Find It Technically Unacceptable?
Did the Agency Conduct Misleading Discussions or Did the Protester Just Give Unsatisfactory Responses?
Did the Agency’s Failure to Follow Its Evaluation Plan Corrupt the Award?
What Happens to a Protest When the Agency Takes Corrective Action and Offers the Protester the Only Remedy GAO Could’ve Recommended?
COFC Ruled REA Wasn’t a Claim Because Contractor Didn’t Request a Final Decision. Why Did the Federal Circuit Reverse?
Can Guarantors of a Cooperative Agreement Sue the Government for Breach of that Agreement?
Solicitation Didn’t Expressly Prohibit Unpriced Subcontractors. Why Was the Protester’s Use of Unpriced Subcontractors Unacceptable?
Were the Protester’s Objections to the Technical Evaluation an Untimely Challenge to the Scope of a Prior Corrective Action?
Agency Asked the Protester Some Questions About Its Proposal. Did the Agency Hold Discussions?
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