Courts, Boards, & GAO
Who Needs Privity? Subcontractor Survives Jurisdictional Challenge Through Prime Sponsorship of Its Claim
A subcontractor may pursue a Contract Disputes Act claim without privity of contract if the prime contractor sponsors the claim—even when the certification deviates...
GAO Reaffirms that Proposals Without a Realistic Chance of Award Do Not Belong in the Competitive Range
The protester challenged its exclusion from the competitive range, arguing the agency applied unstated evaluation criteria and unreasonably assessed numerous weaknesses and deficiencies in...
Protests are Starting to Test the Limits of Procurement Speed
Courtney Holbrook - A recent GAO decision may signal something the federal acquisition community has not yet paid enough attention to: Procurement speed still...
A Judge Ruled that SBA Mishandled the ATI Case. But the Company Remains Suspended.
GovCon Intelligence - The Small Business Administration failed to provide a Federal administrative judge with enough information to review the agency’s decision to suspend...
Anthropic and Iran – the Government Contracting State of Play
Hunton Andrews Kurth - When world events move quickly, the government contracting space is one area where impacts are felt immediately. Just within the...
GE, Rolls-Royce Get Contracts to Advance Autonomous Drone Engine Designs
Air and Space Forces - The Air Force has awarded contracts to General Electric Aerospace and Rolls-Royce to further refine their engine designs for...
Army PM EW&C Releases Forecast of Up to $2.8B in Contract Opportunities
ExecutiveGov - The Army Project Manager, Electromagnetic Warfare and Collection Office, has outlined several potential acquisition opportunities worth billions of dollars in a recently...
Mullin Testifies on DHS Contract Reviews, CISA Staffing
Federal News Network - Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said he is reviewing contract actions prepared under his predecessor, while noting some active contracts...
If Your Mentor-Protege Agreement Ends After Proposal Submission But Before Award, Do You Still Qualify as a Small Business? No, Says COFC.
A joint venture challenged the SBA's finding that it was "other than small" after its mentor-protégé agreement ended, but before final proposal revisions were...
When Your Prime Goes Bankrupt, Can You Make the Government Pay the Tab?
A subcontractor sought payment from the government after its prime contractor abandoned the work and filed for bankruptcy. The contractor argued it was a...
All Things Protest: Final Proposal Revisions and Federal Circuit Opinions
Crowell & Moring - In this episode of the “All Things Protest”, Crowell’s Christian Curran, Zachary Schroeder, and Bryan Dewan discuss a recent GAO...
Back to the Drawing Board: SBA OHA Overturns Suspension of 8(a) Contractor
Koprince McCall Pottroff - In October 2025, the SBA suspended an 8(a) Program contractor called ATI Government Solutions, LLC (ATI) after a suspension under...
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