You Ain’t All That: Protester Claimed Agency Failed to Recognize Proposal’s “Unique Capabilities,” But GAO Found Protester Just Disagreed With Evaluation Conclusions: Executive Acquisition & Global Logistic Engineering Services, LLC, GAO B-420231, B-420231.2January 21, 2022
Assertion of Claim for Interest Damages Against Government Does Not Deprive Board of Jurisdiction Over Appeal; RGD Breton, LLC v. General Services Administration, CBCA 6961January 21, 2022
Economic Harms Commonly Suffered by Disappointed Bidders Are not the Type of Irreparable Harm that Warrants Suspension of Performance During a Protest: Protest of A3 Technology, Inc FAA No. 21-ODRA-00890January 21, 2022
Fishin’ in the Dark: “Naked Assertions” of Collusion in Award of Trout Supply Contract Not Enough to Maintain Protest; Desert Springs Trout Farm, GAO B-420338, B-420338.2January 20, 2022
FAA Determines that Friday After Thanksgiving Is a Business Day; Protest of RELX Inc. d.b.a LexisNexis, FAA No. 21-ODRA-00896January 20, 2022
GAO’s Admonishment of Attorney for Violation of Protective Order Didn’t Preclude Individual From Seeking Admission to Subsequent Protective Order; Operations Services, Inc., GAO B-420226January 20, 2022
Communication with Offeror Was Just a Clarification, Not Discussions; Cherokee CRC, LLC, GAO B-420205, B-420205.2January 19, 2022
Small Business Acquired After Offer But Before Award Had to Recertify as Small; Size Appeal of Modern Healthcare Services, J.V, LLC RE: QuarterLine Consulting Services, LLC, SBA No. SIZ-6114January 19, 2022
Change Claim Fails When Alleged Change Was Specified in the Contract; E&I Global Energy Services, Inc. v. United States, COFC No. 19-244CJanuary 19, 2022
“Burden of Paperwork” Required by SBA Is Not a Valid Reason to Let 8(a) Status Lapse: Nu-Life Medical Equipment and Supplies, Inc., SBA No. BDPT-596January 19, 2022
ASBCA Delineates Boundary Between Incurred and Forecasted Costs; Appeal of Cellular Materials International, Inc., ASBCA No. 61408January 18, 2022
COFC Kicks Case Over to CBCA; BES Design/Build, LLC v. United States, COFC NO. 20-1834CJanuary 18, 2022
Agency’s Ratification of an Unauthorized Commitment Was Based on Mistake of Fact; Appeal of Metal Trades, Inc., ASBCA No. 62966January 18, 2022
Contractor Only Needs to Appeal a Final Decision to Perfect Appeal—Appealing Claims Made Within the Decision Is Unnecessary; Appeals of Kellogg Brown & Root Services, Inc. ASBCA Nos. 62681, 62843, 62844January 14, 2022
Small Business Concern Was Not Affiliated with Small Business Investment Company, Size Appeals of KIHOMAC, Inc. RE: Honeycomb Company of America, Inc. SBA No. SIZ-6133January 14, 2022
You Can’t Sit on a Size Protest to While Waiting to Learn More About the Protest Grounds; Size Appeal of J.E. McAmis, Inc. RE: Trade West Construction, SBA No. SIZ-6132January 14, 2022
GAO Sustains Protest, Finds Agency Essentially Condoned the Platonic Form of a Conflict of Interest; Serco, Inc., GAO B-419617.2, B-419617.3January 13, 2022
Agency Reasonably Considered Its Personal Knowledge in Evaluating the Awardee; Strategic Operations Solutions, Inc., GAO B-420159 et al.January 13, 2022
Protester Unable to Prove that Mentor-Protege Joint Venture Agreement Violated SBA’s Regulations; Size Appeal of Rocky Mountain Medical Equipment, Inc, RE: Veterans Choice Medical Equipment, LLC, SBA No. SIZ-6129January 13, 2022
Agency Erred in Issuing BPAs that Exceeded Terms of Vendors’ FSS Contracts; Meridian Knowledge Solutions, LLC, GAO B-420150 et al.January 12, 2022
