GAO Sustains Protest of FSS Task Order, Finds Awardee Offered Services Outside the Scope of Its FSS Contract; Deloitte Consulting, LLP, GAO B-419508, B-419508.2May 12, 2021
Although Ultimately Wrong, Agency’s Legal Position Was Reasonable When the Protest was Filed, So Protester Was Not Entitled to Costs; Brown Developments, LLC – Costs, GAO B-419279.2May 12, 2021
No Problem with Agency’s Bundling of Requirements; Roche Diagnostics Corporation, GAO B-419510, B-419510.2May 12, 2021
Agency Mislabeled the Solicitation But the Protester Waited too Long to Challenge the Error; US21, Inc., GAO B-419747May 12, 2021
Five Things You Should Know: Past Performance of Subcontractors, Joint Venture Partners, and AffiliatesMay 12, 2021
“Mere Allegations of Fraud Do Not Divest the Board of Jurisdiction” – Government’s Motion to Dismiss Denied When It Cannot Prove that Appeal Resolution Depends on a Factual Determination of FraudMay 12, 2021
Biden Administration Raises Minimum Wage For Federal Government Contractors As Congress Mulls $2 Trillion Infrastructure PlanMay 12, 2021
In Stinging Rebuke to Bill & Ted’s Excellent Model of Proposal Drafting, GAO Finds Agency Reasonably Assessed Weakness to Proposal that Listed Dead Historical Figures—Johannes Gutenberg and Nickola Tesla—as Essential Personnel; Trilogy Federal, LLC, GAO B-418461.11, B-418461.18May 11, 2021
If the Solicitation Does Not Permit Proposal Revisions, the Agency Is Not Obligated to Conduct Discussions; Veteran Technology Partners III LLC, GAO B-418461, B-418461.20May 11, 2021
Agency’s Post-Proposal Revisions to a Model Answer Used to Evaluate Sample Tasks Was Not Objectionable; Network Designs, Inc., GAO B-418461.7, B-418461.17May 11, 2021
When Proposed Key Personnel Become Unavailable, Agency May Evaluate Proposal as Submitted Without Giving Offeror a Chance to Revise; PAE Applied Technologies, LLC v. United States, COFC No. 20-1557May 11, 2021
Speak Now Or Forever Hold Your Protest: Intervenor’s Silence Waives Future Protest GroundsMay 11, 2021
Biden Issues Executive Order Increasing Minimum Wage for Contractor Employees to $15/HourMay 11, 2021
The JEDI Saga Continues: Court Denies Motion to Dismiss AWS Protest of Political InterferenceMay 11, 2021