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If You Want to Assert Government Delay as a Defense to Termination, You Should File a Your Own Delay Claim
Awardee’s Former Executive Was the SSA’s Boss. Why Didn’t GAO Think this Created a Conflict?
Can an Agency take Corrective Action in a COFC Protest Without Seeking a Voluntary Remand from the Court?
Post-Award Arguments Were Really Untimely Challenges to the Solicitation
Protester Neglected to Submit Experience Volume. Was the Protester’s Quotation Noncompliant, or Should the Agency Have Assessed a Neutral Experience Rating?
Another Offeror’s Approach May Be Different and Cheaper, But that Doesn’t Mean It’s Unrealistic
Protester Was Unhappy with the Past Performance Evaluation. GAO Wasn’t Sympathetic.
Agency Tried to Explain Discrepancies in Evaluation. GAO Didn’t Buy It.
Protester Said Agency Improperly Bundled Requirements. Why Wasn’t the Federal Circuit Persuaded?
Agency Found that One Strength Assessed to Awardee Was Equivalent to Two Strengths Assessed to Protester. Why Was GAO Cool With This?
Agency Relied on a GAO Decision in Rejecting Protester’s Bid, But COFC Said GAO Decision Wasn’t Supported by GAO Precedent
Agency Contended It Performed Qualitative Analysis Required by Solicitation. Why Did GAO Think the Analysis Wasn’t Up to Snuff?
Government Argued Claims Didn’t Satisfy Sum Certain Requirement. Why Did ASBCA Find the Government Forfeited this Argument?
Agency’s Litigation Strategy Results in Sustained Protest
Solicitation Required Separate Price and Technical Volumes. Did that Mean the Agency Needed Separate Price and Technical Evaluation Teams?
Protester Didn’t Think It Needed to Provide a Cost Breakdown of Labor Rates. GAO Begged to Differ.
You May Not Need to Satisfy a Solicitation Requirement Before Proposal Submission, But You’ll Need to Satisfy It at Some Point During Performance
Confused About Application of the Parol Evidence Rule in a Government Contracts Case? This Federal Circuit Decision Will Straighten You Out.
Awardee Got a Strength for Exceeding Delivery Requirements. The Solicitation Didn’t Focus on Exceeding Delivery Requirements. Did the Agency Apply Unstated Criteria?
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