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Protester Proves Misleading Discussions But Can’t Establish Prejudice

August 18, 2023

Protester Complained Agency Used Different Approaches to Assess Cost Realism. GAO Said this Was Neither Unsurprising nor Unreasonable.

August 17, 2023

If The Agency Cancels the Contract Before Finalizing the Award, GAO Can’t Help You

August 17, 2023

Agency Opposed Request for Protest Costs, Arguing the Underlying Legal Issue Was a “Close Question.” Why Didn’t GAO Think the Question Was that Close?

August 16, 2023

Protester Alleged Disparate Treatment. GAO Didn’t See It.

August 15, 2023

Protester’s Video Submission Got Strong Initial Ratings But a More Tepid Response After a Rewatch. Why Didn’t the Agency Have to Reconcile the Discrepancy?

August 14, 2023

Protester Omitted One Item from a Crosswalk Attachment. How Did this Omission Tank the Entire Proposal?

August 14, 2023

Agency Finds Variety of Ways to Botch Buy American Waiver

August 11, 2023

Post-Award Communications with the Agency Didn’t Toll the Protest Deadline

August 11, 2023

Protester Said Required Experience Could Be Inferred from Its Proposal. Why Did GAO Refuse to Make that Inference?

August 10, 2023

Reevaluation Differed Significantly from Initial Evaluation. Why Didn’t the Agency Have to Reconcile the Evaluations?

Corrective Action Didn’t Address All Arguments Raised in Protest. Why Did GAO Let It Slide?

Protester Said Agency Should’ve Assessed Realism Using Incumbent Compensation Rates. Why Were Incumbent Rates Not A Valid Comparison?

Your Interpretation of the Solicitation May Differ from the Agency’s, But that Doesn’t Make the Solicitation Ambiguous

When It Comes to Price Realism, a Facile Evaluation Is Sufficient

How Did Careless Phrasing Undermine the Protester’s Proposal?

The Agency Apparently Damaged the Protester’s Video Submission. Why Couldn’t the Protester Submit a Replacement Video?

Was the Solicitation Unduly Restrictive or Did the Protester Just Misread It?

An Emailed Protest Filing Is OK If GAO Has Technical Issues with EPDS, But It Won’t Fly If You’re the One With Technical Issues

It’s Hard to Get a Preliminary Injunction When You File the Protest Six Months into Performance