“Oh, Oh Here She Comes, Watch Out Boy She’ll Chew You Up”: Protester Learns the Hard Way that Proposal Deadline Is a Maneater; Richen Management, LLC, GAO B-419253January 28, 2021
“I Can’t Go For That, No Can Do”: Agency Tossed Quote Because Vendor Offered the Same Key Personnel Under Two Different Solicitations; AttainX, Inc., GAO B-419306, B-419306.2January 28, 2021
“One on One I Want to Play that Game Tonight”: Agency Performed Thorough “Rule of Two” Analysis; Veteran Shredding, LLC v. United States, Fed. Cir. 2020-1336January 28, 2021
Federal Circuit Holds that Bid in Excess of Agency’s Funding Does Not Necessarily Negate Offeror’s Standing to Protest; Land Shark Shredding, LLC v. United States, Fed. Cir. 2020-1230January 27, 2021
Protest Complaining About Awardee’s Failure to Propose Brand Name Equipment is Untimely; Mission Analytics, LLC, GAO B-419339January 27, 2021
Agency Attempted Clarifications But Ended Up Conducting Unequal Discussions; DevTech Systems, Inc., GAO B-418273.3, B-418273.4January 25, 2021
Contractor Can’t Submit Opinion Evidence from Its Owner and Can’t Designate Owner as an Expert Witness; Marine Industrial Construction, LLC v. United States, COFC No. 15-1189January 25, 2021
Breach Claim in COFC Suit Not Barred by Contractor’s Defenses in Related Patent-Infringement Case Brought by Government; Gilead Sciences, Inc. v. United States, COFC No. 20-499C.January 22, 2021
Agency Not Required to Inform Offeror that Its Price is High Unless the Price Is Unreasonably High; World Wide Technology, Inc., GAO B-417909.2, B-417909.3January 22, 2021
COFC Finds Protest “Misfired Badly” on Its Merits Allegations; Mitchco International, Inc. v. United States, COFC No. 20-879CJanuary 22, 2021
GAO Reaffirms that Agencies Have Discretion in Deciding to Set Aside Task Orders Under Multiple Award Contracts; ITility, LLC, GAO B-419167January 21, 2021
Keepin’ It Real: GAO Finds Agency’s Cost Realism Evaluation Unobjectionable; Apogee Engineering, LLC, GAO B-419108, B-419108.2January 21, 2021
Agency’s Failure to Document Cost Analysis Negates Award; Hoover Properties, GAO B-418844, B-418844.2January 19, 2021
Agency had Duty to Inquire About Awardee’s Change In Corporate Structure; HWI Gear, Inc., v. United States, COFC No. 20-930January 19, 2021
Each Procurement Stands Alone: Protester Can’t Rely on Fee It Charged in Another Contract to Support Reasonableness of Proposed Fee; W-T, Joint Venture, GAO B-417905.2January 19, 2021
Agency Entitled to Rely on Awardees’ Representations Concerning TAA Compliance; Coast to Coast Computer Products, Inc., GAO B-4129116, B-419116.2January 19, 2021
Magnitude of Awardee’s Price Premium Did Not Make Best-Value Tradeoff “Facially Deficient”; Janus Global Operations, LLC, GAO B-418989 et al.January 15, 2021
Agency Not Obligated to Seek Out Additional Information to Mitigate Concerns Identified in Past Performance Evaluation; Wolff & Mueller Government Services GmbH & Co. KG, GAO B-419181, B-419181.2January 15, 2021
Protester’s Statements that It Understood Agency’s Specifications Did Not Provide Detail Required by Solicitation; Tower Engineering Professional, LLC, GAO B-419158January 15, 2021
Although Majority of Proposal Was Submitted on Time, Agency Reasonably Rejected Proposal as Late; TriStar Aerospace LLC, GAO B-419093January 14, 2021
