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Solicitation Did Not Preclude Agency From Considering Personnel Experience as Satisfying Corporate Experience Requirements; GAO B-417136, Normandeau Associates Inc.
Protester Provided Project Information to Agency for Express Purpose of Including It in SOW; GAO B-416935, Veterans2Work Inc.
Agency Had Legally Defensible Position on Protest Grounds; GAO B-415318.4, ARP Sciences LLC—Costs
General Statements of Expertise, Promise to Meet Requirements Fail to Describe Protester’s Approach; GAO B-414892.2, Advanced Software Systems Inc.
Solicitation Prohibited Proposing Certain Positions As Subcontract Costs; GAO B-416985, Summit Construction & Environmental Services
Government Not Liable for Increased Costs Caused by Actions of Third Party; ASBCA No. 59138, Appeals of ECC International Constructors LLC
Agency Reasonably Decided to Amend Solicitation to Remove Language Calling for Price Realism Evaluation It Did Not Want to Perform; GAO B-414962.6, Navarre Corporation
Fifth Lowest-Priced Offeror Lacks Standing to Challenge Evaluation of Awardee’s Quotation; GAO B-416936, NCS Technologies Inc.
GSA Not Required to Weigh In on Contract Dispute Involving FSS Task Order, When Underlying Contract Terms and Conditions Not in Contention; CBCA 5866, immixTechnology Inc. on behalf of Software AG Governments Solutions Inc. v. Department of the Interior
Nothing Precluded Agency From Considering Negative Performance Information that Occurred After Proposal Submission; GAO B-417100, Federal Prison Industries Inc.
Small Business Response to Earlier Solicitation Enough Support for Agency Set-Aside Decision; GAO B-416365.2, Community Surgical Supply of Toms River Inc.
Solicitation Cancellation Unrelated to Protest Grounds; GAO B-415907.3, AECOM-Inquip Joint Venture—Costs
Protester Fails to Show Missing Past Performance, Staffing Information from Incumbent Contact Too Close at Hand; GAO B-416208.3, Knowlogy Corporation
Agency Unreasonably Assessed Weakness to Protester’s Proposal Based on its Compliance with Technical Document Supplied in Solicitation; GAO B-416980, Bristol Environmental Remediation Services LLC
Protester Successfully Challenged Awardee’s Status as Approved Source, But Can’t Block Qualification During Corrective Action; GAO B-416277.3, United Valve Company
Awardee’s Past Performance Projects Aligned with Current Requirement for Security Act Purposes; GAO B-416967, GLOTECH Inc.
Protester Failed to Adequately Describe Its Relevant Experience; GAO B-415716.8, Ryan Consulting Group Inc.
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