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Invalid Mentor-Protégé Agreement Precludes Joint Venture from Qualifying as Small Business; COFC No. 15-1217C, Straughan Environmental Inc. v. United States
ASBCA Rejects Contractor’s Attempt to Blame Performance Delays on Government’s Quality Assurance Representative; ASBCA No. 57963, MOQA-AQYOL JV LTD.
Prior Discussion Not Made Misleading by Subsequent Corrective Action; COFC No. 17-1080C, XPO Logistics Worldwide Government Services, LLC v. United States
Effectiveness of Offerors’ Corrective Action Distinguishes Otherwise Similar Adverse Past Performance Information; GAO B-414647.2, B-414647.3, DynCorp International LLC
Termination for Convenience Based on Documented Poor Performance Does Not Constitute Bad Faith; CBCA No. 5638, J.R. Mannes Government Services Corp.
Less-Than-Perfect Procurement Satisfies Agency’s Legal Requirements; COFC No. 16-1704C, DynCorp International, LLC v. United States
Termination Settlement Should Be Based on Cost, Not Contract Price; ASBCA No. 58951, Atlas Sahil Construction Company
Court Does Not Have Jurisdiction Over Claims Not Submitted to CO; COFC No. 17-447C, Philip Emiabata, d/b/a Philema Brothers v. United States
Air Tanker Maximum Capacity Restriction Is Unduly Restrictive Where Record Offers No Support of Necessity; GAO B-414987, Global SuperTanker Services LLC
Protester Entitled to Protest Costs Where Agency Took Corrective Action After Supplemental Comments; GAO B-414573.3, Protection Strategies Inc.
Size Determination Overturned Where OHA Finds Affiliation Through Economic Dependence of Joint Venturer on Large Contractor; SBA No. SIZ-5856, LSINC Corporation
Agency’s Failure to Promptly Respond to Questions Already Answered in PWS Did Not Cause Compensable Government Delay; ASBCA No, 61099, Sterling Design Inc.
No Requirement to Consider Timely Sent Proposal Rejected by Agency’s E-mail Server; GAO B-414985, ManTech Advanced Systems International Inc.
GAO Lacks Jurisdiction to Hear Protest Challenging U.S. Mint’s Contract Award; GAO B-415228, A-Z Cleaning Solutions
Non-Prejudicial Evaluation Errors Not Enough to Sustain Protest; GAO B-411126.4, DynCorp International LLC
Determination of Randolph-Sheppard Priority Requires More Than Inclusion in Competitive Range; COFC No. 17-847C, Texas v. United States
Protestor Fails to Demonstrate That Agency Unreasonably Selected an Inadequate and Inferior Proposal for Award; GAO B-414974, Advantage Technology Inc.
Offer to Partner with Another Firm After Award Insufficient to Satisfy Solicitation’s Staffing Requirements; GAO B-415009, Franzosini Sud S.R.L.
Proposal Reasonably Excluded from Competition Where Offeror Fails to Acknowledge Material Amendment; GAO B-414988.2, Nu-Way Security and Investigative Services, Inc.
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