They Really (Sorta) Mean it This Time: Three Things Private Companies Need to Know About Trump’s Second “Buy American” Executive OrderFebruary 21, 2019
DFARS Final Rule Exempts Design-Build Selection Procedures for Contracts Exceeding $4 MillionFebruary 21, 2019
DFARS Final Rule Reminds Contractors of Responsibility to Mitigate Supply Chain RiskFebruary 21, 2019
DFARS Final Rule Encourages Contractors to Suggest Commercial Standards to Replace Government-Specific RequirementsFebruary 21, 2019
Solicitation Did Not Preclude Agency From Considering Personnel Experience as Satisfying Corporate Experience Requirements; GAO B-417136, Normandeau Associates Inc.February 20, 2019
Protester Provided Project Information to Agency for Express Purpose of Including It in SOW; GAO B-416935, Veterans2Work Inc.February 20, 2019
Agency Had Legally Defensible Position on Protest Grounds; GAO B-415318.4, ARP Sciences LLC—CostsFebruary 20, 2019
General Statements of Expertise, Promise to Meet Requirements Fail to Describe Protester’s Approach; GAO B-414892.2, Advanced Software Systems Inc.February 20, 2019
Expansion of Buy American Act Requirements are Coming – Including the Addition of Cyber ProjectsFebruary 20, 2019
Solicitation Prohibited Proposing Certain Positions As Subcontract Costs; GAO B-416985, Summit Construction & Environmental ServicesFebruary 19, 2019
Government Not Liable for Increased Costs Caused by Actions of Third Party; ASBCA No. 59138, Appeals of ECC International Constructors LLCFebruary 19, 2019
Agency Reasonably Decided to Amend Solicitation to Remove Language Calling for Price Realism Evaluation It Did Not Want to Perform; GAO B-414962.6, Navarre CorporationFebruary 19, 2019
Fifth Lowest-Priced Offeror Lacks Standing to Challenge Evaluation of Awardee’s Quotation; GAO B-416936, NCS Technologies Inc.February 19, 2019
CBCA Holds that Contractor is Out on a Limb Seeking Claim Preparation Costs, but Grants T4C Partial VictoryFebruary 19, 2019