OHA Affirms that Nonmanufacturer Rule Does Not Apply to Set-Asides Under Simplified Acquisition Threshold; Size Appeal of AeroSage, LLC, RE: Foster Fuels, Inc., SBA No.SIZ-6075November 18, 2020
GAO Finds Cornucopia of Procurement Errors, Sustains Protest; Connected Global Solutions, LLC, GAO B-418266.4, B-418266.7November 17, 2020
“It’s Just a Flesh Wound”: Protester’s Failure to Provide Rationale for Its Profit Rate Not a Mere “Clerical Error”; Digiflight, Inc. v United States, COFC No. 20-764CNovember 17, 2020
GAO Sustains Protest Due to “Pervasive Errors” in the Competition and Evaluation of Proposals; HomeSafe Alliance, LLC, GAO B-418266.5 et al.November 16, 2020
Protester Argues that IDIQ Contracts Are Not Real Contracts—GAO Says “Wrong”; JSR, Inc., GAO B-419110November 16, 2020
Protester Can’t Recover Costs for Dismissed Protest Grounds; Arrow Security & Training, LLC—Costs, GAO B-418720.11November 16, 2020
GAO Refuses to Hear Protest that Depends on Enforceability of Non-Compete Agreement; AVER, LLC, GAO B-419244November 13, 2020
Protester Unable to Convince GAO that Its Exception to Solicitation Requirement Was Actually the Agency Applying Unstated Criteria; Ventera Corporation, GAO B-418871, B-418871.2November 13, 2020
Protester Alleges It Was Not Required to Address Every Element in PWS—GAO Says, “You Misread the Solicitation”; RIVA Solutions, Inc., GAO B-417858.2 B-417858.10November 13, 2020
Agency Not Required to Make Additional Efforts to Ascertain Whether Apparently Unavailable Key Person Is Actually Unavailable; PAE Applied Technologies, LLC, GAO B-419133November 13, 2020
COFC Finds that VA Improperly Moved a Requirement Set Aside for SDVOSBs to AbilityOne Program; Superior Optical Labs, Inc. v. United States, COFC No 20-1211CNovember 12, 2020
Agency Reasonably Determined that Protester’s Performance Under Contract Consolidated Under New Solicitation Was Only Somewhat Relevant; Quanterion Solutions, Inc., GAO B-418783November 12, 2020
GAO Declines to Hear Protest that Broaches Questions Concerning Compliance with Randolph-Sheppard Act; The State of Oklahoma, GAO B-416851.9November 12, 2020
Lack of Formal Decision Rejecting Protester’s Proposal Did Not Mean the Decision Was Inadequately Documented; Leidos, Inc., GAO B-418978, B-418978.2November 12, 2020
Agency Reasonably Downgraded Proposal for Failing to Address Effects of COVID-19 Pandemic on Performance; Glocoms, Inc. v. United States, COFC No. 20-692CNovember 10, 2020
Agency Entitled to Consider Contracts Awardee Did Not Submit as Past Performance References; Erickson Helicopters, Inc. GAO B-418981November 10, 2020
¿Indebidamente Restrictiva? Requirement that Consultant Services in Peru Be Provided in Spanish Not Unduly Restrictive; Kathleen N. Cole & Associates, LLC, GAO B-419129November 10, 2020
Protest Challenging Award Really Just Veiled Objection to Solicitation’s Terms; Navient Solutions, LLC, GAO B-418870, B-418870.5November 9, 2020
Sole-Source Award Justified by Incumbent’s Unsatisfactory Performance on Prior Contract; Chronos Solutions, LLC, GAO G-4218865November 9, 2020