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Whoa! Be Sure to Check that SAM Registration Before You Submit a Proposal!

Protester Said Agency Should’ve Ignored Inconsistencies in Proposal Because They Didn’t Impact the Evaluation. Did GAO Buy this Argument?

Awardee Said Protester’s Attorneys Violated Rules of Professional Conduct. Should GAO Have Banned Protester’s Counsel from the Protective Order?

GAO Says Challenge to Corrective Action Really Just an Untimely Objection to Solicitation

Agency Can Reject a Bid Due to the Appearance of Impropriety. But Does the Agency Need to Show the Impropriety Impacted the Procurement?

Solicitation Asked for Financial Statements. Protester Submitted One-Page Letter from a Bank. GAO Said Letter Didn’t Cut It.

Protester Didn’t Submit a Bid but Claimed It Still Had Standing to Protest. What Did COFC Think?

Agency Really Misunderstood the Meaning of “De Facto”

GAO Says Protester’s Strength Was Not “Strong Enough”

GAO Finds Agency Mailed It in with Slapdash Evaluation

Awardee Hadn’t Complied with Trade Agreements Act Requirement. Why Didn’t GAO Sustain?

GAO Defines the Meaning of “Comparative Assessment.” It’s More Open-Ended than You’d Think.

Protester’s Interested-Party Status Thwarted by Pesky Intervening Offerors

Protester Said FASA Jurisdictional Bar for Civilian IDIQs Applied to a Task Order Issued by a Civilian Agency Under a DoD IDIQ. GAO Didn’t Agree.

GAO Delineates Boundary Between Technical Experience and Past Performance

Protester Attempts Sisyphean Task of Arguing for Additional Strengths

COFC Says Protester Doesn’t Need to Exhaust Administrative Remedies Before Challenging USPS Award

COFC Opined that Evaluation Was “Sloppy” But Not Sloppy Enough to Sustain a Protest

How Did this Protester Waive Its Right to Challenge a Corrective Action?

Protester Submitted Same Proposal It Used in an Earlier Procurement. Did the Agency Err in Rating the Proposal Lower the Second Time Around?