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Proposal Page Limitations Are Not Set in Concrete—Agencies Can Waive Them
Protester Claimed Awardee’s Past Performance Reference Wasn’t Relevant. GAO Said It Was Close Enough
The Protester Argued the Agency Ignored Its Experience. But GAO Found the Protester Didn’t Have the Right Experience.
GAO Says Agency Wasn’t Required To Continue Discussions
ASBCA Delineates Difference Between Withholding Superior Knowledge and Communicating Bad Information
Protester Alleged an Executive Order Drastically Changed the Agency’s Needs. GAO Didn’t See It.
ASBCA Dismisses Appeal, Finds COVID-19 Protocols Were Not a Constructive Change
Contractor Succeeds In Arguing a Document Was Incorporated into Contract. Why Didn’t It Matter?
Protester Claimed Agency Improperly Used an SBIR Phase III Award for One Component. GAO Ruled the Piece Fit
Federal Circuit Holds Government Is Not Responsible for Alleged Defective Drawings
Protester Claimed Its Alternative Product Negated Justification for Sole-Source Award. Why Wasn’t GAO Persuaded?
Debarred Contractor Filed a Bid Protest—It Wasn’t Successful
Following Multiple Procedural Slip-Ups, COFC Dismisses Protest for Failure to Prosecute
ASBCA Rules Government Can Recover Disallowed Costs from Contractor
COFC Defines Scope of a Request for Admission in CDA Case
Federal Circuit Vacates ASBCA, Holds the Board Misapplied the Act of State Doctrine
COFC Relief in a CDA Case Is Not Limited To Monetary Damages
ASBCA Affirms 90 Day Deadline for Appeal, Dismisses Appeal Filed on the 91st Day
OHA Holds Faulty Agency Guidance Does Not Excuse Untimely Protest
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