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Agency's Corrective Action Based Upon GAO Recommendation Reasonable

Client Alert | less than 1 min read | 03.06.09

In ASRC Research & Tech. Solutions, LLC (Aug. 21, 2008), GAO determined that NASA conducted flawed technical and past performance evaluations and recommended a limited re-evaluation that ultimately led to a contract award to the protester (represented by C&M). The awardee in the first competition fought to turn the tables on ARTS in a subsequent protest before the CFC, but ARTS successfully defended the award in SP Systems, Inc. v. United States (Feb. 11, 2009), in which the Court found that, although NASA could have taken other corrective actions, NASA's decision to follow GAO's recommendation strictly was reasonable.

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Client Alert | 4 min read | 04.16.26

ROI Tracking as Mens Rea? Novartis Ruling Reframes AKS Pleading Risk

Is evidence that a company tracked return on investment (ROI) for certain actions and expenses sufficient to prove mens rea and plead a violation of the federal Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS) with the requisite particularity? A recent decision in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York (SDNY) suggests that it is....