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Weakness Reasonable, but Agency’s Justification Irrational; FAA ODRA 18-ODRA-00844, Protest of Aquila Fitness Consulting Systems Ltd.
Appeal Granted When Reasonable Inquiry Unlikely to Have Identified Utility Lines in Work Area; ASBCA No. 61816, Appeal of GSI & Whitesell-Green JV
Contractors May Appeal NAICS Code Designation Even When Solicitation Is Not Set Aside; SBA No. NAICS-5996, NAICS Appeal of Keystone Turbine Services LLC
Poor Response to Protest Allegations Results in Adverse Inference on Size; SBA No. SIZ-5993, Size Appeal of KCW Design Group LLC
Small Business Size Standards: Revised Size Standards Methodology
Companies Can Be Affiliated Through Common Management, Even If Separately Owned; SBA No. SIZ-5983, Size Appeal of Hardwire LLC
Area Office Gave Appellant Clear Notice That Affiliation Was On the Table: SBA No. SIZ-5985, Size Appeal of Tesecon Inc.
Solicitation Warned Agency Would Consider Scope of Work for Past Performance Examples; GAO B-417177, Technica LLC
Section 809 Pilot Program
Protester Failed to Show It Could Obtain Land Use Agreement with Iraqi Government to Provide Services; GAO B-417223.2, Sallyport Global Holdings
Area Office Not Obligated to Review Approved JV Agreement; SBA No. SIZ-5988, Size Appeal of North Wind Site Services LLC
Agency Failed to Document Determination Awardee Ineligible for Award; GAO B-417028.3, NavQSys LLC
Protester Convinces DoD to Back Down on Use of LPTA for Cyber Procurement; GAO B-417392.1, Inserso Corporation
Protester Should Have Challenged Qualifications of Approved Source Prior to Deadline for Quotations; GAO B-417299, SSI Technology Inc.
Personal Services Contractor Not Entitled to Additional Compensation Beyond Negotiated Salary; CBCA 6233, William Brent Schaeffer v. U.S. Agency for International Development
Email Notice of Intent to Exercise Option Met Contract Requirement; ASBCA Nos. 61348, Appeals of Cooper/Ports America LLC
Agency Preferred to Make Award to SDVOSB, But Solicitation Allowed for Award to Other Categories of Small Business; COFC No. 18-1568C, Land Shark Shredding LLC v. United States
Agency Reasonably Excluded Low-Rated Proposal from Competitive Range; COFC No. 18-1559C, KSC Boss Alliance LLC v. United States and PAE-SGT Partners LLC
Agency Reasonably Attempted to “Unring the Bell” After Allegations of TEP Bias; GAO B-416473.4, Quotient Inc.
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