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If You Allege Misleading Discussions, Be Sure to Provide GAO with the Actual Discussion Questions

Can a Misaddressed Letter of Commitment Tank a Proposal?

Protester Was Really a Jilted Subcontractor, Not an Actual Offeror. How Did the Protester Have Standing?

Agency Had a Reasonable Explanation for Its Adjustment of Offerors’ Prices. Why Did the Court Sustain the Protest?

Protester Was Vexed by Solicitation Amendment. Why Wasn’t GAO Bothered?

If GAO Predicts It Will Sustain During ADR, It’s a Good Bet the Protest Is Clearly Meritorious

GAO Agreed with Protester: Agency’s Buy American Waiver for Awardee was a Hopeless Fiasco. Why Wasn’t’ the Protester Entitled to Reimbursement of All Protests Costs?

I’m Suing to Challenge a Default Termination. Can I Ask the Court for Money or Do I Need to Submit a Separate Claim?

Was this Award Tainted by Conflicts Arising from an Extravagant, Bourbon-Soaked Symposium?

Solicitation Required Sample Resumes. The Protester Submitted Resumes. Why Was the Protester’s Proposal Unacceptable?

Protester Notches Rare Win Challenging Technical Weaknesses. How Did this Agency Misapply the Evaluation Criteria?

If the Solicitation Requires Certain Eligibility Information, Make Sure Your Proposal Lists that Information in One Section

Denigrating Your Subcontractor’s Pass-Through Claim Is Probably a Suboptimal Strategy

Protester Argued Agency Should’ve Selected Its Higher-Rated Proposal. But Was Its Proposal Worth the 208% Price Premium?

Agency Wanted Protester for Award. SBA Said Agency Had to Select Another Company. Who Prevails?

Protester Said Agency Applied RFP Requirements to the Wrong Evaluation Factor. Why Wasn’t GAO Convinced?

Inquiring Minds Want to Know: Is an Integrated Monitor and Computer a Single Device or Two Products? GAO Is on the Case.

Agency Said It Merely “Communicated” with Offerors. Why Did GAO Find those “Communications” Had Blossomed into Discussions?

“Adviser” and “Advisor” Have the Same Meaning. Why Did this Protest Hinge on the Slightly Different Spelling?

You Think the Evaluation Was Too Harsh and Formalistic? Don’t Expect Sympathy from GAO.