I’m Worried My Competitors’ Proposals May Make False Certifications. Do I Have Grounds to Protest?April 7, 2022
My Protest Doesn’t Challenge a Solicitation or an Award But Rather a Non-Existent Contract I’d Like to Receive. Do I Have Standing?April 6, 2022
Sure, They’re Alluring But Stay Away from Protest Arguments Based on Violations of Procurement-Related Appropriation StatutesApril 6, 2022
If You Thought “Unconditional Ownership” of an SDVOSB Was a Straightforward Concept, You’re Profoundly MisguidedApril 5, 2022
Confused About the Scope of the Randolph-Sheppard Act? This Sustained Protest Clarifies that Cafeteria “Operation” Involves More than Slinging Sloppy JoesApril 5, 2022
Evaluators Are Not Blank Slates. Can an SSA Rely on Personal Knowledge in Making an Award Decision?April 5, 2022
Agency Converted Awardee’s Prices from Foreign Currency to U.S. Dollars But Didn’t Convert Protester’s Prices. Why Was GAO Cool with This?April 4, 2022
You’ve Alleged a Disparate Evaluation: Is Your Proposal Really Indistinguishable from the Awardee’s, or Just Superficially Similar?April 4, 2022
There May Be More Accurate Ways to Measure Pants, But the Agency’s Method Was ReasonableMarch 31, 2022
Protester Claimed Agency Ignored Its Proposed Discount, But Putative Discount Was Premised on a Solicitation AmbiguityMarch 31, 2022
Court Wades Into River Dredging Dispute, Denies Differing Site Condition Claims But Grants Grants Superior Knowledge Claim, Finding that Government Knew Dredging Site Was Essentially a “Garbage Dump”March 31, 2022
GAO Repudiates Past Performance Evaluation, Agency Didn’t Sufficiently Document Assessment of RelevancyMarch 30, 2022
Contractor’s Byzantine Corporate Structure Made It Impossible for CBCA to Determine Which Entity Incurred CostsMarch 30, 2022
Ambiguity Was So “Obvious, Gross, and Glaring” that ASBCA Construed It Against ContractorMarch 29, 2022
Awardee’s Parents May Have Been Susceptible to Espionage, But Contract for Transport of “Couches, TVs, and Dishes” Wasn’t Essential Enough to Raise National Security ConcernsMarch 29, 2022