Court Wades Into River Dredging Dispute, Denies Differing Site Condition Claims But Grants Grants Superior Knowledge Claim, Finding that Government Knew Dredging Site Was Essentially a “Garbage Dump”March 31, 2022
GAO Repudiates Past Performance Evaluation, Agency Didn’t Sufficiently Document Assessment of RelevancyMarch 30, 2022
Awardee’s Parents May Have Been Susceptible to Espionage, But Contract for Transport of “Couches, TVs, and Dishes” Wasn’t Essential Enough to Raise National Security ConcernsMarch 29, 2022
Alleged Relaxed Solicitation Requirement Wasn’t Actually a Requirement, and If Had Been, Satisfying It Would’ve Been a Sisyphean TaskMarch 28, 2022
Protester Alleged Discussions Weren’t Meaningful, But Agency Was Just Underwhelmed by Protester’s Revised Approach; Connected Global Solutions, LLC, GAO B-4218266.10, B-418266.12March 25, 2022
“Strong Disagreement” With Agency’s Evaluation Not Enough to Sustain Protest; Trilogy Federal, LLC v. United States, COFC No. 21-1067CMarch 25, 2022
GAO Sustains Protest, Finds No Clear Nexus Between Stated Evaluation Criteria and Things the SSA Actually Considered; Eccalon, LLC, GAO B-420297, B-420297.2March 24, 2022
“Unusual and Compelling Urgency” to Remove Tornado Debris Justified Award of Sole-Source Contract; Ceres Environmental Services and D&J Enterprises, Inc. v. United States, COFC No. 21-2346CMarch 24, 2022
Agency Reasonably Evaluated Awardee’s Manufacturing Experience; Superior Optical Labs, Inc., GAO B-420428, B-420428.2March 24, 2022
Protest Challenging Award Was Untimely—Protester Should’ve Challenged “Most Highly Qualified” Decision Made Before Award; Battelle Memorial Institute, GAO B-420403 et al.March 23, 2022
Successful Protester Entitled to Reimbursement for All Protest Arguments Except One that Was Not Intertwined with Meritorious Arguments; Ruchman and Associates, Inc.–Costs, GAO B-419968.3March 23, 2022
Agency’s Voluntary Responses to Post-Debriefing Questions Didn’t Extend Protest Deadline; K&K Industries, Inc., GAO B-420422, B-420422.2March 22, 2022
Agency Wasn’t Required to Ignore Awardee’s Incumbent Advantage; Crowely Government Services, Inc. v. United States, COFC No. 21-1387March 22, 2022
GAO Declines to Exercise Jurisdiction Over Protest Arguments that Implicate Third-Party License; LightBox Parent, LP, GAO B-320032.2 et al.March 21, 2022
Alleged Unequal Access OCI Really Just a Dispute Between Private Parties; Choctaw Defense Munitions, LLC, GAO B-420003, B-420003.2March 17, 2022
Agency Reasonably Determined that Protester’s Prior Experience Was Unacceptable; BSI, Inc, GAO B-420418March 17, 2022
GAO Decisions Are Not Binding Precedent But that Doesn’t Mean They Can Be Disregarded; Leeward Construction Corporation, GAO B-420504March 16, 2022
Agency Had Discretion to Waive Deadline for Revised Proposals; Savantage Financial Services, Inc. v. United States, COFC No. 21-1019March 15, 2022
Protester Addressed Agency’s Concerns But Failed to Alleviate Them; Dust Busters Plus, LLC, GAO B-420096March 15, 2022
