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Awardee’s Proposed Staffing and Level of Effort Demonstrated Understanding of Requirement; GAO B-415406.2, Federal Acquisition Services Alliant JV LLC
1/120th Stockholder Can Still Control Firm Under SBA’s Minority Shareholder Rule; SBA No. SIZ-5893, Size Appeal of Melton Sales & Service Inc.
GAO’s Misstatement of Proposal Section Number Not Grounds for Reconsideration; GAO B-415460.5, Sallyport Global Holdings Inc.—Reconsideration
Contractor Not Entitled to Reimbursement of Tax Expenditures After Failing to Negotiate Payments in Supplemental Lease Agreement; CBCA 5506, JBG/Federal Center L.L.C. v. General Services Administration and Department of Transportation
Contractor Not Entitled to Reimbursement of Litigation Costs Arising from Its Violation of Contract’s Antidiscrimination Clauses; COFC No. 17-657C, Bechtel National Inc. v. United States
Complete Reliance on Conditional Hires with Limited Experience Poses Risk to Contract Performance, GAO B-415891.2, Vertical Jobs Inc.
Contractor Cannot Appeal Termination for Cause and Seek Recovery of Costs Five Years Later; ASBCA No. 61004, Western Trading Company
Contractor Denied Costs from Termination For Convenience For Failing To Deliver Required Vehicles; ASBCA No. 61063, Green Bay Logistics Services Co.
COFC Finds that Pre-Award Protest is Barred by the Doctrine of Laches; COFC No. 17-1875C, Global Dynamics, LLC v. United States
Failure to Timely Challenge Agency’s Cost Realism Methodology and Solicitation’s Patent Ambiguity Sinks Protest; GAO B-413028.5, Planned Systems International Inc.
SBA Regulations and FAR Provide No Right for Potential Offerors to File Size Protests on Sole-Source 8(a) Procurements; SBA No. SIZ-5894, GovSmart Inc.
OHA Overrules Assignment of Administrative Services NAICS Code to Procurement for Civil Engineering Supply Store; SBA No. NAICS-5886, NAICS Appeal of Noble Supply & Logistics
Agency’s Price Evaluation Amounted to Improper Price Realism Evaluation, but Protester Not Prejudiced by Error; GAO B-415193.2, Crawford RealStreet Joint Venture
CRS Examines Issues Related to Small Business Size Standards
GAO Will Not Disturb Judgment of Agency Medical Experts; GAO B-415897, Xenex Disinfection Services LLC
GAO Will Not Amend Recommended Remedy Absent Factual or Regulatory Error; GAO B-415817.2, Savannah Cleaning Systems Inc.—Request for Modification of Remedy
Agency Cannot Recover Cost Difference on Firm Fixed-Price Task Order; CBCA 5410, BCPeabody Construction Services Inc. v. Department of Veterans Affairs
Agency Unreasonably Assigned Strength to Awardee’s Proposal for Incumbent Retention, When Proposal Made No Such Promise; COFC No. 18-86C, DZSP 21 LLC v. United States and Fluor Federal Solutions LLC
GAO Updates Public Guide to Bid Protest Process
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