Courts, Boards, & GAO
Lost in Cyberspace: Late-Is-Late Rule Precudes Consideration of Protester’s Quarantined Proposal
In this post-award bid protest, the protester challenged the Defense Logistics Agency's (DLA) rejection of its proposal as late when the agency's email security...
Raytheon Loses Remand Fight Over Level 1 Cost Penalties, But Government Waived Right to CAS Penalties
After the Federal Circuit reversed the ASBCA's initial decision in favor of Raytheon, the contractor argued on remand that penalties for submitting unallowable lobbying...
Why Not Bidding—and Not Protesting Early—Doomed This Challenge to an Award
The protester, who never submitted a proposal, argued the agency improperly expanded the contract's scope from 24 sites to the entire VA system. The...
“I Could Have Competed” Won’t Cut It: COFC Requires Showing Contractor Could Perform Work if it Wants to Protest Solicitation Terms
Koprince McCall Pottroff - You have your eye on a solicitation. You know the work, you know the customer, and you are certain that...
Revolutionary FAR Overhaul Update: Rulemaking Phase Begins with the Issuance of Four Proposed Rules
Sheppard Mullin - On June 23, 2026, the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (“RFO”) officially entered the rulemaking phase of the overhaul process with the release...
‘High Risk’ Sustainment: How Boeing and the Air Force Battled over T-7 Data Rights
Breaking Defense - On the verge of approving the T-7 Red Hawk for production, the Air Force quietly assessed a key problem facing its...
More SEWP for Contractors as NASA Expands Total Awards
Federal News Network - The wait is over for more than 1,400 vendors. NASA’s SEWP program office awarded spots on the sixth iteration of...
GAO Flags Outdated Acquisition Rules, Conflicting Guidance as Key Federal Cloud Procurement Barriers
ExecutivGov - The Government Accountability Office has urged Congress and federal agencies to address regulatory and operational barriers affecting cloud service acquisitions in government,...
Protester Cries Foul Over Awardee’s Bargain Price. Did GAO Bite?
The protester challenged the agency's evaluation of its task execution plan under the technical factor and argued the agency overlooked performance risk in the...
When Two Forums Collide: Why Did COFC Transfer This COVID Delay Claim to the ASBCA?
The contractor argued its COVID-19 delay claim should stay in the Court of Federal Claims rather than be transferred to the Armed Services Board...
The Agency Took Corrective Action. Why Didn’t the COFC Dismiss the Bid Protest?
The agency took corrective action in a bid protest and then moved to dismiss the case as moot. But while the motion to dismiss...
Lost Out on a NASA SEWP VI Award? How Government Contractors Can Protect Their Rights Through the Bid Protest Process
Bradley - The long-anticipated award decisions for the Solutions for Enterprise Wide Procurement VI, commonly known as NASA SEWP VI, represent one of the...
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