Courts, Boards, & GAO
GAO Says Agency Can Establish a Competitive Range of One Vendor
The protester argued the agency improperly conducted exchanges only with the awardee after designating it the "best-suited" vendor, and that the evaluation of both...
Death by CPARS: Too Many Marginal Ratings Tank Protester’s Proposal
The protester challenged the agency's determination that its quotation was technically unacceptable based on its CPARS performance ratings. The protester argued that the agency...
Top 10 Killer Construction Contract Clauses, Part 5: Liquidated Damages Provisions
PilieroMazza - Liquidated damages clauses are common in construction contracts and can create significant risk for contractors. They set a predetermined daily amount for...
Federal Contracts at the Supreme Court: Three Recent Opinions Reshape Expectations Around Third-Party Claims Against Contractors
Freshfields - The federal contracting community learned a lot from the U.S. Supreme Court over the last few months. Across three opinions, the Supreme...
Proposed Rule Would Turn 8(a) Program on its Head
Schoonover & Moriarty - The Small Business Administration proposed the most significant rewrite of 8(a) Business Development program’s social disadvantage eligibility in the program’s...
US Army Commissions Second Cohort of Tech Executives into Innovation Unit
Defense News - The U.S. Army has accelerated its modernization efforts, particularly in the realm of warfare characterized by autonomous systems and artificial intelligence,...
As F-35 Readiness Lags, Pentagon Seeks $13.7 Billion Boost
Breaking Defense - The Pentagon is seeking an additional $13.7 billion to boost sustainment of the Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, whose readiness...
KBR Wins $1.1B NOAA National Mesonet Program Support Contract
GovCon Wire - KBR has won a potential $1.12 billion contract from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to help the National Weather Service...
COFC Affirms Capacious Deference to Agencies in Protests that Broach National Security Matters
The protester challenged the Air Force's denial of an SBIR award based on national security concerns tied to the company founders' decades-old connections to...
ASBCA Finds Army’s Landfill Deadline May Have Breached Contract
A requirements contract gave the Army discretion to set completion deadlines in task orders—but that discretion isn't unlimited. When the Army ordered a contractor...
How to File a GAO Bid Protest in 2026: Deadlines, the Automatic Stay, and Your Real Odds
GovConFeed - Losing a federal award you believe was wrongly decided puts you on a clock that starts running before most companies realize it....
Important Exception to “Size at Initial Offer” Rule Dooms Award to Mentor-Protégé JV
Koprince McCall Pottroff - As a general rule, when it comes to compliance with a solicitation’s size standard, what matters is the size of...
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