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Lessee Unable to Recover Utility Costs Required as Part Of Its Rental Consideration; CBCA 5696, Avalon Plaza LLC
Corrective Action Not Prompt After Outcome Prediction ADR; GAO B-414558.2, Herai Alpha Construction—Costs
After Considering Supplemental Data Supporting Protester’s Rates, Agency Still Finds Prices Unrealistically Low; GAO B-414719, Applied Research Solutions
Agency Fails to Properly Compensate Contractor for Work Impacted by Change in the Critical Path of Performance; CBCA 5618, Industrial Maintenance Services
Agency Not Required to Inform Offeror That Its Staffing and Pricing Were Higher than Other Offerors’; GAO B-414768, Centerra Group, LLC
Declined Debriefing Renders Protest Untimely; GAO B-415135, GSE, Inc.
Solicitation Language Stating that Agency May Reject Proposal that has Unrealistic Contract Terms Does Not Obligate Agency to Perform a Price Realism Analysis; COFC 16-1536C, UnitedHealth Military & Veterans Services LLC v. United States
Agency’s Acknowledgement of Offeror’s Response to Weakness Identified During Discussions Not Evidence Agency Believes Weakness has Been Rectified; COFC No. 17-603C, Iron Bow Technologies LLC v. United States
Best Value Selection of Technically Superior Lowest Priced Proposal Required No Tradeoff Analysis; GAO B-414762, Olgoonik Global Security LLC
Proposed Rule Would Allow SBA OHA to Hear Challenges to Inclusion in VA CVE Database
SBA Adopts New NAICS Size Standards
Contractor Entitled to Recover Actual Subcontractor Costs Invoiced Separately; ASBCA No. 59900, Access Personnel Services, Inc.
Agency Attempted to Procure Services Outside Scope of Vendor’s FSS Contract, GAO B-414785, Bluewater Management Group, LLC
Ongoing Discussion of CPARS Evaluation with CO Does Not Constitute Claim; COFC No. 17-335C, Vanquish Worldwide LLC v. United States
Contractor Cannot Undo Release of Claims by Rejecting Settlement Payment; ASBCA No. 61109, Central Texas Express Metalwork LLC d/b/a Express Contracting
Contractor Mistakenly Signs Modification Without Negotiating Increased Costs and Fails to Demonstrate Entitlement Using Questionable Documents, ASBCA No. 60813, Arab Shah Construction Company
SSA Failed to Adequately Document Rationale for Improving Awardee’s Past Performance Rating, Undermining Best Value Tradeoff; GAO B-413682.2, The Arcanum Group Inc.
No Exception Taken Where Quote Agrees with All Terms and Conditions of RFQ; GAO B-414788, Peregrine Integrated Management Inc.
Overpayment on Earlier Work Precludes Contractor From Recovering Increased Costs Due To Later Contract Modification; ASBCA No. 60273, E.C. London & Associates, Inc.
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