Courts, Boards, & GAO
Why Didn’t this Protester’s Status as a Small Business Satisfy the Solicitation’s Small Business Participation Requirement?
The protester contended that the agency unreasonably assigned weaknesses to its small business participation proposal. The protester reasoned that it was a small business,...
Contractor Tried to Salvage a Dismissed Claim By Changing Its Legal Theory. The COFC Wasn’t Feeling It.
This contractor filed suit after a default termination. The contractor sought to amend its complaint to assert a new legal theory after one of...
Clarified Standard for Challenging CICA Stay Overrides
Bass Berry & Sims - On April 15, the Federal Circuit issued a decision clarifying the burden a protestor must meet when challenging an...
Fixed-Price Contracts EO: What It Means for Government Contractors
PilieroMazza - On April 30, 2026, President Trump issued an Executive Order (EO) establishing that the default contracting method for federal agencies is fixed-price...
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency to Open Programs to More Vendors
Space News - The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency is opening more of its programs to commercial vendors as it seeks faster access to satellite data...
Pentagon Will ‘Never Again’ Rely on a Single AI Provider
NextGov/FCW - Leadership at the Pentagon reiterated the agency’s commitment to diversifying its artificial intelligence service providers, with Under Secretary of Defense for Research...
Army, Defense Firms Launch ‘Right to Integrate’ Hackathon Initiative
ExecutiveGov -Secretary of the Army Dan Driscoll and leaders from major defense companies announced the launch of the “Right to Integrate” hackathon to accelerate...
Dad’s Job Title Doesn’t Equal Control: OHA Remands Size Determination Based on Family Affiliation
A protester alleged that a small business was affiliated with a large company through family relationships. The protester argued that the small business owner's...
GAO Unmoved by Reconsideration Request
The protester argued that GAO erred in dismissing its original protest as untimely and raised numerous arguments about the merits evaluation, the agency's failure...
Cost-Plus Out. Fixed-Price In.
McCarter & English - On April 30, 2026, President Donald Trump signed Promoting Efficiency, Accountability, and Performance in Federal Contracting, an executive order (EO)...
Top 25 Questions Government Contractors Ask (and the Answers You Actually Need)
Bradley - Government contracting can feel like learning a new language. Even sophisticated commercial vendors often struggle with the rules, acronyms, and procedural traps...
Army Moving SBIR to Focus on the Whole vs. the Parts
Federal News Network - As soon as President Donald Trump signed the bill to reauthorize the Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology...
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