Courts, Boards, & GAO
Did They Just Add More Seats to the Table? Protester’s Concerns With the Evaluation Process Lead to an Unwanted Outcome
The agency awarded four BPAs. The protester challenged the evaluation process. The agency took corrective action and reevaluated. As a result of the reevaluation,...
No Smoking Gun: GAO Backs Navy’s Conflict Investigation in $100 Million Protest
Pillsbury - In Island Creek Associates, LLC, B-423301.3 (Dec. 5, 2025), Island Creek Associates protested the Department of the Navy’s award to StraCon Services...
The Solicitation Sought Résumés and Letters of Commitment from Key Personnel. Was this Requirement Overly Restrictive?
The protester argued that the agency's key personnel requirements were overly restrictive to competition. The protester contended that the demand for resumes and letters...
Protester Claimed Awardee’s Subcontractor Had an OCI. Why Did GAO Think the Conflict Had Been Mitigated?
The protester alleged an unmitigable organizational conflict of interest (OCI) due to the awardee’s subcontractor's connections and access to proprietary data. The protester argued...
Proposed FY26 NDAA Would Authorize Withholding and Forfeiture of Contract Payments from Incumbent Contractors for Filing Baseless Bid Protests
Venable - On December 8, 2025, the U.S. House and Senate Armed Services Committees released the text of “the final negotiated language for” the...
Competence Is Not Excellence: A Proposal Without Weaknesses Does Not Automatically Merit an Outstanding Rating
The protester claimed it was a victim of disparate treatment. The protester reasoned that its proposal had no weakness, yet the awardee had received...
COFC Reaffirms Domestic Sourcing Regulations as a Viable Basis for Bid Protests
Covington - Recently, in Cosette Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. United States, the Court of Federal Claims sustained a bid protest, finding that the agency misapplied...
Use of Prohibited Font Causes Proposal Disqualification
Steven Koprince - An offeror's use of a prohibited font in its proposal led to the offeror being tossed out of a Department of...
Court Highlights Dire Consequences for Contractors That Mishandle Inadvertently Disclosed Source Selection Information
Pillsbury - The recent decision by the U.S. Court of Federal Claims (COFC) in Marathon Targets serves as a cautionary tale illustrating the harsh...
COFC Unconvinced by Disparate Treatment Argument
Aery Aviation, LLC challenged the Navy's decision to award a contract for electronic warfare services. It argued that the Navy's evaluation of its proposal...
GAO Dismisses Bribery Protest for Lack of Standing
The protester contested the agency’s responsibility determination of the awardee. The protester claimed that the agency improperly deemed the awardee responsible after the awardee...
Protester’s Various Objections to the Evaluation Fail to Find Purchase at GAO
The protester contended that the agency failed to assign strengths to its proposal, treated the proposals unfairly, and did not amend the solicitation as...
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