Courts, Boards, & GAO
“Close Enough” Isn’t Good Enough: Protester’s “Homebrew” Certification Sinks Proposal
The agency rejected the protester's proposal due to an incomplete limitation on subcontracting certification. The protester argued that its certification—which did not include the...
Lost in Translation: GAO Upholds Rejection of Lease Written in Japanese
The protester argued the agency improperly downgraded its proposal for submitting a warehouse lease agreement written entirely in Japanese, since the solicitation never required...
Bid Protests in Alaska
Bradley - Alaska’s bid protest framework provides an administrative process for challenging solicitation terms, proposed awards, and awarded contracts — but it is highly...
Federal Circuit Holds Challengers to CICA Stay Overrides Need Not Satisfy Four-Factor Injunctive Relief Test
Crowell & Moring - In a significant decision for government contractors, on April 15, 2026, in Life Science Logistics, LLC v. United States, the...
The Clock Is Still Ticking — Claims Timeliness Across the Boards and at the COFC
Seyfarth associates Zach Jacobson and Sarah Barney reunite to discuss timeliness issues – this time in contract claims and claim appeals.
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Agencies Must Defend Decisions for Not Buying Commercial Items
Federal News Network - For perhaps the first time since the Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act became law in 1994, the Office of Management and...
NASA Awards Over 30 Small Business Contracts for Space Technology
ExecutiveGov - NASA has selected more than 30 companies for early-stage technology development under its Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology...
Lockheed Exits Navy Trainer Aircraft Competition
Breaking Defense - Lockheed Martin has decided not to pursue a competition for a new Navy training jet, the company told Breaking Defense. “Following...
2026 A Contracting Oddity: Movie Studio’s Claim Against NASA Flops at the COFC
Big Easy Studios claimed it had an implied-in-fact ten-year lease with the government to film movies at a NASA facility. The Court of Federal...
“It’s Too Late, Baby, Now It’s Too Late, Though We Really Did Try to Make It”: Protest of Sole-Source Option Extension Dismissed as Untimely
The protester challenged the agency's contract modification, exercising an option period under an incumbent sole-source contract. GAO dismissed the protest as untimely. Protests must...
Protesting an Award? What the Latest CICA Stay Decision Means for Government Contractors
PilieroMazza - The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit recently rejected the argument that a plaintiff challenging an agency’s override of an...
Government Contract Claims 101: A Contractor’s Guide to REA, Terminations and Other Resolutions
Holland & Knight - Even with diligent performance, government contractors frequently encounter issues related to contract changes, government-caused delays, and unexpected terminations that can...
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