You May Think You Have a Moral Obligation to Protest OTA Award, But GAO Can’t Hear ItNovember 22, 2023
Protester Said Task Order Solicitation Exceeded Scope of IDIQ Contract. Why Did GAO Dismiss?November 21, 2023
Agency Could Only Consider Past Contracts From the Last Five Years. Could It Consider a Contract Mostly Performed Before the Five-Year Window?November 17, 2023
Protester Said Transition Period Required Fewer Labor Hours. Why Did GAO Think the Protester Had it Backwards?November 15, 2023
Should the Agency Have Considered the Awardee’s Past Bankruptcy When Making the Responsibility Determination?November 14, 2023
GAO Decision Illustrates Why You Should Engage Counsel Before, Not During, the ProtestNovember 13, 2023
Does the Randolph-Sheppard Act Apply to All Blind Vendors or Just to State Agencies that License Blind Vendors?November 9, 2023
Protester Based Its Staffing Levels on Prior Contracts. Why Did this Result in a Weakness?November 7, 2023
Protester Wasn’t Happy About Canceled Award. Why Did COFC Find the Cancellation Justified?November 3, 2023
If the Solicitation Says Submit the Original, Fillable PDF, Don’t’ Even Think About Submitting a Non-Fillable CopyNovember 2, 2023
Protester Had Graduated from the 8(a) Program. Why Did It Think It Still Qualified for an 8(a) Task Order?November 1, 2023
Protester Didn’t Like the Way Agency Handled a Procurement Subject to the Randolph-Sheppard Act. Why Did GAO Dismiss?October 31, 2023
Protester Alleged DoD-Wide Scheme to Purchase Software from One Contractor. Why Did COFC Dismiss the Suit?October 30, 2023
You Don’t Get a Strength for Fastidiousness in Meeting the Solicitation’s RequirementsOctober 27, 2023
Agency Upwardly Adjusted Awardee’s Costs. Why Didn’t this Adjustment Indicate a Lack of Understanding?October 26, 2023
Solicitation Required Experience with Events Comparable to NCAA Football Games. Protester Said Awardee Lacked that Kind of Experience. Why Did GAO Disagree?October 23, 2023
Agency Wanted to Evaluate Offerors’ Financial Health. Why Wasn’t this Financial Evaluation Unduly Restrictive?October 23, 2023