Agency Entitled to Consider Experience of Key Personnel to Fill Gaps in Offering Entity’s Experience; Raven Operations, LLC, GAO B-419372February 23, 2021
No Problem with Agency Rejecting Proposal that “Lacked Most Components of an Offer”; Eskanos Enterprises, GAO B-419391February 23, 2021
Talk to the Hand: Agency Not Required to Hold Discussions with Offeror Eliminated from Competition; Logistics Management Institute, GAO B-419219, B-419219.2February 22, 2021
Agency Botched Price Evaluation by Misapplying Solicitation’s Calculation Methods; Crowley Government Services, Inc., Petro Star, Inc., GAO B-419347 et al.February 19, 2021
Protester’s Subcontractor Failed to Submit Cost Data by Proposal Deadline, Agency Reasonably Refused to Consider Proposal; Kratos Defense & Rocket Support Services, Inc., GAO B-418172.2February 19, 2021
Protest Challenging Corrective Action Is Premature; Cooper/Ports America, LLC, GAO B-419000.2February 19, 2021
“These Are Not the Droids You’re Looking For”: Protester Unable to Convince GAO that Language Mandating that a “Gravel Driveway Shall Be Provided” Did Not Actually Require a Driveway; KMK Construction, Inc., GAO B-418639.2February 18, 2021
Disagreement with Agency’s Take Does Not a Protest Make; KIRA Training Services, LLC, GAO B-419149.2, B-419149.3February 18, 2021
Protester Can’t Rely on Incumbency to Fill Gaps in Proposal; Stargates, Inc., GAO B-419349 et al.February 18, 2021
Challenge to Past Performance Evaluation Comes to Nothing; Trace Systems, Inc., GAO B-419323February 18, 2021
But I Said the Magic Words . . . Agency Entitled to Reject Proposal that Simply Restated Solicitation Requirements; Zolon PCS, LLC, GAO B-419283February 17, 2021
Agency Not Required to Verify Claims Made in Awardee’s Proposal; Metson Marine Services, Inc., GAO B-4129114.2, B0-419114.3February 17, 2021
Protester Can’t Recover Costs for Initial Protest Arguments that Were Contradicted by Its Meritorious Supplemental Protest Arguments; NARCORPS Specialties, LLC—Costs, GAO B-418971.4February 16, 2021
GAO Refuses to Consider (or to Reconsider) Argument Raised by Offeror Who Had Not Actually Filed a Protest; RCG of North Carolina, LLC—Reconsideration, GAO B-418824.4February 16, 2021
Federal Circuit Clarifies that If Protester Does Not Seek Enhanced Debriefing, then Five-Day Deadline for Invoking CICA Stay Applies; Nika Technologies, Inc. v. United States, Fed. Cir. 2020-1924February 12, 2021
Sure, I’ll Talk, But Let’s Keep It Light: Agency Thought Exchanges with Offerors Were Superficial, But It Ended Up Conducting Discussions; GOV National Healthcare Drive, LLC, GAO B-419258 et al.February 12, 2021
The Unbearable Lightness of Disagreeing: COFC Rejects Arguments that Mostly Amount to Disagreement with Agency’s Evaluation Conclusions; Harmonia Holdings Group, LLC and Snap, Inc. v. United States, COFC Nos. 20-1300 and 20-1318February 12, 2021
Protester Argues Solicitation Criteria are Flabby and Permit Consideration of Inexperienced Offerors—GAO Finds Argument Is Really Just an Attempt to Eliminate Competition; Accenture Federal Services, LLC, GAO B-418321.4February 11, 2021
Failing to Inform Agency of Unavailability of Non-key Personnel Not a Material Misrepresentation; Perspecta Enterprise Solutions, LLC v. United States, COFC No. 814February 11, 2021
Agency Within Its Rights to Reject Proposal that Did Not Provide Evidence of Adequate Accounting System; NCI Information Systems, Inc., GAO B-419322, B-419322.2February 11, 2021
