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Protester Argued Additional Discovery Was Needed on Possible Agency Bias. COFC Agreed.

No Consolation for Contractor’s Consolidated Contract. GAO Says Dollar Amount Matters Even for Small Businesses

Agreements Issued Under an Agency’s OT Authority Are Not Procurement Contracts? So How Can the COFC Hear a Protest Involving a Contract Awarded Under Agency’s OT Authority?

COFC Doubts Protesters Will Prevail on Challenge to PPE Solicitation, Denies Request for Preliminary Injunction

Protester Said OHA Misapplied SBA’s Joint Venture Rules. Why Did the COFC Agree?

Best Value Tradeoff Requires More than Boilerplate Pablum

COFC Says Agency Disparately Evaluated Proposals, But the Protester Wasn’t Prejudiced

GAO Says There’s No OCIs If There’s No Competition

Protester Asserted Multiple Disparate Evaluation Arguments. One of Them Hit the Bullseye.

Protester Submitted a Portion of Its FPR Late. Why Was the Agency Justified in Rejecting the Entire Proposal?

Can an Agency Rely on “Close at Hand” Information When Evaluating Management Approach? GAO Says Yes.

Agency May Have Been “Handing Out Sole-Source Awards Like Lollipops,” But Protester Lacked Standing to Object

Agencies Must Consider the Experience of a Mentor-Protégé JV in the Aggregate, But Proteges Have to Bring Something to the Table

So, You Got Some Strengths. That Doesn’t Mean Your Proposal Is Better Than Acceptable.

CO Said Protester Was Non-Responsible Because Member of Protester’s JV Was Suspended. Why Did the COFC Think the CO Made the Wrong Call?

Evaluation Contained Superlatives. Did this Mean the Protester Should’ve Been Rated as Outstanding?

Protester Contended Solicitation Was Ambiguous and Unduly Restrictive. Not So, Said GAO.

Protester Complained About a Cost Adjustment. Why Did GAO Think the Adjustment Was Justified?

Do You Suspect the Solicitation May Be Unconstitutional? GAO Can’t Help You.

GAO Says Agency Botched Professional Compensation and Cost Realism Evaluations, Upends $3.8 Billion Award