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Vendor’s Proposed Early Termination Fee Not Enforceable When Not Incorporated into Awarded Contract; ASBCA No. 59408, Appeal of Ricoh USA, Inc.
No Bad Faith Found when Government Does Not Exercise Option; ASBCA No. 60315, Appeal of Smart Way Transportation Services
Typewritten Signature Insufficient to Certify Claim; ASBCA No. 60022, Appeal of ABS Development Corporation
Agency Reasonably Downgraded Proposal Based on Inaccuracies Introduced by Protester; GAO B-413735, G. A. Braun Inc.
Number of Unacceptable Proposals Does Not Compel Agency to Hold Discussions; GAO B-413890, Coastal Defense Inc.
Preference for Federally-Approved Cost Accounting System Not Unduly Restrictive of Competition; GAO B-413559.2, Evolver Inc.
GAO Grants Increased Attorneys’ Fees for Successful Protest; GAO B-412949.3, Vencore Services and Solutions Inc.—Costs
Modified Software Not Subject to Nonmanufacturers Rule; SBA No. SIZ-5796, Size Appeal of Encore Analytics LLC
Majority of TRICARE Protests Amounted to Mere Disagreement with Agency’s Evaluation; GAO B-411837.2, UnitedHealth Military & Veterans Services, LLC; WellPoint Military Care Corporation; Health Net Federal Services, LLC
SSA May Disagree with and Override Lower-Level Evaluators’ Conclusions and Ratings; GAO B-412270.5, Federal Maintenance Logistics Solutions LLC
DoD Adds Estonia as New Qualifying Country for Certain Procurements
DFARS Final Rule Eases Justification Requirements for Providing Customary Contract Financing
Appeal Stayed Pending Resolution of Criminal Case Considering Similar Facts as Government’s Affirmative Defense of Fraud; ASBCA No. 58088, Appeal of Public Warehousing Company, K.S.C.
Technical Approach Fails to Justify Significant Deviation from Agency Cost Estimate; GAO B-413758, BlueWater Federal Solutions Inc.
Neutral Past Performance Rating Insufficient Basis to Exclude Proposal from Competitive Range; GAO B-413711, Xtreme Concepts Inc.
Second-Tier Subcontractor Lacks Contractual Privity for Claim; ASBCA No. 60654, Appeal of B3 Solutions LLC
Allegation of Bad Faith in Negotiations Requires Consideration of Facts Beyond Language of Contract; CBCA 5395, CB&I AREVA MOX Services LLC v. Department of Energy
FSS Contract Must Include Products or Services Offered for Requirement; GAO B-413854, T. S. Marshall & Associates Inc.
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