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SDVOSB Can’t Salvage Its Status with New Evidence on Appeal
On Remand from the Federal Circuit, CBCA Finds Software License Incorporated into FSS Contract is Not a “Procurement Contract”
GAO Says There’s No OCIs If There’s No Competition
A Reminder from OHA that a Size Protest Must Do More than Simply Raise Some Questions
The “Notice-Went-to-My-Spam-Folder” Argument Doesn’t’ Excuse an Untimely SBA Filing
Protester Asserted Multiple Disparate Evaluation Arguments. One of Them Hit the Bullseye.
Protester Submitted a Portion of Its FPR Late. Why Was the Agency Justified in Rejecting the Entire Proposal?
Contractor Claimed Agency Withheld Superior Knowledge. ASBCA Thought the Contractor May Have a Point.
Can an Agency Rely on “Close at Hand” Information When Evaluating Management Approach? GAO Says Yes.
Agency May Have Been “Handing Out Sole-Source Awards Like Lollipops,” But Protester Lacked Standing to Object
Agencies Must Consider the Experience of a Mentor-Protégé JV in the Aggregate, But Proteges Have to Bring Something to the Table
So, You Got Some Strengths. That Doesn’t Mean Your Proposal Is Better Than Acceptable.
CO Said Protester Was Non-Responsible Because Member of Protester’s JV Was Suspended. Why Did the COFC Think the CO Made the Wrong Call?
Evaluation Contained Superlatives. Did this Mean the Protester Should’ve Been Rated as Outstanding?
Protester Contended Solicitation Was Ambiguous and Unduly Restrictive. Not So, Said GAO.
Protester Complained About a Cost Adjustment. Why Did GAO Think the Adjustment Was Justified?
Do You Suspect the Solicitation May Be Unconstitutional? GAO Can’t Help You.
GAO Says Agency Botched Professional Compensation and Cost Realism Evaluations, Upends $3.8 Billion Award
Contractor Tried to Claim Costs Incurred by Its Parent. The Federal Circuit Wasn’t Buying It.
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