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COFD Legally Sufficient Even Without Some Supporting Documentation; CBCA 5993, B&F Distributors LLC v. Department of Homeland Security
Offer to Provide a Plan In Future Does Not Meet RFP Requirement for Transition Plan; GAO B-416100.2, Innovative Pathways LLC
No Evidence Awardee’s Quotation Did Not Comply with Formatting Requirements; GAO B-415717.2, Bauer Technologies Inc.
Contractor Disqualified from Receiving a Small Business Set Aside where it is Unusually Reliant On and Thus Affiliated with Proposed Subcontractors; COFC 17-1938, Ideogenics LLC v. United States
Past Performance Reference for Similar Services Does Not Automatically Warrant Substantial Confidence Rating; GAO B-415938.2, C2G Ltd. Company
Secret Clearance Requirement Precludes Unpopulated JV From Award, but Not Unduly Restrictive; GAO B-416239, Management and Technical Services Alliance Joint Venture
Telephone Request to Treat REA as Claim Does Not Satisfy Requirement for Written Certified Claim; ASBCA No. 61404, Appeal of H2Ll-CSC JV
Agency Reasonably Amended Solicitation That Provided for Both LPTA and Best Value Evaluation; GAO B-416249.2, URTruckBroker Corporation
No Evidence Agency Coerced Contractor Into Accepting Lower Rate of Compensation on Contract Renewal; PSBCA Nos. 6635, Patrick M. Murray v. United States Postal Service
Protesters Failed to Demonstrate Ability to Recruit for All Labor Categories at All Levels; GAO B-415313, ZemiTek LLC and Integrated Federal Solutions Inc.
Agency’s Mistake Documenting Protester’s Past Performance Questionnaire Rating Results In Flawed Evaluation and Source Selection Decision; GAO B-414650.11, VariQ Corporation
Status Protest Wrong Forum to Raise Concerns About SBA’s Management of WOSB Program; SBA No. WOSB-111, Matter of CE Green Inc.
Egregious Agency Misconduct during a Procurement and Subsequent Bid Protest is not a “Special Factor” that Warrants an Upward Adjustment of Fees under the Equal Access to Justice Act; Starry Associates Inc. v. United States, CAFC 2017-2148
Protester Failed to Challenge MOU Process Before Taking Action to Obtain One; COFC No. 16-620C, Couture Hotel Corporate v. United States
Court Cannot Grant Partial Final Judgment to Resolve an Individual Issue in One Claim; COFC No. 14-1248C, Entergy Nuclear Generation Company v. United States
Agency Cannot Rely on Awardee’s Assurances on Staffing When Solicitation Requires Concrete Plan; GAO B-415155.4, Immersion Consulting LLC
The Board Cannot Interpret, Amend, Or Grant Relief Based on Protective Order That Was Never Filed; CBCA 4775, NVS Technologies Inc.
NAICS Code Did Not Require Small Business to Self-Perform Dredging Work to Be Eligible for Set Aside; SBA No. SIZ-5915, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers v. Kaiyuh Services LLC
CO’s Offer to Reconsider Partial Termination for Cause Did Not Re-toll 90-Day Appeal Window; ASBCA No. 61410, Appeal of Godwin Corporation
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