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COFC Sustains a Corrective Action Protest

The U.S. Court of Federal Claims (COFC) orders an agency to reinstate a contract award, finding the Government Accountability Office’s (GAO) corrective action recommendation to be without a rational basis....more

After Long Drought, COFC Sustains a Corrective Action Protest

The U.S. Court of Federal Claims (COFC) orders an agency to reinstate a contract award, finding the Government Accountability Office’s (GAO) corrective action recommendation to be without a rational basis. COFC found that...more

Agency’s Silence is Golden for Protester

GAO sustains protest because the agency failed to respond to a protest allegation and did not recognize discriminators during the evaluation. A recent GAO decision provides a rare example of GAO sustaining a protest when...more

Government Fails Again to Apply the VA Rule of Two

GAO has decided that the Rule of Two is mandatory and universal, and that it applies even when the VA seeks to acquire goods and services through other government agencies. Another attempt by the VA to limit the...more

GAO Highlights Responsibility Exception to “Late Is Late” Rule

Recent GAO protest decision highlights the case law-derived exception to the “late is late” rule for responsibility-related proposal documents. The FAR “late is late” rule requires rejection of untimely filed proposal...more

FAR’s Professional Compensation Clause and Keeping Things Real

Court rules agencies must evaluate the realism of compensation in fixed-price professional services contracts. An agency must evaluate the risk of whether an offeror’s proposed professional compensation is too low to...more

Section 809 Panel Installment One: Expanding Agency Procurement Discretion, Narrowing Contractors’ Bid Protest Rights Recommended

Several of the “Section 809” Panel’s recommendations would change the procurement landscape by significantly curtailing the bid protest process and limiting judicial review of procurement decisions. The Section 809 Panel...more

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