Protester Claimed Small Business’s Relationship “Smelled of Affiliation,” But OHA Smells Only the Jasmine-Soaked Summer Breeze; Size Appeal of Crew Training International, Inc., Re: Saguaro Business Solutions, LLC, SBA No. SIZ-6128February 3, 2022
“Sweet Dreams and Flying Machines In Pieces on the Ground”: CBCA Finds Contractor Misread Contract, Is Not Entitled to Windfall Restocking Fee; Team Systems International, LLC v. Department of Homeland Security, CBCA 7145February 3, 2022
OHA Decision on Recertification May Impact Eligibility of Small Business Contractors Competing for Set-Aside ContractsFebruary 3, 2022
Executive Order 14042 – Update 15.0: U.S. District Court “Clarifies” Its Injunction Applies Only to the Vaccine MandateFebruary 3, 2022
Biden’s OMB Nominee Plans to Continue Prioritizing Oversight and Ending Government ShutdownsFebruary 3, 2022
FIPS 201-3 Approved and Published: NIST Revises Personal Identity Verification (PIV) of Federal Employees and ContractorsFebruary 3, 2022
“Something Is Rotten in the State of Denmark”: Court Finds Award Is Tainted by Possible PIA Violation, Remands to Agency for an Investigation; Insight Public Sector, Inc. v. United States, COFC No. 21-cv-1755February 2, 2022
Government Not Liable for Damages Caused By Civil Unrest and Rioting; Ieyada M. Ahrir v. Department of State, CBCA 6644February 2, 2022
Agency Didn’t Issue Final Decision on Liquidated Damages, So Board Lacked Jurisdiction over Parties’ Cross-Claims for Liquidated Damages; Appeal of ECC International Constructors, LLC, ASBCA No. 59586February 2, 2022
GAO: Agencies Must Adequately Explain Why a Superior Technical Offer Warrants Paying a Higher PriceFebruary 2, 2022
Patchwork Preliminary Injunctions: Interpreting Contractor Compliance Obligations under EO 14042February 2, 2022
Stay Stay Stay: High Court’s OSHA ETS Opinion Provides Tea Leaves for Federal ContractorsFebruary 2, 2022
Communications with Agency Constituted an Agency Protest, Which Set the 10-Day Clock Running for a GAO Protest; Science and Technology Corporation, GAO, B-420216February 1, 2022
CBCA Denies Appeal, Finds Contractor’s Costs Were Result of Sloppy Performance and “Aggressive Behavior Towards Government Employees”; Griz One Firefighting, LLC v. Department of Agriculture, CBCA 6358, 6567February 1, 2022
GAO Interrogates the Nebulous Gray Area Between an Evaluation and a Non-Responsibility Determination; A. Prentice Ray & Associates, LLC, GAO B-419024.5, B-419024.6February 1, 2022
