Agency’s Change of Course During Corrective Action Was Not Fraud on the Court; Clarke Health Care Products, Inc. v. United States, COFC No. 20-413CAugust 9, 2021
Agency Misconstrues Protester’s Approach, Disparately Evaluates Quotations, Loses Protest; Mayvin, Inc., GAO B-419301.6, B-418301.7August 6, 2021
Even If It Existed, Alleged Implied Contract Would Have Contravened Federal Regulations; 6601 Dorchester Investment Group, LLC v United States, COFC No. 20-1427CAugust 6, 2021
Agency Didn’t Properly Evaluate Awardee’s Professional Compensation Plan; The Bionetics Corporation, GAO B-419727August 5, 2021
GAO Defers to SBA’s Interpretation of Poorly-Worded Regulation; Odyssey Systems Consulting Group, Ltd., GAO B-419731 et al.August 5, 2021
GAO Dismisses Protest that Relied on Language that “Does Not Exist Anywhere in the Text” of Cited Regulations; M&C Venture Group, LLC, GAO B-419870August 5, 2021
Awardee’s Proposed Discount for Cost Item Was Not an Exception to Solicitation; Kiewit Infrastructure West Company, GAO B-419687, B-419687.2August 4, 2021
Unless Allegations Broach Something Like Crime or Fraud, GAO Will Not Review Affirmative Responsibility Determination; Newt Marine Services, GAO B-419741, B-419741.2August 4, 2021
Protester Can’t Use Dictionary Definition of Word to Contradict Solicitation’s Definition; Sophion Bioscience, Inc. v. United States, COFC No. 21-1065August 3, 2021
Agency Not Required to Hold Discussions or Seek Clarifications to Address Offeror’s Failure to Include Employment Agreement in Proposal; APT Research, Inc. v. United States, COFC No. 21-1102CAugust 3, 2021
Protester Misapprehends Nature of Neutral Past Performance Rating; Heartland Consulting, GAO B-419228.4August 3, 2021
Late-Is-Late Rule Precludes Agency from Extending Proposal Deadline to Accept Untimely Proposals; Syncon LLC v. United States, Hourigan Construction Corp. v. United States, COFC No. 21-1035CJuly 30, 2021
Been There, Done That: Solicitation Sought Innovation, But Protester Proposed to Adhere to the Incumbent’s Lackluster Approach; Integrity Management Consulting, Inc., GAO B-418776.5July 30, 2021
Minimal Documentation of Evaluation Complied with Requirements of Streamline Procurement Process; ASI Government, Inc., GAO bB-419080.2, B-419080.3July 30, 2021
Sole-Source Award Was Warranted, But Court Finds that Duration of Sole-Contract Was Too Long; Sierra Nevada Corporation v. United States, COFC No. 21-1186CJuly 29, 2021
Alleged Ambiguity in Solicitation Should Have Been Raised before Proposal Deadline; Sterling Medical Associates, Inc, GAO B-419794July 29, 2021
Challenge to Best Value Determination Withers Under GAO Scrutiny; Tuba Group, GAO B-419733July 29, 2021
Agency Not Required to Explain Why It Found Aspects of Proposal Merely Adequate; Logistics Health, Inc. v. United States, COFC No. 21-759July 28, 2021
Just Because the Agency Selected the Lowest-Priced Proposal Doesn’t Mean It Conducted an LPTA Procurement; ICON Government and Public Health Solutions, Inc., GAO B-419751July 28, 2021
Protester Lacked Standing to Protest Because Its Proposal Contradicted the Solicitation; Asset Protection & Security Services, L.P. v. United States, Fed. Cir. 2021-1008July 27, 2021