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Small Business Complained About Non-Responsibility Determination. COFC Wasn’t Feeling It.
Biting the Hand that Feeds You: Eleventh Circuit Says Small Business Protege Turned on Mentor, Likely Breached Fiduciary Duty
Sketchy in Spain: Protester Said Awardee’s Labor Problems in Spain Should’ve Impacted Its Past Performance. Why Didn’t the Federal Circuit Agree?
The Importance of Being Conformist: If the Solicitation Provides Proposal Organization Instructions, Follow Them
The Solicitation Required Offerors to Provide a “Realistic Plan.” Did this Require the Agency to Evaluate Price Realism?
Protester Argued Additional Discovery Was Needed on Possible Agency Bias. COFC Agreed.
Agency Action Only Impacted Contractors. Why Did It Still Qualify as a Sovereign Act?
Misconduct in One Appeal Does Not Foreclose EAJA Fee Award in Another Appeal
No Consolation for Contractor’s Consolidated Contract. GAO Says Dollar Amount Matters Even for Small Businesses
Agreements Issued Under an Agency’s OT Authority Are Not Procurement Contracts? So How Can the COFC Hear a Protest Involving a Contract Awarded Under Agency’s OT Authority?
COFC Doubts Protesters Will Prevail on Challenge to PPE Solicitation, Denies Request for Preliminary Injunction
Contractor Said the Air Force Damaged the Contractor’s Vehicles. Why Didn’t the ASBCA Think the Contractor Had a Claim?
Protester Said OHA Misapplied SBA’s Joint Venture Rules. Why Did the COFC Agree?
OHA Says SDOVSB With Single Employee Is Overly Reliant on Subcontractor
Best Value Tradeoff Requires More than Boilerplate Pablum
OHA Finds SBA Overcomplicated Application for SDVOSB Certification
If You Only Recover 3% of the Amount Claimed, Don’t Expect to Recover Attorney’s Fees
Even an Unintended Status Protest Must Be Timely
Veteran’s Side Hustle as an Insurance Agent Not Fatal to Company’s SDVOSB Status
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