GAO Finds That Issues Raised by Protester Not Compelling Enough to Justify Consideration of Untimely Protest; Vetterra, LLC, GAO B-417991 et al.February 3, 2020
Protester That Prevailed on One of Three Protest Grounds Awarded One-Third Its Attorneys’ Fees; Protests of Spatial Front, Inc, FAA No. 18-ODRA-00841 (EAJA)February 3, 2020
Agency Cannot Use Highest-Technically Rated Reasonably-Priced Award Methodology When Establishing a Blanket Purchase Agreement; Noble Supply & Logistics, Inc., GAO B-418141January 31, 2020
Offeror’s Decision to Bid on Solicitation Despite Admitted Inability to Satisfy Requirements Goes Over Like Bare Ankles at a Victorian Ball; Protest of Selex ES, Inc., FAA No. 19-ODRA-00855January 31, 2020
Agency’s Corrective Action Appropriate to Address Flaws in Solicitation; PREA Auditors of America, LLC, GAO -B-417856.2January 31, 2020
COFC Denies Stay Pending Appeal, Finds Issues Raised in Appeal Not as Profound as Protester Thinks; Emergency Planning Management, Inc. v. United States, COFC No. 19-1024January 31, 2020
My Bad: COFC Grants Reconsideration, Finds It Precipitously Entered Judgment on Protest Claims that Had Been Set Aside for Later Consideration; A Squared Joint Venture v. United States, COFC No. 17-835CJanuary 30, 2020
It’s All Good: No OCI Even Though Awardee Proposed Agency Employee as a Key Person; Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc., GAO B-418125 et al.January 30, 2020
Protester Who Negotiated to Become Subcontractor of IDIQ Awardee Cannot Credibly Claim that the Services It Planned to Provide Awardee are Beyond the IDIQ’s Scope; Nuance Communications, Inc. GAO B-418106January 30, 2020
Offeror Cannot Detrimentally Rely on an Agency Miscommunication as Grounds to Negate a Source Selection Decision; Protests of Lakloey, Inc., FAA Nos. 19-ODRA-00859 and 00860January 30, 2020
Incumbent Contractor Unable to Convince GAO that Awardee Is Inexperienced Usurper Whose Approach Will Lead to Misfortune; Raytheon Company, GAO B-417935 et al.January 29, 2020
Contractor Can’t Challenge Validity of CPAR in a Bid Protest: Colonna’s Shipyard, Inc. v. United States, COFC No. 19-1373CJanuary 29, 2020
COFC Declines to Grant Protester Relief from Judgment; NetCentrics Corporation v. United States, COFC No. 19-839CJanuary 29, 2020
Double Your Pleasure/Double Your Fun: Modification of Requirements Contract that Doubled the Items Required Was Not a Cardinal Change; Navistar Defense, LLC v. United States, COFC Nos. 19-1268C & 19-1417CJanuary 28, 2020
Ima Wait and See What Happens: Failure to Respond to Notices Announcing Agency’s Plan to Bundle Requirements Nullifies Contractor’s Ability to Challenge the Bundling; W&G Machine Company, Inc. v. United States, COFC No. 19-1696CJanuary 28, 2020
You Can’t Get There From Here: Protester Fails to Substantiate Claims About Awardee’s Inability to Satisfy a Travel Time Requirement; SOC LLC, GAO B-418027, B-418027.2January 28, 2020
OHA Clarifies for the Third Time that Small Business Runway Extension Act Five-Year Lookback Is Not Effective Until SBA Issues a Rule Implementing It; Size Appeal of Diversified Protection Corporation, SBA No. SIZ-6042January 28, 2020
Check Your Privilege: Documents Prepared as Part of Government’s Claims Investigation Not Protected by Work Product Doctrine; Ingham Regional Medical Center et al. v. United States, COFC No. 13-821January 27, 2020
“You Are Beautiful No Matter What They Say”: Awardee’s Technical Approach Outstanding Despite Weakness; Watershed Security, LLC, GAO B-417178.4, B-417178.6January 27, 2020
