Joint Venture Reasonably Excluded from Competition Based on Member’s Participation in Establishing Ground Rules for the Procurement; GAO B-415036, HBI-GF JVDecember 19, 2017
Contractor Not Entitled to Additional Recovery for Government-Caused Delay Addressed by Contract Modification; COFC No. 10-707C, Oasis International Waters Inc. v. United StatesDecember 18, 2017
GAO Finds Protestor with Technically Unacceptable Offer an Interested Party Yet Denies Protest for Failing to Demonstrate an Unreasonable Evaluation of Awardee’s Proposal; GAO B-415383, Sky Quest Aviation LLCDecember 18, 2017
Failure to Submit Required Professional Licenses and Demonstrate Minimum Experience for Key Personnel Results in Unacceptable Proposal; GAO B-415312, Diversified ConstructionDecember 15, 2017
Operating Agreement Reveals That Purported Small Business Offeror Is Affiliated With and Controlled by A Preferred Shareholder; SBA No. SIZ-5864, Team Waste Gulf Coast LLCDecember 15, 2017
Unexplained Change to Proposed Labor Categories Gets Proposal Tossed; GAO B-415376, Arctic Slope Mission Services LLCDecember 14, 2017
Incumbent Experience Does Not Merit Special Consideration; GAO B-415213, Empirical Concept Inc.December 14, 2017
Affiliation Does Not Require Economic Dependence Between Affiliates; SBA No. SIZ-5861, Woodlawn Manufacturing, LTDDecember 13, 2017
Speculation About Flawed Cost Realism, Without Evidence, Leads to Protest Dismissal; GAO B-413028.4, Mission 1st Group Inc.December 13, 2017
DOD’s Use of Lowest Price Technically Acceptable Source Selection Procedures to Acquire Selected ServicesDecember 13, 2017
Government Breached Contract by Disclaiming Obligation to Allow Contractor to Purchase Armored Vehicles at The Completion of Contract Performance; ASBCA No. 59082, Aegis Defense Services, LLCDecember 12, 2017
Determination that Firms Are Similarly Situated Stops Further Ostensible Subcontractor Analysis; SBA No. SIZ-5860, The Frontline GroupDecember 12, 2017
Agency’s Non-Final Statement of Intent to Award Small Business Set-Aside Does Not Preclude Acceptance of Contract Into SBA 8(a) Program; GAO B-415151, SKC, LLCDecember 11, 2017
Abuse of GAO Protest Process Earns Two-Year Suspension; GAO B-415043.3, Latvian Connection LLC–ReconsiderationDecember 11, 2017
ASBCA Denies Claim for Settlement Costs Submitted More Than Three Years After Government’s Termination for Convenience; ASBCA No. 61181, Black Bear Construction CompanyDecember 8, 2017
Non-Profit Foundation is an Affiliate of Contractor and Must be Combined with Contractor in SBA Size Determination; SBA No. SIZ-5863, Johnson Development LLCDecember 8, 2017
Employment of New Concern’s Members by Large Contractor Not Enough to Establish Affiliation; SBA No. SIZ-5865, Global Native Services Inc.December 7, 2017
Best Value Decision Minimizing Evaluated Strengths Is Unreasonable; GAO B-414648.2, B-414648.3, Protection Strategies Inc.December 7, 2017
Unsubstantiated Allegations of Modifications to Task Order After Award Insufficient to Bring Protest Within GAO’s Jurisdiction; GAO B-414410.4, Epsilon Systems Solutions Inc.December 6, 2017
Failure to Address Discussion Question Provides Reasonable Basis to Find Proposal Unacceptable; GAO B-415035, Geotech Environmental Services Inc.December 6, 2017
