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How Do You Prove Prejudice in a Protest?

Client Alert | less than 1 min read | 09.26.11

In East West, Inc. v. U.S. (CFC Sept. 21, 2011), Judge Wolski joins a growing number of CFC judges who are more open to receiving affidavits from company officials explaining how the agency's alleged illegality affected the company. While refusing to accept a protestor's affidavit as part of the "administrative record" to explain what the agency did, he allowed it as part of the "court" record to allow the company to meet its burden to show prejudice.


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Client Alert | 1 min read | 04.18.24

GSA Clarifies Permissibility of Upfront Payments for Software-as-a-Service Offerings

On March 15, 2024, the General Services Administration (GSA) issued Acquisition Letter MV-2024-01 providing guidance to GSA contracting officers on the use of upfront payments for acquisitions of cloud-based Software-as-a-Service (SaaS).  Specifically, this acquisition letter clarifies that despite statutory prohibitions against the use of “advance” payments outside of narrowly-prescribed circumstances, upfront payments for SaaS licenses do not constitute an “advance” payment subject to these restrictions when made under the following conditions:...