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Jason Lee Bakke

Writer, editor of WashingtonHorizon.com, federal acquisition, theater, aviation

Supplying Demand, LLC (B-423810, B-423810.2)

Supplying Demand, LLC (B-423810, B-423810.2)

You should not care. Categories: Pricing, compliance, clarifications, discussions Date: 24 November 2025 URL: https://www.gao.gov/products/b-423810%2Cb-423810.2 Supplying Demand, LLC, a service‑disabled veteran‑owned small business, protested the FBI’s elimination of its proposal from a small‑business set‑aside competition for the Strategic

Trump administration finalizes rule reducing job protections for 50,000 federal workers

Trump administration finalizes rule reducing job protections for 50,000 federal workers

The Trump administration completed a rule on 5 February 2026 creating a new employment category that strips approximately 50,000 senior federal employees of long-standing civil service protections, making it easier to discipline or terminate workers in policy-related positions. The US Office of Personnel Management final rule establishes Schedule Policy/

Noblis MSD, LLC (B-423599, B-423599.2)

Noblis MSD, LLC (B-423599, B-423599.2)

You should care. Category: SF-33, organizational experience, past performance, best value tradeoff Date: 11 September 2025 URL: https://www.gao.gov/products/b-423599%2Cb-423599.2 Noblis MSD challenged the Navy’s single‑award CANES engineering, technical, and programmatic support IDIQ, arguing the awardee Solute should have been rejected for failing

Mission Analytics, LLC (B-423592)

Mission Analytics, LLC (B-423592)

You should not care. Category: Agency-level protest, timeliness Date: 9 September 2025 URL: https://www.gao.gov/products/b-423592 Mission Analytics, an SDVOSB, protested DLA’s cancellation of an RFQ for antennas that had been set aside for service‑disabled veteran‑owned firms and the agency’s decision to resolicit

Alliant Health Solutions, Inc. (B-423598, B-423598.2)

Alliant Health Solutions, Inc. (B-423598, B-423598.2)

You should care. Categories: Unequal discussions, OCI, professional compensation, cost realism, competitive range Date: 12 September 2025 URL: https://www.gao.gov/products/b-423598%2Cb-423598.2) Alliant protested CMS’s Region 3 Quality Improvement Network, Quality Improvement Organization (QIN‑QIO), task order award to Health Quality Innovators (HQI), challenging everything

Subsidium, Inc. (B-423708)

Subsidium, Inc. (B-423708)

You should care. Categories: Multiple Award Schedule explanations, phased evaluations, best value tradeoff Date: 11 September 2025 URL: https://www.gao.gov/products/b-423708 Subsidium protested the State Department’s establishment of a single‑award FSS BPA with Concordant LLC for human resources and acquisition professional support services. Subsidium alleged

Horizon cutting-room links: Friday, 9 January 2025

Horizon cutting-room links: Friday, 9 January 2025

"House Passes Spending Package Before Another Shutdown Deadline," New York Times On 8 January 2026, the House passed a bipartisan spending package, avoiding steep cuts proposed by President Trump. The overwhelming vote of 397 to 28 signifies a cooperative effort to prevent another government shutdown, while lawmakers prepare