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Agency Improperly Waived Requirement for Verified CAS, Made Multiple Errors in Price Comparison; COFC No. 18-856C, Citizant Inc. v. United States and Halvik Corp.
Agency Not Required to Consider Awardee’s Potential Graduation from 8(a) Program; GAO B-417268, Redhorse Corporation
Board Finds Genuine Dispute Over Agency’s Alleged Promise to Renegotiate Pricing After Contract Novation; ASBCA Nos. 61349, et al, Appeals of Cooper/Ports America, LLC
Government Cannot Unequivocally Show No Contract Existed; ASBCA No. 61371, Appeal of Potomac Electric Corp.
Don’t Forget the Email Attachment—Protest Denied
Claim for Excusable Delay Fails When Solicitation Put Contractor on Notice of Potential Work Delays and Encouraged Site Visits Prior to Bidding; COFC No. 17-903C, North American Landscaping, Construction and Dredge Company Inc. v. United States
Protester Failed to Substantiate Claimed Experience in Technical Narrative; GAO B-415716.15, Decypher Technologies Ltd.
Solicitation Did Not Prohibit Vendors from Offering Unused Former Government Surplus Property; GAO B-417294, Rex Systems Inc.
Agency Has Discretion, Not Obligation, To Engage in Clarifications; GAO B-417208, People, Technology & Processes LLC
Solicitation Provided for Both Price Realism and Price Reasonableness Evaluations; GAO B-417173, ActioNet Inc.
Agency Improperly Waived Requirement for Past Experience Examples; GAO B-417126, AlliantCorps LLC
Agency Not Required to Contact Every Past Performance Reference; GAO B-417096, Tridentis LLC
Member of Virginia Air National Guard Not a Federal Employee; GAO B-417151, Aviation Training Consulting LLC
Assertion That Contract Void at Formation Does Not Deprive Board of Jurisdiction to Hear Appeal; ASBCA Nos. 61269 et al, Appeals of R&R System Solutions LLC
Poorly Written Proposal Can’t Support Protest Grounds; GAO B-417159, MacAulay-Brown Inc.
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CO’s Mistaken Belief That a Class Waiver Applies to Procurement is Not Binding; SBA No. SIZ-5986, Size Appeal of Cypher Analytics Inc. d/b/a Crown Point Systems
Plain Language Reading Favors Government Interpretation of Contract Terms; ASBCA Nos. 59138, et; Appeals of ECC International Constructors LLC
Government Had Right to Terminate Lease, Even Without Breach; ASBCA No. 61542, Appeal of Curtis Jue
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