Courts, Boards, & GAO
No Standing, No Service: Why an ICE Air Contractor Couldn’t Challenge a Deportation Support Contract
The protester argued it was wrongfully excluded from competing for a $915 million contract deportation contract. However, the court held that under both Article...
Whither the Training Materials? Failure to Address Manual Requirement Sinks Proposal for Marine Systems Contract
The protester challenged the agency's assessment of a deficiency in its proposal for failing to address required training materials. The protester argued the solicitation...
Federal Circuit Unwilling to Countenance Protest Filed Two Years Late
This protester challenged the Air Force's rejection of her proposal and award of a hypersonic weapons contract to a competitor. The protester argued she...
House Committee to Consider Legislation Codifying the Rule of Two for Small Business Set-Asides
PilieroMazza - On Wednesday, May 20, the House Committee on Small Business is scheduled to consider legislation that would codify the Rule of Two...
US Navy FY 2027 Budget Request – Key Trends, Risks, and Implications
Greenberg Traurig - The Department of the Navy’s FY 2027 budget request represents a material expansion in both scale and ambition, reflecting a sustained...
Air Force Taps Salesforce’s Army Contract for Personnel Modernization Work
NextGov/FCW - Salesforce has signed a new $72 million enterprise license agreement with the Air Force to modernize personnel management and other functions using...
B-52 Modernization ‘Stabilized’ After Cost Spikes, Schedule Delays, Air Force Official Says
Breaking Defense - After years of delays and rising costs, the modernization of the decades-old B-52 Stratofortress is now on solid ground, a top...
Leidos Secures $2.7B Army Contract for Hypersonic Weapons Production Effort
GovCon Wire - Leidos has secured a $2.7 billion contract from the U.S. Army to help transition key hypersonic weapons programs from prototyping to...
Federal Circuit Reverses COFC Order that Awarded the Contract to the Protester
The protester filed suit with the COFC, arguing that the agency arbitrarily rejected its proposal for missing items it claimed were actually included. The...
You Can’t Fight the Same Battle Twice: Issue Preclusion Negates Challenge to Default Termination
The Navy terminated the contractor’s task order for default after the contractor failed to assemble the required team of 20 professionals. The contractor filed...
Understanding the Basics: Required Debriefings
Schoonover & Moriarty - A proposal deadline creeps up on your calendar. Anxious, you slowly (at first) warm your digits on the keyboard. After...
Contract Claims 101: Common Theories, Part 4
PilieroMazza - Contractors working with federal agencies are governed by the Federal Acquisition Regulation (“FAR”), which has its own body of case law that...
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