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GAO Says $680K Price Discrepancy Can’t Be Resolved with Clarifications

Protester Argued Agency Didn’t Properly Use Other than Competitive Procedures. GAO Agreed.

Protesters Submitted Identical Approaches in Parallel Procurements But Received Different Ratings in Each Procurement. Why Wasn’t COFC Bothered by the Discrepancy?

Protester Argued Agency Botched the Past Performance Evaluation. GAO Agreed.

The Agency Sought Clarifications Regarding One Offeror’s Missing Price Schedule But Not the Protester’s Missing CLINs. Why Did GAO Think this Was Fine?

The Protester Claimed Other Offerors Lacked Necessary Licenses. Why Couldn’t GAO Do Anything About It?

Can Contractors Offer Incentives For Agencies to Exercise Option Years? GAO Says No Problem.

OHA Confirms It Lacks Jurisdiction Over 8(a) Eligibility Protests

Protester Challenged a Deficiency Assessed to Its Proposal. Why Did GAO Think the Deficiency Was Warranted?

The Protester Said the Awardee’s Teaming Agreement Showed Intent of Noncompliance. GAO Disagreed.

GAO Sustains Protest, Finds Use of “Etc.” in Solicitation Created Latent Ambiguity

The Protester and Agency Disputed Whether the Solicitation Required an Inventory List. Why Did GAO Side with the Agency?

Protester Claimed Agency Had “No Right” to Review Its Past Performance. GAO Thought Otherwise.

The Protester Argued the Agency Deviated from the Acquisition Plan and Strategy Documents. Why Did the COFC Find the Protester Waived this Argument?

GAO Says Agency Not Required to Discuss a Noncompliant Proposal

Protester Convinces Federal Circuit Its Protest Isn’t Moot, But Can’t Overcome Lack of Standing

Protester Claimed Agency Ignored “Red Flags” in Awardee’s Proposal. COFC Wasn’t Convinced.

Protester Argued Agency Didn’t Properly Assess Price Realism. But GAO Said an Evaluation of Realism Was Unnecessary.

GAO Says a Chinese-Owned Provider Presented a National Security Risk for a TNT Contract

The Protester Argued the Agency Had Improperly Waived First Article Testing for the Awardee. GAO Didn’t See It that Way.