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Claim of Differing Site Conditions Require Further Factual Determinations; COFC No. 16-687C, ASI Constructors, Inc. v. United States
Court Has Jurisdiction When Allegations in Claim to Contracting Officer are Same as Allegations in Complaint Before the Court; COFC No. 16-783C, Bruhn Network Inc. v. United States
Protester Entitled Only to Costs Related to Successful Protest Grounds; B-409874.4 DynCorp International LLC–Costs
GAO Recommends Reimbursement of Full Protest Costs, Where Unsuccessful Grounds Have Same Legal Basis as Meritorious Arguments; GAO B-413116.49, Technatomy Corporation; Octo Consulting Group, Inc.—Costs
Government Liable for Additional Labor Costs When Directing Contractor to Pay Higher Than Required Wages; CBCA 4539 and 4545, Grunley Construction Co. v. General Services Administration
Protest Not Clearly Likely to Succeed Fails to Warrant Temporary Restraining Order; COFC No. 16-1684C, Munilla Construction Management, LLC v. The United States of America and Seward Services, Inc.
Agency’s Response to Supplemental Protest Grounds Timely, Despite Link to Initial Protest; GAO B-412860.3, Imagine One Technology & Management Ltd.—Costs
Agency Required to Refer Small Business for SBA COC Review When Proposal is Found Technically Unacceptable in LPTA Procurement; GAO B-412742.4, 22nd Century Team, LLC—Costs
Solicitation’s Redaction Requirement Explicit and Mandatory, Not Minor Informality; COFC No. 16-81C; Strategic Business Solutions, Inc. v. The United States of America
Contract for Fabrication and Assembly of Deliverable Required Vendor to Obtain Missing Parts; ASBCA No. 60633, Appeal of Deas Construction, Inc.
Agency Fails to Provide Coherent Explanation for Canceling Solicitation; GAO B-413924, Walker Development & Trading Group Inc.
Contracting Specialist Had Discretion to Revise Evaluators’ Rating of Awardee’s Technical Proposal; GAO B-413931, Walker Development & Trading Group, Inc.
Appellant Not Entitled for Profits on Vehicle Repairs Where Lease Did Not Require Repair Work, ASBCA No. 60769, Appeals of Astro Systems, Inc.
Evaluation of Fair and Reasonable Pricing Sufficient for Procurement Not Requiring Best Value Tradeoff Decision; GAO B-413559.3, Sevatec, Inc., InfoReliance Corporation, Enterprise Information Services Inc., Buchanan & Edwards Inc.
Agency Guidance on Adjectival Ratings Have No Bearing on Evaluation; GAO B-414017, Cognitive Medical Systems Inc.
Contractor Equipment Seized by Foreign Government Gives Rise to Plausible Fifth Amendment Taking Claim; COFC No. 15-378C, Global Freight Systems Co. W.L.L. v. The United States
Agency Mistakenly Calculated Lease Operating Cost Adjustments Based on Previous Year’s Costs, Not on Comparison to Base Year; CBCA 5150. 1201 Eye Street, N.W. Associates, LLC v. General Services Administration
OMB Extends Policy to Provide Accelerated Payment to Small Businesses and Small Business Subcontractors
Agency Reasonably Used Provisional Rates to Assess Realism of Awardee’s Proposed Indirect Rates, When Corporate Changes Rendered Historical Rates Unreliable; GAO B-411970.9, Smartronix Inc.; ManTech Advanced Systems International Inc.
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