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“You’re Not Seeing the Real Me”: When Solicitation Requires Evaluation of Extent to Which Proposal Meets Requirements, Agency Must Perform a Qualitative Assessment; Evergreen JV, GAO B- 418475.4
“You Can Do It!”: Protester Challenging Solicitation Unable to Prove that Performance Is Impossible; MLS-Multinational Logistic Services, Ltd; MLSUSA Corporation; B-418477.3, B-418477.4
GAO Report: COVID-19 Loans Lack Controls and Are Susceptible to Fraud
DFARS Proposed Rule: Source Restrictions on Auxiliary Ship Components
Conflict Arising from Agency Official’s Participation in Competitive Foosball Gatherings Irredeemably Taints Procurement; Teledyne Brown Engineering, Inc., GAO B-418835, B-418835.2
CBCA Finds FEMA Must Reimburse State Agency for Disaster Relief Services that Were Contracted for But Never Used; In the Matter of Virginia Department of Emergency Management; CBCA 6848-FEMA
DFARS Interim Rule: Restriction on the Acquisition of Tantalum
Protest Challenging Agency’s Decision to Conduct Discussions With Previously Rejected Offeror is Premature; ICI Services Corporation, GAO B-418255.4
Government Not Required to Pay Full Negotiated Fee on Cost Plus Fee Contract If It Has Not Obligated Funds Up to the Negotiated Amount; Appeals of APTIM Federal Services, LLC, ASBCA Nos. 62052, 62133
DFARS Final Rule: Treatment of Certain Items as Commercial Items
Protest Objecting to Cancellation of Solicitation Was Effectively an Untimely Challenge to Agency’s Decision to Not Set Aside Procurement for Small Businesses; Candor Solutions, LLC, GAO B-418682.2
Agency Reasonably Interpreted NIST Guidance in Finding that Awardee’s Outdated Hardware Was Not a Dealbreaker; Ace-Federal Reporters, Inc. v. United States, COFC No. 20-636
DFARS Final Rule: Inflation Adjustment of Acquisition-Related Thresholds
You Know I’m Good for It: Prior Course of Dealing Can’t Salvage Protester’s Defective Bid Bond; Pacific Dredge and Construction, LLC, GAO B-418900
Acknowledging Your Weaknesses is the First Step on the Path to Acceptance: Alleged Flaws in Awardee’s Proposal Corrected During Discussions; Konica Minolta Business Solutions USA, Inc., GAO B-418800, B-418800.2
Bad Advice from VA Employee on Where to Submit Appeal Does Not Toll Time In Which to File Appeal; CVE Appeal of Starblast, Inc., SBA No. CVE-164
Status Protest Precluded Under Doctrine of Collateral Estoppel; CVE Protest of Superior Optical Labs, Inc., RE: PDS Consultants, SBA No. CVE-163
Competing Evidence on Effect of Contract Modification Precludes Summary Judgment on Contractor’s Accord and Satisfaction Defense; Collecto, Inc. v. Department of Education, CBCA 6001
L’esprit de l’escalier?: OHA Refuses to Consider Argument Raised for the First Time on Appeal; Size Appeal of Bacik Group LLC, RE:DSC-EMI Maintenance Solutions, LLC, SBA No. SIZ-6071
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