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We Need to Talk: Was the Agency Obligated to Conduct Discussions?
Whoa! Be Sure to Check that SAM Registration Before You Submit a Proposal!
Protester Said Agency Should’ve Ignored Inconsistencies in Proposal Because They Didn’t Impact the Evaluation. Did GAO Buy this Argument?
Awardee Said Protester’s Attorneys Violated Rules of Professional Conduct. Should GAO Have Banned Protester’s Counsel from the Protective Order?
GAO Says Challenge to Corrective Action Really Just an Untimely Objection to Solicitation
Agency Can Reject a Bid Due to the Appearance of Impropriety. But Does the Agency Need to Show the Impropriety Impacted the Procurement?
Solicitation Asked for Financial Statements. Protester Submitted One-Page Letter from a Bank. GAO Said Letter Didn’t Cut It.
CBCA Dismissed Untimely Appeal, So Contractor Appealed to COFC. Could COFC Transfer the Appeal Back to CBCA?
Government Claimed Stock Sale Meant It Was No Longer in Privity with Contractor. CBCA Said Government Needed to Settle Down.
JV Agreement Required “Collaboration” Between Venturers. Did this Give the Larger Venturer Negative Control Over Its Smaller Partner?
Protester Didn’t Submit a Bid but Claimed It Still Had Standing to Protest. What Did COFC Think?
Agency Really Misunderstood the Meaning of “De Facto”
“I’ve Fallen and I Can’t Get Up!”: Is a Medical Alert Device a Communications or a Medical Device? OHA Has Answers.
GAO Says Protester’s Strength Was Not “Strong Enough”
One JV Member Submitted a Claim, But the Other Member Withdrew It. Was There a Viable Claim?
COFC Says Government May Have Taken Contractor’s Property, Violated Fifth Amendment
GAO Finds Agency Mailed It in with Slapdash Evaluation
Government Ordered the Minimum Under an IDIQ Contract. Can It Still Be Liable for Breach?
COFC Nixes Government’s Attempt to Use Discovery Process to Investigate Other Potential Claims Against Contractor
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