Courts, Boards, & GAO
Moonlighting Mayhem: When an Agency Employee Also Works for the Awardee
The protester challenged the issuance of a blanket purchase agreement for building services, arguing that the awardee gained an unfair competitive advantage and suffered...
“Show Your Math!” Why Did OHA Reject the Protester’s Affiliation Arguments?
The appellant challenged a size determination, arguing the area office failed to properly analyze whether a joint venture's members were small businesses when accounting...
May 2025 Bid Protest Sustain of the Month: In a Sustain-less Month, a Masterclass in How Not to Protest
Crowell & Moring - In this installment in Crowell & Moring’s Bid Protest Sustain of the Month Series, Crowell Consultant (and former GAO Bid...
National Security Concerns Can Bar SBIR Awards: Key Takeaways from Kayhan Space Corp. v. United States
Bradley - A recent decision from the U.S. Court of Federal Claims delivers an important — and sobering — message to small businesses competing...
GAO Sustains Protest Due to Agency’s Inadequate Documentation and Unequal Evaluation of Offerors
Koprince McCall Pottroff - Federal agencies have a great deal of discretion when procuring products and services. Protesters are often facing an uphill battle...
AWS Secures $2.6B DHS-Wide Cloud Project
FedScoop - The Department of Homeland Security is taking the next step toward reaching its cloud aspirations by officially bringing the first vendor onboard...
SBA, GSA Remove Falsely Advertised ‘Made in America’ Products From GSA Marketplace
ExecutiveGov - The Small Business Administration (SBA) announced Friday that it partnered with the General Services Administration (GSA) to remove 22 flatware products from...
Role of Procurement Lawyer: Navigating Government Contracts
Whitcomb Selinsky - Navigating the complex world of procurement can be daunting. This is where procurement lawyers come into play. They specialize in the...
Documents May Have Been Close-at-Hand, But that Didn’t Mean the Agency Had to Consider Them
This bid protest involved multiple challenges to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency's evaluation of proposals under relevant experience, past performance, and risk assessment factors. The...
Barebones Comments on the Agency Report Nullify Protest
When a vendor's quotation arrived four minutes after the deadline and outside the required submission portal, the agency rejected it without a second look....
REAs vs. Claims: A Government Contractor’s Guide to Choosing the Best Path
Bradley - Federal contractors frequently encounter circumstances that increase costs, delay performance, or otherwise impact contract obligations. Changes in government requirements, differing site conditions,...
Don’t Wait: FAR Part 36 Offerors Must Protest Within 10 Days of an Unsuccessful Offeror Notice
Holland & Knight - Companies competing in federal architect-engineer and design-build procurements under Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 36 should be aware of a...
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