


Court of Federal Claims considered a protest challenging an award on a number of grounds. We will focus on the protester’s successful arguments under the Experience and Past Performance evaluation factors. United States : Affiliate Experience and Distinguishing Past Performance In this month’s bid protest roundup, we consider: (1) an exception to the normal rule governing reliance on affiliate experience and past performance and (2) two different bid protests of very similar solicitation terms that reached opposite conclusions concerning whether a joint venture offeror must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM). All three protest decisions are timely reminders for offerors to pay close attention to solicitation requirements and restrictions.
