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Correcting Bid Price Mistake Discovered After Award Would Result in New Lowest Bidder and Termination for Convenience; COFC No. 15-1300C, Baldi Bros, Inc.
GAO’s Strict Filing Period Not Tolled by Protestor Seeking Publicly Available Information From Government Officials; GAO B-414532.3, The Povolny Group
Contractor’s Proposal Failed to State that Proposed Solution Diverged from RFP Requirements; ASBCA No. 57329, Swinerton Builders Northwest
Agency Not Required to Withdraw Amended RFP for Set-Aside Where Offeror No Longer Has Small Business Status; GAO B-414068.4, Synchrogenix Information Strategies LLC
No Appearance of Impropriety OCI Where Former Agency Employee Goes to Work for Contract Awardee; COFC No. 17-508C, Harkcon Inc. v. United States
Protester’s Own Data Supports Agency’s Concerns About Past Performance; GAO B-413523.10, Walden Security
Failure to Meet Technical Requirements Reasonably Leads to Elimination from Competition; GAO B-414755, G4S Secure Solutions (USA), Inc.
“Best-Value” Need Not Appear in Solicitation if Solicitation Describes Award Basis; GAO B-414204.3, SSI Technology Inc.
Prompt Corrective Action Taken Before Deadline for Agency Report Precludes Protestor from Recovering Requested Costs; GAO B-413985.3, MHM Innovations, Inc. – Costs
Solicitation Does Not Need to Remove All Risk to Offerors; GAO B-414751.2, Fairwater Associates
ASBCA Denies Motion to Dismiss Because Individual’s Authority to Bind Contractor Remained Unresolved; ASBCA No. 61085, Horton Construction Co. Inc.
Motion for Summary Judgment Denied Where Existence of Contract Uncertain; ASBCA No. 61107, Anis Avasta Construction Company
Class Deviation Eases Requirements for Allowable IR&D Costs
Class Deviation Requires CENTCOM Contractors to Count Employees in SPOT
Corrective Action, Terminating Award and Cancelling Solicitation, is Appropriate Where Contracting Officer Determines that the Procurement Approach is Flawed; COFC No. 17-559C, Novak Birch, Inc. v. United States
Agency Reasonably Awards Task Order to Lower-Priced Offeror Despite Assigning Same Past Performance Rating to Awardee and Protestor; GAO B-413703.9, LOUI Consulting Group Inc.
Compliance with Limitation on Subcontracting Clause Generally a Matter of Responsibility or Contract Administration; GAO B-414752, Crosstown Courier Service Inc.
OHA Not Persuaded that Appellant Will Suffer Harm from Size Protest It Allegedly Had No Intention of Filing; SBA No. SIZ-5846, Sea Box Inc.
In Unusual Argument, Protester Says Agency Waited Too Long to Rightfully Reject Its Proposal; COFC No. 16-376C, Board of Regents of the Nevada System of Higher Education on behalf of the Desert Research Institute v. United States
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