President Biden Executive Order Leverages Federal Government’s Buying Power to Tackle Climate ChangeFebruary 18, 2021
GSA’s Procurement Programs and the Administration’s Domestic Sourcing Priorities: Creating Opportunities, Closing LoopholesFebruary 18, 2021
Relator’s Insider Knowledge Didn’t Include Submission of False Claims or Statements; United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division, No. 17 C 5829, U.S. ex rel. Noreen Lanahan v. County of CookFebruary 18, 2021
But I Said the Magic Words . . . Agency Entitled to Reject Proposal that Simply Restated Solicitation Requirements; Zolon PCS, LLC, GAO B-419283February 17, 2021
Contractor Obtains the Wrong Permit, Has to Redo the Work and Eat the Loss; Sarro & Associates, Inc. v. United States, COFC No. 19-691CFebruary 17, 2021
No Cardinal Change When the Final Product Is Not Much Different than that Specified By Contract; Appeals of Harry Pepper an Associates, Inc., ASBCA Nos. 62038 et al.February 17, 2021
Agency Not Required to Verify Claims Made in Awardee’s Proposal; Metson Marine Services, Inc., GAO B-4129114.2, B0-419114.3February 17, 2021
Congressional, Executive, and Legal Developments for Government Contractors to ConsiderFebruary 17, 2021
Federal Circuit Rejects Claim that Would Have Made CLIN Inexplicable; P.K. Management Group, Inc. v. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Fed. Cir. 2020-1260February 16, 2021
Protester Can’t Recover Costs for Initial Protest Arguments that Were Contradicted by Its Meritorious Supplemental Protest Arguments; NARCORPS Specialties, LLC—Costs, GAO B-418971.4February 16, 2021
GAO Refuses to Consider (or to Reconsider) Argument Raised by Offeror Who Had Not Actually Filed a Protest; RCG of North Carolina, LLC—Reconsideration, GAO B-418824.4February 16, 2021
The Deal’s the Deal: ASBCA Rejects Claim Seeking Price Adjustment for Overseas Wage IncreasesFebruary 16, 2021
Stays of Performance During a GAO Bid Protest: Federal Circuit Says that Five Days After the Debriefing Date Means Five Days After the Debriefing DateFebruary 16, 2021