Failure to Revise Proposal After Amendments that Materially Changed Pricing Terms Rendered Protester’s Proposal Non-Responsive; Asset Protection & Security Services, L.P. v. United States, COFC No. 20-449COctober 14, 2020
Less Than Scrupulous Drafting Renders Proposal Unacceptable; ANG Quality Testing, Ltd., GAO B-418861, B-418861.2October 13, 2020
Federal Circuit Upholds Awardee’s High Experience Ratings; G4S Secure Solutions (USA) Inc. v. United States, Fed. Cir. 2020-1390October 9, 2020
Although Solicitation Issued to FSS Contract Holders Referred to Brand Name Services, It Did Not Require Contractor to Have Those Branded Services In Their FSS Contract; Advantaged Solutions, Inc., GAO B-418790, B-418790.2October 9, 2020
Agency Rightly Excluded Protester from Competition for Surgical Masks to Prevent Spread of COVID-19; RCG of North Carolina, LLC, GAO B-418824, B-418824.3October 8, 2020
Protester Appropriately Assessed Weaknesses for Its “Begrudging Willingness” to Meet Solicitation Requirements; Johnson Controls Security Solutions, GAO B-418489.3, B-418489.4October 7, 2020
Solicitation Provision that Limits Past Performance Evaluation to Entitles that Will Perform at Least 20% of the Work Not Unduly Restrictive; DynCorp International, LLC, GAO B-418742.2October 7, 2020
Just Because Your Proposal Exceeds Solicitation Requirements Doesn’t Mean You Deserve Strengths; Kord Technologies, Inc., GAO B-417748.6October 6, 2020
COFC Finds (Again) that It Has Jurisdiction Over Protests Challenging the Award of Mixed Sale/Services Contracts; HVF West, LLC v. United States, COFC No. 20-541COctober 6, 2020
“You’re Not Seeing the Real Me”: When Solicitation Requires Evaluation of Extent to Which Proposal Meets Requirements, Agency Must Perform a Qualitative Assessment; Evergreen JV, GAO B- 418475.4October 5, 2020
“You Can Do It!”: Protester Challenging Solicitation Unable to Prove that Performance Is Impossible; MLS-Multinational Logistic Services, Ltd; MLSUSA Corporation; B-418477.3, B-418477.4October 5, 2020
Conflict Arising from Agency Official’s Participation in Competitive Foosball Gatherings Irredeemably Taints Procurement; Teledyne Brown Engineering, Inc., GAO B-418835, B-418835.2October 2, 2020
Protest Challenging Agency’s Decision to Conduct Discussions With Previously Rejected Offeror is Premature; ICI Services Corporation, GAO B-418255.4October 1, 2020
Protest Objecting to Cancellation of Solicitation Was Effectively an Untimely Challenge to Agency’s Decision to Not Set Aside Procurement for Small Businesses; Candor Solutions, LLC, GAO B-418682.2September 30, 2020
Agency Reasonably Interpreted NIST Guidance in Finding that Awardee’s Outdated Hardware Was Not a Dealbreaker; Ace-Federal Reporters, Inc. v. United States, COFC No. 20-636September 30, 2020
You Know I’m Good for It: Prior Course of Dealing Can’t Salvage Protester’s Defective Bid Bond; Pacific Dredge and Construction, LLC, GAO B-418900September 29, 2020
Acknowledging Your Weaknesses is the First Step on the Path to Acceptance: Alleged Flaws in Awardee’s Proposal Corrected During Discussions; Konica Minolta Business Solutions USA, Inc., GAO B-418800, B-418800.2September 29, 2020
If You See Something Say Something: Contractor’s Failure to Question Patent Ambiguity in Contract Negates Claim for Costs of CCTV System; Mark VII Enterprises, Inc. v. United States Postal Service, PSBCA No. 6814September 24, 2020
Corrective Action Taken to Resolve Matter Concerning Awardee’s IDIQ Contract Did Not Impermissibly Permit Awardee to Revise Task Order Proposal; CenturyLink QGS, GAO B-418556.3September 23, 2020
Show Don’t Tell: No Disparate Treatment Where Awardee Provided Examples to Demonstrate Its Technical Understanding While Protester Did Not; ACTA, LLC, GAO B- 428352.3, B-418352.4September 23, 2020
