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GAO Was Unpersuaded By Protester’s “Commonsense” Approach to Bid Mistakes
Show Me the Certification: ASBCA Dismisses a Contract Interpretation Claim as an Invalid Monetary Claim
The Agency Argued the Appeal Wasn’t Moot Due to COFC Time Constraints. The Federal Circuit Didn’t Agree.
Unsure About Whether You’ve Contracted with DoD? This GAO Decision Will Set You Straight.
Was the Army Obligated to Evaluate Small Business Participation at the Task Order Level? GAO Says No
Federal Circuit Vacates COFC’s Ruling, Holds Government Was Not Obligated to Deliver a Defect-Free Port
The Protester Alleged a Disparate Evaluation. Why Did GAO Reject the Protester’s Argument?
When COs Collide: Contracting Officer’s Responsibility Determination Is Bound by Commanding Officer’s Decision on Base Access
The Protester Claimed FSS Order Was Outside the Scope of the Awardee’s FSS Contract. Why Did GAO Sustain?
Protester Argued It Qualified as a Small Business Even Though It Recertified as Other than Small. Why Didn’t GAO Agree?
Protester Claimed Its Key Personnel Deserved a Higher Rating, But GAO Found the Protester Had Merely Met the Solicitation’s Requirements
The Protester Complained that It Had Been Left Out of a Competition. But GAO Let It Ride, Finding the Agency Had Not Deliberately Excluded the Protester.
The Contract Must Go On. Agency Attempts to Fill Bridge Contract With an Existing FSS Contract Holder. COFC Says Hold On.
A Subcontractor Alleged It Was a Third-Party Beneficiary of the Prime Contract. The COFC Didn’t Agree.
ASBCA Finds Contractor’s Superior Knowledge Claim Was Not “Concrete”
Mentor-Protege JV Claimed It Could Submit a Contract Reference from the Protege’s Subsidiary. Why Did GAO Reject this Argument?
If There’s No Price Realism Provision, the Agency Only Needs to Find a Reasonable Price
Veteran Alleged He Was a Third Party Beneficiary of VA Contract. Why Did the Federal Circuit Reject the Veteran’s Claim?
Protester Alleged Agency Wrongly Excluded Its Proposal. But GAO Found the Protester Had Misread the Solicitation.
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