Courts, Boards, & GAO
Confidence Ratings Case: When “Confident” Isn’t Confident Enough
In this post-award protest, the protester challenged the agency's decision to issue a task order for IT support services to a competitor under a...
Lost in Cyberspace: When Your Email Extension Never Arrives
This post-award protest challenged the agency's decision to exclude the protester's proposal from the competition after its proposal acceptance period expired. The protester argued...
Randolph-Sheppard Priority: When Serving Food Means “Operating” the Cafeteria
This pre-award protest challenged a solicitation's inclusion of a Randolph-Sheppard Act (RSA) priority for state licensing agencies serving blind vendors. The protester argued the...
SPARC’s SCLS Beef: Why Five Employees Wasn’t a Bridge Too Far
The protester challenged a solicitation requirement that offerors demonstrate experience directly managing five or more Service Contract Labor Standards (SCLS) employees simultaneously. The protester...
Synopsis Snafu: Protester Snoozes and Loses on Timeliness
In this pre-award protest, the protester challenged the terms of a solicitation, arguing that the agency's synopsis on SAM.gov failed to designate the procurement...
Missing Form, Missing Chance: Protester’s Proposal Bounced
The protester challenged the agency's decision to eliminate its proposal from a task order competition for failing to include a required contract data requirements...
General Dynamics Protests DISA’s Enclave Contract Expansion
Federal News Network - General Dynamics Information Technology is challenging the Defense Information Systems Agency’s decision to expand Leidos’ $11 billion Defense Enclave Services...
“Sorry, Wrong Attachment”: Why a Missing Joint Venture Certification Doomed the Protester’s Bid
The plaintiff argued that the government should have allowed it to cure a missing joint venture certification through clarifications because the omission was merely...
GAO Reminds Agencies that “Less Favorable” Doesn’t Mean “Ignored:” A Past Performance Lesson from a Recent VA Protest
Centre Law & Consulting - If your company is one of the many that relies on CPARS reports and past performance ratings to win...
Phase One Fizzle: Protester’s Past Performance Doesn’t Make the Cut
The protester challenged its exclusion from phase two of a two-phase competition for construction services. The protester argued that the agency unreasonably evaluated its...
Shipping Container Set-Aside Sinks: Was the Agency’s Market Research All at Sea?
The protester challenged the terms of a solicitation for shipping containers, arguing the agency improperly failed to set aside two high-value contract line items...
RFO Consolidation Limitations Do Not Apply to BPAs, Says GAO
Fox Rothschild - Contractors tracking the government’s growing reliance on Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPAs) and the rollout of the Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulation Overhaul...
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