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SBA Final Rule – Small Business Size Standards
Protester Said Corrective Acton Was Transparent Attempt to Award Contract to Rival. Why Didn’t the Court Agree?
Protester and Awardee Had Same Adjectival Rating, But Agency Found Awardee’s Technical Approach Superior. Did the Agency Improperly Weight Technical Elements?
Agency Disclosed Incumbent’s Labor Categories to Offerors. Why Wasn’t this a PIA Violation?
Contractor Claimed It Was Misled About the Applicability of the SCA. Why Did ABCSA Find the Contractor Actually Tried to Game Its Labor Categories?
Did the Agency Assess a Strength Based on Unstated Criteria or Did It Just Credit an Innovative Approach?
Construction Project Had a Mold Problem. Why Was the Government Responsible?
RFP Identified Key “Program Solutions Architect” Category. Awardee’s Proposed Category Didn’t Include the Word “Architect.” Why Wasn’t GAO Bothered?
Lessor Alleged Government Was the Tenant-from-Hell. Did the Lessor Articulate a Cognizable Claim?
Was the Awardee’s Ability to Recruit Incumbent Staff Really Equal to the Incumbent’s Ability to Leverage that Staff?
Did the Protester Submit a Cadillac Proposal or a Mere Honda Civic?
Agency Claimed Its Concerns with Awardee’s Price Had Been Resolved in “Verbal Meetings”. Why Didn’t that Explanation Fly with GAO?
Protester Said Agency Elevated Form Over Substance. Why Did GAO Find that, in this Case, Form Trumped Substance?
Got a Problem with the Agency’s Implementation of Wage Determinations? Don’t Come Crying to GAO
Protester Argued Its Price Was Closest to Government Estimate, So It Must’ve Properly Interpreted Solicitation. Why Did the Court Think this Was a Non-Sequitur?
Contractor and Agency Disagreed About How to Read a Lease. CBCA Set Them Straight
Proposed Rule – Payment Instructions
Agency Contended Contractor Misread Specifications. Why Did ASBCA Side with the Contractor?
Can a Protester Recover Lost Opportunities as Part of Bid Preparation Costs?
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