One Vendor’s Price Was Allegedly an Outlier, But Agency Didn’t Abuse Discretion by Averaging Prices to Assess Reasonableness; Guidehouse LLP, GAO B-419336 et al.March 23, 2021
Requirement for “Organically” Produced Action Review Packet Not Ambiguous; Barbaricum, LLC, GAO B-418427.7March 23, 2021
U.S. Supreme Court Expands the Deliberative Process Exemption to FOIA, Offering Federal Agencies Greater ProtectionsMarch 23, 2021
Deep Sixed: Federal Circuit Boots Trademark Licensee for Meritless Claims Against U.S. ArmyMarch 23, 2021
Federal Circuit Smells What COFC Was Cooking and Approves, Holds that Army’s Refusal to Allows Its Brand to Be Used in Advertising Featuring Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson Did Not Violate Contract; Authentic Apparel Group, LLC, Ron Reuben v. United States, Fed. Cir. 2020-1412March 22, 2021
Agency Reasonably Rejected Quotation Due to Distasteful Color Scheme; ERP Services, Inc., GAO B-419315March 22, 2021
GAO Lacks Jurisdiction to Hear Challenge to Actions of Central Nonprofit Agency in Procurement Conducted Under AbilityOne Program; Melwood Horticultural Training Center, Inc., GAO B-419424March 22, 2021
Coronavirus Roundup: OSHA to Prioritize On-Site Inspections; New HUD Secretary Emphasizes Safety for Employees and ContractorsMarch 22, 2021
Agency Reasonably Excluded Proposal for COVID-19 Test Kits; Comprehensive Health Services, LLC, GAO B-419183.2March 19, 2021
Agency Copied Portion of Protester’s Evaluation Summary and Pasted It In Awardee’s Evaluation, But GAO Finds No Prejudicial Error; Deloitte Consulting LLP, GAO B-419336.2March 19, 2021
Stopped in its Tracks: The Government’s Failure to Track Software Use Constitutes Infringement Under 28 U.S.C. § 1498March 19, 2021