Contractor was Advised to Account for Re-Work in Bid; COFC No. 17-903C, North American Landscaping, Construction, and Dredge Company Inc. v. United StatesMay 18, 2020
Unsolicited Proposal Offered Solution That Was Neither Unique Nor Innovative; GAO B-416685.6, M3 Partners, LLCMay 18, 2020
Bow to Your King: Government’s Sovereign Immunity Bars Recovery of Interest Contractor Paid on Funds Borrowed to Finance Performance; Doyon Utilities v. United States, COFC No. 19-199CMay 15, 2020
GAO Rejects Protester’s Hasty Generalization: Awardee’s Alleged Noncompliance with Past Contract Does Not Mean It Won’t Comply With Current Contract; Ace-Federal Reporters, Inc., GAO B-417846.4, B-417846.5May 15, 2020
Awardee That Lost Protest and Lost Award Not Entitled to a Stay Pending Appeal; HVF West, LLC v. United States, COFC No. 19-1308CMay 15, 2020
How Firm is Firm Fixed-Price? Court Needs More Information First; COFC No. 19-1390C, JKB Solutions and Services LLC v. United StatesMay 15, 2020
Challenge to Solicitation Term Futile When Contractor Can’t Satisfy Other Requirements; GAO B-418494, DGCI CorporationMay 15, 2020
FAR Class Deviation: Accelerated Payments to Small Business Contractors and SubcontractorsMay 15, 2020
“Won’t You Stay With Me, Cause You’re All I Need”: Challenge to Override of CICA Stay Fails to Persuade; STG, LLC v. United States, COFC No. 20-283CMay 14, 2020
Try Harder! Agency Not Required to Make More of an Effort to Locate Protester’s Past Performance Information; ValidaTek-CITI, LLC, GAO B-418320.2May 14, 2020
Firm-Fixed Price Does Not Mean Contractor Can Short Deliverables; COFC No.19-1187, Pacific Coast Community Services Inc. v. United StatesMay 14, 2020
Lost Rental Income Not A Recoverable Cost; CBCA No. 6655, Woodfield Financial Center LLC v. General Services AdministrationMay 14, 2020
Although Claim and Complaint Alleged Different Legal Theories, Contractor Survived Motion to Dismiss By Asserting Consistent Operative Facts—i.e., the Government Was a Trashy Tenant; CanPro Investments Ltd. v. United States, COFC No. 16-268CMay 13, 2020
Lawyer’s Government Contracts Experience Is Not Distinctive Knowledge or a Specialized Skill that Justifies Fee Award in Excess of EAJA’s Statutory Cap; 2M Research Services, LLC v. United States, COFC No. 17-1638May 13, 2020
Claimant that Ran Out of Material Mid-Performance Unable to Prove that Contract’s Material Specifications Were Insufficient; Appeals of East Coast Repair & Fabrication, LLC, ASBCA Nos. 60036, 60988May 13, 2020
Debriefing is a Process, Not a Single Date; COFC No. 20-299C, NIKA Technologies Inc. v. United StatesMay 13, 2020
Agency-Level Protest Does Not Preserve Pre-Award Protest Rights After Award Decision is Made; COFC No. 19-674, Harmonia Holdings Group LLC v. United States and Dev Technology Group Inc.May 13, 2020
Contractor’s Receipt of Government Estimate and Price Information Not a Violation of Procurement Integrity Act; Appeal of CLC Construction Company, ASBCA No. 59110May 12, 2020