Misleading Discussions Can Be With Awardee
Client Alert | 1 min read | 10.19.06
In Advanced Systems Development, Inc. (Sept. 19, 2006, http://www.gao.gov/decisions/bidpro/298411.pdf), the GAO held that the agency improperly tipped the tables when it incorrectly advised the future awardee in discussions that one portion of its price violated the solicitation's price target and never disclosed that the excess was caused at least in part by an upward adjustment the agency had made to compensate for an error in another part of the awardee's pricing proposal. In response to this incorrect and incomplete information provided during discussions, the offeror lowered its final price below that of the competition, including the protestor, who prevailed on the theory that the agency's discussions with the awardee were not meaningful.
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CMS Proposal Would Overhaul Eligibility Rules for ACA Exchanges
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is proposing significant changes to the way Affordable Care Act (ACA) health insurance exchanges verify consumer eligibility before federal subsidies are made available.
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FDA Issues Guidance on Prescription Drug Use-Related Software
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