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GAO Swipes Left on Untimely Challenge to Terms of Solicitation; M&C Venture Group, LLC, GAO B-417965.3
Protester Alleges Disparate Treatment, GAO Finds Protester Submitted Inferior Proposal; DirectViz Solutions, LLC, GAO B-418706, B-418706.2
Agency Performs Some Procedural Somersaults, Wiggles Out of Adverse OHA Ruling; Appeal of Caduceus Healthcare, Inc., SBA No. NAICS-6074
After Re-Evaluating Proposals as Part of Corrective Action, Agency Reasonably Decided Not to Make an Award; Protest of PHT Aerospace LLC, FAA No. 20-ODRA-00874
Final Rule – OHA Rules of Procedure
Failure to Revise Proposal After Amendments that Materially Changed Pricing Terms Rendered Protester’s Proposal Non-Responsive; Asset Protection & Security Services, L.P. v. United States, COFC No. 20-449C
OHA Reverses SBA’s Size Determination, Finding Numerous Errors in Analysis; Size Appeal of HWI Gear, Inc, RE: Mechanix Wear, LLC, SBA No. SIZ-6072
Contractor’s Settlement of False Claim Investigation Not an Admission of Fraud that Voided Contract; Regiment Construction Corp. v. Department of Veterans Affairs, CBCA 6449
Less Than Scrupulous Drafting Renders Proposal Unacceptable; ANG Quality Testing, Ltd., GAO B-418861, B-418861.2
Federal Circuit Upholds Awardee’s High Experience Ratings; G4S Secure Solutions (USA) Inc. v. United States, Fed. Cir. 2020-1390
Appeal Filed Solely Under the Name of Prime Contractor Did Not Allege Different Operative Facts Than Underlying Claim Filed Under Names of Prime and Subcontractor; TKC Global Solutions, LLC v Department of the Interior, CBCA 6742
Although Solicitation Issued to FSS Contract Holders Referred to Brand Name Services, It Did Not Require Contractor to Have Those Branded Services In Their FSS Contract; Advantaged Solutions, Inc., GAO B-418790, B-418790.2
ASBCA Relaxes Prohibition on Typed Signatures for Claims, Allows Claimant to Certify With a Typed Name at the End of an Email; Appeals of Kamaludin Slyman CSC, ASBCA Nos. 62006, 62007, 62008
Agency Rightly Excluded Protester from Competition for Surgical Masks to Prevent Spread of COVID-19; RCG of North Carolina, LLC, GAO B-418824, B-418824.3
Protester Appropriately Assessed Weaknesses for Its “Begrudging Willingness” to Meet Solicitation Requirements; Johnson Controls Security Solutions, GAO B-418489.3, B-418489.4
Solicitation Provision that Limits Past Performance Evaluation to Entitles that Will Perform at Least 20% of the Work Not Unduly Restrictive; DynCorp International, LLC, GAO B-418742.2
DFARS Final Rule: Repeal of DFARS Clause ‘‘Substitutions for Military or Federal Specifications and Standards’’
Just Because Your Proposal Exceeds Solicitation Requirements Doesn’t Mean You Deserve Strengths; Kord Technologies, Inc., GAO B-417748.6
COFC Finds (Again) that It Has Jurisdiction Over Protests Challenging the Award of Mixed Sale/Services Contracts; HVF West, LLC v. United States, COFC No. 20-541C
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