Protester Can’t Manufacture Standing Through a Speculative Alternative Proposal; Blue Origin Federation, LLC v. United States, COFC No. 21-1695CNovember 30, 2021
Ten-Day Protest Clock Began to Run Before Protester “Definitively” Knew Basis of Protest, Magnum Multimedia, GAO B-420227November 29, 2021
Agency Not Obligated to Consider Information Outside Four Corners of Quotation; W.W. Grainger, Inc. GAO B-420045, B-40045.2November 29, 2021
Protest Challenging Proposed Corrective Action Is Premature; HeiTech-PAE, LLC, GAO B-420049.7November 24, 2021
Awardee Should’ve Notified Agency When Key Person Became Unavailable; Ashlin Management Group, GAO B-419472.3, B-419472.4November 23, 2021
Claimant’s Suit, Filed Nine Years After Claim Was Denied, Is Barred by CDA’s Statute of Limitations; Thomas Nussbaum v. United States, Fed. Cir. 2020-1170November 23, 2021
Proposal Undone by Vague Description that Lacked Specifics; Platinum Business Services, LLC, GAO B-419930November 23, 2021
Federal Circuit Holds COFC Erred in Applying Commercial Items Termination Clause to a Services Contract; JKB Solutions and Services, LLC v. United States, Fed. Cir. 2021-1257November 22, 2021
Protester Can’t Allege Possible PIA Violation, Refuse to Participate in Investigation, and then Complain that PIA Investigation Was Insufficient; Alpine Companies, Inc. v. United States, COFC No. 21-1541CNovember 22, 2021
Protester’s Price Was Too High For It to Be Prejudiced by Alleged Error In Price Evaluation; Deloitte & Touche LLP, GAO B-420038November 19, 2021
Protest Challenging Potential Procurement Violations Is Not Ripe; Goodwill Industries of South Florida, Inc. v. United States, COFC No. 21-1391CNovember 18, 2021
“Evaluation Observation” in Award Decision Was Not an Improper Price Realism Evaluation; Terra Klean Solutions, Inc., GAO B-419838, B-419838.2November 18, 2021
Agency Not Required to Extend Qualification Deadline Just to Maximize Competition; Smiths Detection, Inc., GAO B-420110, B-420111November 17, 2021
Award Decision Contained Some “Loosey-Goosey, Business-Lite Terms,” But Those Terms Didn’t Amount to Unstated Criteria; Intuitive Research and Technology Corporation, COFC No. 21-1394CNovember 16, 2021
Perfect is the Enemy of the Good: Protester Didn’t Need “Definitive” Knowledge of Protest Grounds Before Filing; Magnum Multimedia; GAO B-420227November 15, 2021
Protester Lacks Standing When it Fails to Challenge Evaluation of Offeror Next in Line for Award; Manhattan Strategy Group LLC, GAO B-420021November 15, 2021
Consideration of Candidate’s Expired Certification Reasonably Encompassed by Solicitation; Davos Francois, GAO B-419973November 15, 2021
Court Sanctions Government for Mishandling Administrative Record and Wasting Judicial Resources; Oak Grove Technologies, LLC v. United States, COFC No. 21-775CNovember 10, 2021
Haphazard Attempt to Meet Solicitation Requirements Doesn’t Cut It; Axxeum, Inc., GAO B-420013, B-420013.2November 10, 2021
Promise to Comply With Solicitation Requirements Not Enough to Demonstrate Eligibility for Award; RK Consultancy Services, Inc., GAO B-420030, B-420020.2November 9, 2021
