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'Unfinished Business'

1 week ago | cartermatt.com | Matt Carter

The Chi Next week on Showtime, you are going to have a chance to dive head-first into the story of The Chi season 7 episode 7. Is there more that we can say about it now?
COFC Warns: Protesters Must Prove Capability, Not Just Claim It | JD Supra

1 week ago | jdsupra.com | Matt Carter

In KL3, LLC v. United States, U.S. Court of Federal Claims, No. 24-2028 (June 2, 2025, reissued June 12, 2025), KL3 challenged the Department of Defense’s award of two sole-source contracts under the SBA’s 8(a) program, arguing that the agency improperly circumvented small business rules by breaking up and reclassifying work previously solicited under the ENCORE III procurement.
GAO Finds Exclusion Over $0.01 Scrivener’s Error Unreasonable, But Denies Protest for Lack of Prejudice | JD Supra

2 weeks ago | jdsupra.com | Matt Carter

In Innovative Management & Technology Approaches, Inc., B-423190, et al., Mar. 3, 2025, IMTAS protested its exclusion from a competition run by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) after the agency rejected its proposal based on a $0.01 discrepancy in one labor rate listed on its pricing template. The error—a clear scrivener’s mistake—did not impact the actual quoted labor rate or total evaluated price. IMTAS argued that the agency should have either ignored or clarified the harmless typo.
No Harm, No Foul: GAO Reaffirms That Prejudice Is Everything | JD Supra

3 weeks ago | jdsupra.com | Matt Carter

In Kako’o Spectrum Healthcare Solutions, LLC, B-421127.5, et al., May 28, 2025, Kako’o Spectrum Healthcare Solutions (KSHS) protested the U.S. Marine Corps’ award to Cognito Systems, arguing that Cognito’s proposal exceeded the page limit and that the agency unreasonably failed to assign additional strengths to KSHS’s own proposal. KSHS claimed that if the agency had enforced the page limit and evaluated both proposals fairly, it would have won.
Deadline Missed, Protest Dismissed: GAO Shuts Down Untimely VA Protest | JD Supra

1 month ago | jdsupra.com | Matt Carter

In A2A Integrated Logistics, Inc., B-423433, May 20, 2025, A2A Integrated Logistics protested a Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) contract award after learning that its proposal had been rejected due to a technical issue—specifically, the agency’s email server allegedly blocked the submission. A2A maintained that its proposal was timely submitted and should have been considered.
The Pandemic of Pastoral Loneliness

1 month ago | newchurches.com | Matt Carter

Article Matt Carter Why are pastors experiencing this seemingly universal pattern of loneliness? I recently spent a couple of days around a table with 8 pastors discussing life and ministry.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer reboot casts Ryan Kiera Armstrong

1 month ago | cartermatt.com | Matt Carter

Buffy the Vampire Slayer At this point, there are few projects out there anticipated quite like the Buffy the Vampire Slayer reboot at Hulu — which is currently in the pilot phase.
No “Hard Facts,” No Win: GAO Denies Lockheed’s OCI Protest | JD Supra

1 month ago | jdsupra.com | Matt Carter

In Lockheed Martin Corporation, B-423294, May 2, 2025, Lockheed Martin protested the Air Force’s handling of potential organizational conflicts of interest (OCIs) in a procurement for Tactical Operations Center – Light prototype systems. Lockheed alleged that Science Applications International Corp., a competitor, had unmitigated OCIs due to its work as a software integrator on a separate Air Force program and its role in a software consortium.
Marathon Targets Misses the Mark: COFC Upholds Disqualification Over Mishandling of Leaked Evaluation Data | JD Supra

1 month ago | jdsupra.com | Matt Carter

In Marathon Targets, Inc. v. United States, U.S. Court of Federal Claims, No. 25-121 (March 13, 2025, reissued March 24, 2025), Marathon Targets sought to block a U.S. Marine Corps contract awarded to MVP Robotics for Trackless Mobile Infantry Targets after the Marine Corps disqualified Marathon from the competition. The disqualification stemmed from the Marine Corps’ inadvertent disclosure of MVP’s technical evaluation, which included proprietary and source selection information.
No Funding, No Award: GAO Upholds Corps’ Late-Stage Solicitation Cancellation | JD Supra

1 month ago | jdsupra.com | Matt Carter

In Davenergy-VCI JV, LLC, B-423332, April 29, 2025, Davenergy-VCI protested the cancellation by the Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) of a solicitation for architectural engineering construction management services for medical facility construction projects required by the Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) in Oregon and Washington. Davenergy had already been advised by the Corps that it was found to be the most highly qualified offeror when the agency unexpectedly pulled the plug.