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So You’re the Incumbent. That Doesn’t Mean You’re a Shoo-In.
Contractor Argued Its Failure to File Timely Submittals Should Be Excused. Why Wasn’t the ASBCA Persuaded?
Protester Was Inherently Disadvantaged by the Awardee’s Incumbent Status. COFC Said That Was Fine.
COFC Agreed the Price Adjustment Was Arbitrary and Capricious. Why Did It Still Dismiss the Protest?
GAO Delineates Difference Between Technical Evaluation and Responsibility Determination
Protester Claimed It Satisfied a “Degassing” Requirement. Why Wasn’t GAO Persuaded?
Protester Argued the Awardee’s Price Was Too Good to Be True. Why Did GAO Reject the Argument?
COFC Unconvinced by Protester’s Challenge to Sole Source Award
GAO Finds Agency Didn’t Properly Assess How the Awardee’s Conflict Mitigation Plan Could Impact Its Technical Approach
Awardee’s Affiliate Was Implicated in a Criminal Conduct on a Prior Contract. Should the Agency Have Considered this in Evaluating Past Performance?
Contract Modification Released the Government From Obligations, But CBCA Says Contractor Still Reserved a Claim
Protester Submitted Wrong Cost Spreadsheet with Its Proposal. Should the Agency Have Let It Slide?
Federal Circuit Takes an Expansive View of COFC’s Claims Jurisdiction
GAO Denies Protest Because Proposal Did Not Clarify Subcontractors’ Location
Agency Wanted One Contract To Rule Them All. GAO Says “You Shall Not Pass!”
Contractor Asserted Superior Knowledge and Change Claims, But CBCA Didn’t Bite
GAO Didn’t Find Most of the Protester’s Arguments Compelling. Why Did GAO Still Recommend Reimbursement of Some Protest Costs?
Contractor Asserted Various Design Defect and Change Claims, But CBCA Was Not Persuaded
Agency Said Value of Challenged Delivery Orders Fell Below GAO’s Jurisdictional Threshold. Why Did GAO Conclude It Had Jurisdiction?
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