Agency Not Required to Conduct Detailed Technical Evaluations of All Proposals in LPTA Procurement; GAO B-413781, Environmental Restoration LLCJanuary 4, 2017
Protester Reasonably Eliminated from Competitive Range When Proposal Fails to Demonstrate Understanding of Requirement; GAO B-413778, AMEC-Gilbane JVJanuary 4, 2017
Government Not Responsible for Contractor’s Failure to Comply with State Laws; CBCA 3389, 4818. Akal Security, Inc. v. Department of Homeland SecurityJanuary 3, 2017
Bad Faith Behavior Renders Government Liable for Full and Current Attorneys’ Fees; COFC No. 11-804C, SUFI Network Services, Inc. v. United StatesJanuary 3, 2017
Agency Not Obligated to Exercise Options After it Met Minimum Ordering Requirements; CBCA 4920, 5093, Attenuation Environmental Company v. Nuclear Regulatory CommissionJanuary 3, 2017
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 Implements Numerous Acquisition Reform MeasuresJanuary 2, 2017
Defense Contractor Agrees to $4.535 Million Settlement for Alleged False Claim Act ViolationsJanuary 2, 2017
Vendor’s Proposed Early Termination Fee Not Enforceable When Not Incorporated into Awarded Contract; ASBCA No. 59408, Appeal of Ricoh USA, Inc.January 2, 2017
No Bad Faith Found when Government Does Not Exercise Option; ASBCA No. 60315, Appeal of Smart Way Transportation ServicesJanuary 2, 2017
Typewritten Signature Insufficient to Certify Claim; ASBCA No. 60022, Appeal of ABS Development CorporationJanuary 2, 2017
Government Auction Bidders Beware: CBCA Denies Relief to Bidder Whose Bid Price was Driven Up by an Ineligible BidderDecember 23, 2016
SBA Updates Joint Venture Rule to Require Small Business Participants to Receive Profits Commensurate with Work PerformedDecember 23, 2016
Agency Reasonably Downgraded Proposal Based on Inaccuracies Introduced by Protester; GAO B-413735, G. A. Braun Inc.December 23, 2016
Number of Unacceptable Proposals Does Not Compel Agency to Hold Discussions; GAO B-413890, Coastal Defense Inc.December 23, 2016
Preference for Federally-Approved Cost Accounting System Not Unduly Restrictive of Competition; GAO B-413559.2, Evolver Inc.December 23, 2016