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Contractor Can’t Recover Loss of Revenue Caused by COVID-19 Pandemic; OWL, Inc. v. Department of Veterans Affairs, CBCA 7184
Supervision and Training of Armed Guards Does Not Count as “Armed Security Experience”; Vedetta 2 Mondialpol S.p.A, GAO B-420161
GAO Finds Request for Reconsideration Was a Rehash of Arguments Raised in Underlying Protest; Synergy Business Innovation & Solutions, Inc.–Reconsideration, GAO B-419812.3
Status Protest Based on a LinkedIn Profile and Inferences Fails to Persuade; CVE Protest of Welch Construction, Inc. Re: Laubacker Enterprises, Inc., SBA No. CVE-210-P
Protester Claimed It Was Objecting to the Scope of Task Order, But Protest Was Really a Premature Challenge to the Agency’s Acquisition Strategy; Oracle America, Inc., GAO B-420136 et al.
Parties’ “Minimalistic Approach to Briefing” Precluded Entry of Summary Judgment; BES Design/Build, LLC v. United States, COFC No. 19-1892C
CBCA Rejects Interpretation that Would Make Portions of Contract Superfluous; Phoenix Management, Inc. v. General Services Administration, CBCA 7091
Agency Failed to Properly Justify Solicitation’s Brand-Name Restriction; Westwind Computer Products, Inc., GAO B-420119
Contractor Thought It Was Entitled to Payment for Time Spent On-Site, But CBCA Found tht Payment Was Only Due for Actual Time Spent Working; GCC Technologies, LLC v. Department of Education, CBCA 7129
ASBCA Finds Government Liable for Delay and Differing Site Condition, Denies Contractor’s Other Claims; Appeals of Harry Pepper and Associates, Inc., ASBCA Nos. 62038 et al.
GAO Finds Agency Mishandled Discussions and Bungled Price Evaluation; Science Applications International Corporation, GAO B-420005 et al.
Business Is Not Small Due to Affiliation Through Negative Control; Size Appeal of Swift & Staley, Inc., SBA No. SIZ-6125
Allegation that Agency Failed to Qualitatively Evaluate Proposals Falls Flat; Analytical Planning Programming Policy & Strategic Integration, LLC, GAO B-420140, B-420140.3
Parties Submitted Too Much Conflicting Evidence for CBCA to Enter Summary Judgment; NTT Data Services Federal Government, LLC v. Department of Education, CBCA 6887
Federal Circuit Holds that COFC Erred in Extending Blue & Gold Waiver Rule; Harmonia Holdings Group, LLC v. United States, Dev Technology Group, Inc.
Awardee’s Proposal Exceeded Page Limitations, But It Wasn’t a Problem for GAO; MindPetal Software Solutions, Inc., GAO B-420070, B-420070.2
Contract’s Performance Period Is Not a Warranty that Work Can Be Performed in that Period; Appeals of ECC International, LLC, ASBCA Nos. 60165, 60282
Factual Issues Preclude Summary Judgment in Appeal Arising from Contract for Respiratory Masks; Zach Fuentes, LLC v. Department of Health and Human Services, CBCA 7090
Class Deviation—Ensuring Adequate COVID-19 Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors
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