Courts, Boards, & GAO
Agency’s Over-Zealous Redactions to the Record Result in Sustained Protest
The protester challenged the agency's evaluation of the awardees' technical acceptability. It claimed the evaluation lacked adequate documentation and clarity. GAO agreed with the...
Federal Circuit Reverses ASBCA, Holds Agency’s Termination of Lease Was a Breach
The Federal Circuit reversed an ASBCA decision that gave leased property back to the government without compensating the contractor. The contractor argued that ASBCA...
GAO Stands Firm on the $10M Threshold. Option Years Were Not Counted With the Face Value of Awarded Task Order.
The protester argued the agency improperly increased the scope of the contract by deviating from the terms of the IDIQ contract and not conducting...
ASBCA’s FY 2025 Report – A Look at the Numbers
Crowell & Moring - Every year since 1979, the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals (ASBCA) has issued a Report of Transactions and Proceedings...
Key Takeaways from GAO’s Annual Bid Protest Report to Congress for Fiscal Year 2025
Smith Currie Oles - On December 12, 2025, the Government Accountability Office published its Bid Protest Annual Report to Congress for Fiscal Year 2025....
The FAR Part 19 Overhaul and Small Business Government Contractors
Rogers Joseph O'Donnell - The much-anticipated update to FAR Part 19, announced earlier this year, presented a mixed bag for small-business government contractors.n In...
Insights on How Federal Acquisition Changed in 2025, What’s Coming in 2026
Federal News Network - Over the past year, 2025 brought major shifts in how the government buys, from centralization to the FAR rewrite. Emily...
Space Force Acquisition Reform: ‘Cleanup’ Rather than Remodel
Breaking Defense - Maj. Gen. Stephen Purdy, acting space acquisition executive at the Department of the Air Force, stated that the Space Force is...
DHA Awards $8.1B TRICARE Contract to Humana, Evernorth & Ipsos
GovCon Wire - The Defense Health Agency awarded a combined $8.07 billion in contracts to Humana Government Business, Evernorth Federal Services, and Ipsos Public...
The Awardee’s Proposal Exceeded the $35 Million Jurisdictional Threshold for Task Order Protests, But the Actual Order Did Not. Could GAO Hear a Protest...
The protester requested reconsideration of a GAO decision. GAO had ruled that it lacked jurisdiction over a task order protest because the contract value...
In Search of Lost Time – Contractor Prevails on Claim for Idleness
The contractor argued for additional compensation due to "lost time" caused by insufficient track access. It also sought remuneration for allegedly higher-skilled work that...
Inside GAO’s 2025 Bid Protest Report
Bradley - The Government Accountability Office (GAO) recently issued its annual bid protest report to Congress. As discussed below, this year’s report is noteworthy...
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