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Size Protest Alleged Awardee Needed an Ostensible Subcontractor. Why Couldn’t OHA Hear the Appeal?
DFARS Final Rule – Use of Supplier Performance Risk System
“Adviser” and “Advisor” Have the Same Meaning. Why Did this Protest Hinge on the Slightly Different Spelling?
AbilityOne Program Sets Prices Government Must Pay for Items. What Happens If the Government Doesn’t Like the Set Price?
DFARS Final Rule – Ground and Flight Risk
You Think the Evaluation Was Too Harsh and Formalistic? Don’t Expect Sympathy from GAO.
Awardee Didn’t Submit Any Relevant CPARS. How Could the Agency Still Have Confidence in Its Past Performance?
Claimant Took a Year to Respond to Government’s Summary Judgment Motion. What Didn’t this Constitute a Failure to Prosecute?
If You Hire the “Godfather” of the Predecessor Contract to Help Draft Your Proposal, You Might Have an OCI
This Contractor Provided Years of Professional Services to the Government. Why Wasn’t He Considered a Government Employee?
Awardee’s Labor Rates May Have Been Realistic, But Why Were They Still Too Low?
GAO Said It Was Likely to Sustain Protest. So Why Was the Protest Not Clearly Meritorious?
Why Couldn’t the ASBCA Determine Whether this Contractor’s Lease Payments Qualified as “Costs”?
If Solicitation Says Attached Cost Template “Must Be Used,” Don’t Submit Your Own Spreadsheet “In Lieu” of the Template
Some Vagueness in a Claim Is Acceptable. But How Vague Is too Vague?
Does a Company Violate the PIA If It Acquires a Firm that Received Proposal Information?
Protesters Said Agency Didn’t Follow Its Own Guidelines. Why Wasn’t this a Valid Basis of Protest?
When Does a Solicitation Amendment Require Proposal Revisions?
Government Leased Property from Contractor. How Was the Government Liable for Delay Costs Before It Even Occupied the Property?
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