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GAO Finds Protestor with Technically Unacceptable Offer an Interested Party Yet Denies Protest for Failing to Demonstrate an Unreasonable Evaluation of Awardee’s Proposal; GAO B-415383, Sky Quest Aviation LLC
Failure to Submit Required Professional Licenses and Demonstrate Minimum Experience for Key Personnel Results in Unacceptable Proposal; GAO B-415312, Diversified Construction
Operating Agreement Reveals That Purported Small Business Offeror Is Affiliated With and Controlled by A Preferred Shareholder; SBA No. SIZ-5864, Team Waste Gulf Coast LLC
Unexplained Change to Proposed Labor Categories Gets Proposal Tossed; GAO B-415376, Arctic Slope Mission Services LLC
Incumbent Experience Does Not Merit Special Consideration; GAO B-415213, Empirical Concept Inc.
Affiliation Does Not Require Economic Dependence Between Affiliates; SBA No. SIZ-5861, Woodlawn Manufacturing, LTD
Speculation About Flawed Cost Realism, Without Evidence, Leads to Protest Dismissal; GAO B-413028.4, Mission 1st Group Inc.
DOD’s Use of Lowest Price Technically Acceptable Source Selection Procedures to Acquire Selected Services
Government Breached Contract by Disclaiming Obligation to Allow Contractor to Purchase Armored Vehicles at The Completion of Contract Performance; ASBCA No. 59082, Aegis Defense Services, LLC
Determination that Firms Are Similarly Situated Stops Further Ostensible Subcontractor Analysis; SBA No. SIZ-5860, The Frontline Group
Agency’s Non-Final Statement of Intent to Award Small Business Set-Aside Does Not Preclude Acceptance of Contract Into SBA 8(a) Program; GAO B-415151, SKC, LLC
Abuse of GAO Protest Process Earns Two-Year Suspension; GAO B-415043.3, Latvian Connection LLC–Reconsideration
ASBCA Denies Claim for Settlement Costs Submitted More Than Three Years After Government’s Termination for Convenience; ASBCA No. 61181, Black Bear Construction Company
Non-Profit Foundation is an Affiliate of Contractor and Must be Combined with Contractor in SBA Size Determination; SBA No. SIZ-5863, Johnson Development LLC
Employment of New Concern’s Members by Large Contractor Not Enough to Establish Affiliation; SBA No. SIZ-5865, Global Native Services Inc.
Best Value Decision Minimizing Evaluated Strengths Is Unreasonable; GAO B-414648.2, B-414648.3, Protection Strategies Inc.
Unsubstantiated Allegations of Modifications to Task Order After Award Insufficient to Bring Protest Within GAO’s Jurisdiction; GAO B-414410.4, Epsilon Systems Solutions Inc.
Failure to Address Discussion Question Provides Reasonable Basis to Find Proposal Unacceptable; GAO B-415035, Geotech Environmental Services Inc.
Agency Not Obligated to Seek Clarification or Accept a Late Submission Due to Protestor’s Failure to Respond to RFQ’s FAR Provisions; GAO B-414852.2, FEI Systems
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