Proposals Are Large, They Contain Multitudes: Agency Reasonably Found that Single Aspect of Approach Contained Strengths and Weaknesses; Omnitec Solutions, Inc., GAO B-419675.2November 5, 2021
Agency Gave Due Regard to Impact of Corporate Transaction on Awardee; ICI Services Corporation, GAO B-418255.5, B-418255.6November 4, 2021
COFC Agrees with GAO: Awardee of Multiple-Award IDIQ Contract Lacks Standing to Challenge Other Awards; Aero Spray, Inc. d/b/a Dauntless Air v. United States, COFC No. 21-1079CNovember 3, 2021
Protester Didn’t Object to Agency’s Interpretation of Solicitation During Discussions, Can’t Challenge It After Award; Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation–Mission System, GAO B-419557.2 et al.November 1, 2021
Agency Appropriately Allowed Correction of Bid; RB Construction Company, GAO B-419894.2November 1, 2021
Agency Reasonably Assessed Weakness to Proposal that Didn’t Adequately Explain Purported Labor Efficiencies; PAE Aviation & Technical Services, LLC v. United States, COFC No. 21-1469October 29, 2021
Court Ordered Agency to Make an Award to the Protester and then Denied Government’s Motion to Stay Judgment Pending Appeal; SAGAM Securite Senegal v. United States, No. 21-1138COctober 29, 2021
Threshold Requirements Are Not Aspirational, Says GAO—Offerors Can’t Just Propose a Path to Meet Material Solicitation Requirements; Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation—Mission Systems, GAO B-419560.6October 28, 2021
Protester Didn’t Challenge Its Unacceptable Rating Under Most Important Factor, Can’t Maintain Protest; Chimes of District of Columbia, Inc., GAO B-418872October 28, 2021
GAO Reaffirms Distinction Between Experience and Past Performance: Lack of Relevant Projects May Simultaneously Result in Neutral Past Performance Rating But Unacceptable Experience Rating; AnderCorp, LLC, GAO B-419984October 28, 2021
Decision to Cancel Solicitation Lacked “Limpidity,” But Court Still Discerned Agency’s Rationale; Yang Enterprises, Inc. v. United States, COFC No. 21-1540COctober 27, 2021
But You Said We Were Cool: Agency Employee Who Lacked Authority to Bind Government Can’t Approve a Change to the Contract; Appeal of Sauer, Inc., ASBCA No. 61847October 27, 2021
Claimant Lacked Evidence to Challenge Wage Adjustment, Loses Federal Circuit Appeal; Billie O. Stone, dba Stobil Enterprise v. Secretary of Veterans Affairs, Fed. Cir. 2020-1732October 26, 2021
Federal Circuit Doesn’t Have Jurisdiction to Consider Appeal of Board Decision Issued Under Small Claims Procedures; Billie O. Stone, dba Stobil Enterprise v. Secretary of the Air Force, Fed. Cir. 2020-1233October 26, 2021
Unless Solicitation Prescribes a Particular Methodology, Nature of Price Realism Evaluation Is Within Agency’s Discretion; Agile Bot II, LLC v. United States, COFC No. 21-1529COctober 26, 2021
Protester Entitled to Reimbursement of Protest Costs Incurred Before Protest Was Actually Filed; GOV National Healthcare Drive, LLC, GAO B-419258.4October 25, 2021
Protesters Argued their Proposals Should’ve Been Acceptable, But GAO Found They Just Weren’t Up to Snuff; Amentum Services, Inc.; VS2, LLC, GAO B-418742.3 et al.October 25, 2021
Agency Inadvertently Conducted Discussions by Asking Offerors If Their Prices Could Go Any Lower; Academy Leadership, LLC, GAO B-419705.2October 22, 2021
I Ain’t Cappin’: RFI, Which Stated It Was for “Informational Purposes Only,” and “Not a Solicitation” Did Not Express Intent to Contract; AccelGov v. United States, COFC No.21-1647COctober 22, 2021
