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Protesters Can’t Escape Their Slipshod, Mutually Reinforcing Past Performance

Unimpressed with Agency’s Glib Price Realism Analysis, GAO Recommends a Do-Over

Does the “Late Is Late” Rule Also Apply to Agency Protests?

Protester Argued Solicitation Amendment Necessitated Full Proposal Revisions. GAO Didn’t Agree.

Awardee Navigates Through Iterations of SBA Regulation to Survive Size Protest

Too Fast Too Furious: Protester’s Supersonic Response Time Evinced Misunderstanding of Requirements

Confusion About WOSB Certification Process Dooms Protester’s Proposals

Protester Alleged Unequal Treatment. GAO Wasn’t Feeling It.

Solicitation Sought Feral Hog Control. Protester Said Awardee Didn’t Have Hog Experience. GAO Found the Argument as Convincing as Vegan Bacon.

Protester Claimed Agency Evaluated Wrong Cost Proposal. GAO Said Protester Hadn’t Been Prejudiced.

Labor Category Confusion Condemns Protester’s Proposal

Awardee Tried to Intervene in Protest Even Though Its Contract Had Been Terminated for Default. It Didn’t Go Well.

Protester Can’t Convince GAO Its Proposal Belonged in Competitive Range

Have You Always Thought a CTA Member and a Subcontractor Are Synonymous? Think Again.

Late Is Late Even When the Agency Evaluates the Proposal

Past Performance Reference Didn’t Include Same Requirements as the Solicitation. Could the Agency Still Find the Reference Highly Relevant?

Agency Official Had an Unconventional Market Research Methodology. Did the Official’s Methods Violate the Procurement Integrity Act?

Agency Inadvertently Disclosed Source Selection Information. Why Didn’t the Disclosure Tank the Procurement?

Protest Precluded by Piecemeal Presentation

We Need to Talk: Was the Agency Obligated to Conduct Discussions?