Courts, Boards, & GAO
The Solicitation Included a Price Range. Does that Mean Proposals Outside the Range Were Unacceptable?
The protester alleged the agency botched the cost realism evaluation because it did not compare costs to the government estimate or the solicitation's price...
OHA Grants Size Appeal, Finds Area Office Ignored Evidence
The appellant appealed the dismissal of its size protest for lack of specificity. OHA granted the appeal as the appellant had provided annual receipts...
It’s All in the Details: Protester’s Proposal Undone by Generalities
Revolve Solutions protested the Army's award of a communication planning support services contract, arguing the Army unreasonably evaluated its technical proposal as unacceptable. GAO...
CDA Claim Management Primer: Suspension of Work (FAR 52.242-14)
Fox Rothschild - Federal construction contracts often involve unforeseen delays. The key question is who is responsible for the resulting costs. A new decision...
Price Risk Assessments: A New Protest Ground?
Rogers Joseph O'Donnell - Recent bid protest decisions are testing long-standing limits on challenging low-priced offers in fixed-price contracts. In his monthly Contract Management...
Price Check: What to Do When Your Federal Customer Requests a Discount
Dentons - The government has been asking many federal contractors to explain why their prices are appropriate and whether they can provide savings or...
Clarifying the Rules Around the Small Business Innovation Research Program
Federal News Network - The Small Business Innovation Research program is one way to bring commercial products into government. It's relatively fast and simple,...
Army Seeks Hefty Boost in Ntwork Funding in Pentagon Procurement Proposal
Breaking Defense - As the Army rushes to modernize its IT and communications networks, the recently revealed Pentagon procurement budget shows the service wants...
Omni Federal Awarded $427M Background Check IT Modernization Contract
NextGov/FCW - Omni Federal has been awarded a $427 million contract for cloud computing and software development services to the Defense Department agency responsible...
Other Transaction Authority: COFC Employs a “Principal Purpose” Test to Determine Whether Bid Protest Jurisdiction Exists
Much has been written during recent years regarding the increasing volume of government acquisitions and spending effected under Other Transaction (OT) authority. These transactions...
CDA Claim Management Primer: Suspension of Work (FAR 52.242-14)
Federal construction contracts often involve unforeseen delays. The key question is who is responsible for the resulting costs.
A new decision from the ASBCA provides...
Protester Alleged Awardee Wasn’t Small Because a Subcontractor Would Perform Most of the Work. Why Did OHA Reject this Argument?
The SBA Area Office denied a size protest. The protester appealed, arguing that the awardee's proposal indicated that a subcontractor would perform a majority...
