Executive Order on Aligning Federal Contracting and Hiring Practices With the Interests of American WorkersAugust 11, 2020
Protester Improperly (and Implausibly) Interpreted a Solicitation Requirement as a Ceiling So That Any Amount Proposed Below the Requirement Satisfied the Requirement; Sarandrea Associates Group Corporation, GAO B-418728August 10, 2020
GAO Denies Costs for Protest that Was Not Only Not Clearly Meritorious But Had “No Merit At All”; Zeneth Technology Partners, B-418571.6August 10, 2020
Protest Based on Misinterpretation of Solicitation Was Not Clearly Meritorious for Purposes of Cost Reimbursement; Sumaria Systems, Inc. –Costs, GAO B-418440.3August 10, 2020
President Issues Executive Order Addressing Use of Foreign Labor in Federal Contracting and HiringAugust 10, 2020
Domestic Preference Requirements for Manufacturers: The Buy American Act and Trade Agreements ActAugust 10, 2020
Private Watchdogs’ Attempts to Retroactively Change PPP Loan Eligibility for Government Contractors Face Significant HurdlesAugust 10, 2020
Democratic Senators Join Industry Groups in Calls to Extend CARES Act Funding Authority for ContractorsAugust 10, 2020
“I Feel Pretty, Oh So Pretty”: Protester Not Prejudiced By Agency’s Failure to Assess Additional Strengths When Proposal Already Had Highest Possible Rating; MVM, Inc. v. United States, COFC No. 20-235CAugust 7, 2020
Trust Me, I’m Good for It: Company, Whose Parent Was Operating at a Loss, Unable to Prove It’s a Responsible Contractor; American Energy Logistics Solutions, LLC, GAO B-417844.3August 7, 2020
GAO Quickly Rids Itself of Bizarre Protest Involving Elaborate Relationship Between Protester and Awardee; Perimeter Solutions, GAO B-418687August 7, 2020
Congressional, Executive, and Legal Developments for Government Contractors to ConsiderAugust 7, 2020