GAO Maintains Jurisdiction Over Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Procurements, Even Though Agency Uses Non-Appropriated Funds; GAO B-413887, Information Experts Inc.January 19, 2017
Best Value Determination Reasonably Concluded Awardee’s Proposal Worth a Price Premium; GAO B-414023, ACME Industrial Inc.January 19, 2017
Claim of Differing Site Conditions Require Further Factual Determinations; COFC No. 16-687C, ASI Constructors, Inc. v. United StatesJanuary 19, 2017
Court Has Jurisdiction When Allegations in Claim to Contracting Officer are Same as Allegations in Complaint Before the Court; COFC No. 16-783C, Bruhn Network Inc. v. United StatesJanuary 19, 2017
Protester Entitled Only to Costs Related to Successful Protest Grounds; B-409874.4 DynCorp International LLC–CostsJanuary 18, 2017
GAO Recommends Reimbursement of Full Protest Costs, Where Unsuccessful Grounds Have Same Legal Basis as Meritorious Arguments; GAO B-413116.49, Technatomy Corporation; Octo Consulting Group, Inc.—CostsJanuary 18, 2017
Government Liable for Additional Labor Costs When Directing Contractor to Pay Higher Than Required Wages; CBCA 4539 and 4545, Grunley Construction Co. v. General Services AdministrationJanuary 18, 2017
Protest Not Clearly Likely to Succeed Fails to Warrant Temporary Restraining Order; COFC No. 16-1684C, Munilla Construction Management, LLC v. The United States of America and Seward Services, Inc.January 18, 2017
Agency’s Response to Supplemental Protest Grounds Timely, Despite Link to Initial Protest; GAO B-412860.3, Imagine One Technology & Management Ltd.—CostsJanuary 17, 2017
Agency Required to Refer Small Business for SBA COC Review When Proposal is Found Technically Unacceptable in LPTA Procurement; GAO B-412742.4, 22nd Century Team, LLC—CostsJanuary 17, 2017
Solicitation’s Redaction Requirement Explicit and Mandatory, Not Minor Informality; COFC No. 16-81C; Strategic Business Solutions, Inc. v. The United States of AmericaJanuary 17, 2017
Contract for Fabrication and Assembly of Deliverable Required Vendor to Obtain Missing Parts; ASBCA No. 60633, Appeal of Deas Construction, Inc.January 17, 2017
Agency Fails to Provide Coherent Explanation for Canceling Solicitation; GAO B-413924, Walker Development & Trading Group Inc.January 13, 2017
Contracting Specialist Had Discretion to Revise Evaluators’ Rating of Awardee’s Technical Proposal; GAO B-413931, Walker Development & Trading Group, Inc.January 13, 2017
Appellant Not Entitled for Profits on Vehicle Repairs Where Lease Did Not Require Repair Work, ASBCA No. 60769, Appeals of Astro Systems, Inc.January 13, 2017
Evaluation of Fair and Reasonable Pricing Sufficient for Procurement Not Requiring Best Value Tradeoff Decision; GAO B-413559.3, Sevatec, Inc., InfoReliance Corporation, Enterprise Information Services Inc., Buchanan & Edwards Inc.January 12, 2017
Agency Guidance on Adjectival Ratings Have No Bearing on Evaluation; GAO B-414017, Cognitive Medical Systems Inc.January 12, 2017
Contractor Equipment Seized by Foreign Government Gives Rise to Plausible Fifth Amendment Taking Claim; COFC No. 15-378C, Global Freight Systems Co. W.L.L. v. The United StatesJanuary 11, 2017
Agency Mistakenly Calculated Lease Operating Cost Adjustments Based on Previous Year’s Costs, Not on Comparison to Base Year; CBCA 5150. 1201 Eye Street, N.W. Associates, LLC v. General Services AdministrationJanuary 11, 2017
OMB Extends Policy to Provide Accelerated Payment to Small Businesses and Small Business SubcontractorsJanuary 11, 2017
