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Too Many Facts in Dispute for Summary Judgment; CBCA 5692, Eagle Peak Rock & Paving Inc. v. Department of Transportation
Agency Incorrectly Excluded Protester From Competition Based on Faulty OCI Determination; GAO B-417134, Obsidian Solutions Group LLC
Agency Responsible for Ensuring Other Contractors Cooperate with Appellant’s Work; CBCA 5387, Vet4U LLC v. Department of Veterans Affairs
Disagreement With Agency’s Judgment No Basis to Sustain Protest; GAO B-415080.7, Metropolitan Interpreters & Translators Inc.
CO’s Actions Ratified Unauthorized Contract Actions, Created Valid Contract; ASBCA No. 61932, Appeal of Guardian Safety & Supply LLC d/b/a Enviro Safety Products
Protester’s Complaints About Evaluation Not Supported by Its Proposal; GAO B-417080, Environmental Restoration LLC
Contractor Cannot Recover Cost of Using Name Brand Products Specified in Solicitation and Contract; CBCA 6300, B.L. Harbert International LLC v. General Services Administration
Plaintiff Cannot Recover Costs Arising from Wrongful Death Suit Already Reimbursed by Insurer; COFC No. 15-348C, Kansas City Power & Light Co. v. United States
Agency Erroneously Conflated Satisfactory Past Performance Rating with Neutral Rating; GAO B-416377.4, IntelliDyne LLC
Poorly Written Proposal Fails to Support Protest Grounds; GAO B-413104.35, Biswas Information Technology Solutions Inc.
OMB Issues New CRA Guidance, Potentially Changing Relationship with Independent Agencies
Agency Willfully Destroyed Evidence Amidst Internal Investigation of Copyright Infringement, Possibility of Litigation; COFC No. 15-945C, 4DD Holdings LLC and T4 Data Group LLC v. United States and Immix Technology Inc.
Government Properly Used Administrative Offset to Withhold Funds from One Contract to Recoup Overpayment on Distinct Contract, Even Though Not a Party to Contract Under Which Debt Was Incurred; COFC No. 18-1347C, Agility Warehousing Co. v. United States
Awardee’s Past Performance References Still Considered Recent, Despite Protest Delays; COFC No. 18-1907C, Voith Hydro Inc. v. United States and Alstom Renewable US LLC
International Traffic in Arms Regulations: Transfers Made by or for a Department or Agency of the U.S. Government
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Agency Reasonably Canceled Solicitation to Switch to More Advantageous Contract Vehicle; GAO B-416390.5, Abacus Technology Corporation
Protester Can’t Recover Costs of Initial Protest That Lacked Specificity Needed to Put Agency on Notice of Evaluation Errors; GAO B-414650.27, Ace Info Solutions, Inc.—Costs
Redacted Invoices Useless as Support for Claim; ASBCA No. 61366, Appeals of TranLogistics LLC
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