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GovConDash Weekly · September 14, 2026

The week of September 7, 2026 to September 13, 2026

What changed in government contracting this week. Every item links to its source: the memo, the Federal Register, eCFR or the decision itself.

This Week in GovCon

  • Binding now: 2 class deviations issued by Defense Pricing, Contracting, and Acquisition Policy (DARS), covering FAR parts 7 and 40.
  • Comment deadlines: 2 proposed rules open for comment. The next comment deadline is September 21, 2026 (in 7 days): Small Business Size Standards: Revised Size Standards Methodology.
  • Audit guidance: DCAA reissued 1 audit program.
  • GAO protests: GAO released 13 protest decisions: 1 sustained, 1 sustained in part, 7 denied, 2 dismissed in part, 1 dismissed. The most common grounds were best-value / source selection (3) and technical evaluation (3).
  • Courts and boards: New decisions: Federal Circuit 1, Court of Federal Claims 10, ASBCA 7, CBCA 4.

FAR Overhaul and class deviations(2)

Binding the day they are issued. Each links to the memo itself.

Class Deviation 2026-O0025, Revision 3 - Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Overhaul Part 40, Defense FAR Supplement (DFARS) Part 240

Defense Pricing, Contracting, and Acquisition Policy (DARS) · Deviation 2026-O0025, revision 3 · FAR part 40

Issued September 3, 2026 · Effective September 3, 2026

Class Deviation 2026-O0020, Revision 1 - Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Overhaul Part 7, Defense FAR Supplement (DFARS) Part 207

Defense Pricing, Contracting, and Acquisition Policy (DARS) · Deviation 2026-O0020, revision 1 · FAR part 7

Issued September 2, 2026 · Effective September 2, 2026

Proposed rules for every contractor(2)

Rules that would change the FAR, DFARS, the Cost Accounting Standards or the SBA contracting programs, soonest comment deadline first. Rules scoped to one industry are left out.

Small Business Size Standards: Revised Size Standards Methodology
Small business size standards, 13 CFR 121

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA or Agency) advises the public that it has revised its white paper explaining how it establishes, reviews, and modifies small business size standards. The revised white paper provides a detailed description of SBA's size standards...

Small Business Administration · Amends 13 CFR 121 · Published August 20, 2026

Comments close September 21, 2026 (in 7 days)Submit a comment
Small Business Size Standards
Small business size standards, 13 CFR 121

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA or the Agency) is proposing new size standards for 338 industry groups and industries. The new size standards are designed to better reflect the nature of the markets in which small businesses compete. SBA seeks comments on its...

Small Business Administration · Amends 13 CFR 121 · Published August 20, 2026

Comments close September 21, 2026 (in 7 days)

DCAA updates(1)

Everything DCAA changed this week: new Memoranda for Regional Directors (MRDs), and any Contract Audit Manual (CAM) chapter, audit program or Selected Areas of Cost Guidebook chapter it reissued, with the version each one replaces.

Audit programs (1)

Case law this week(35)

The most authoritative forum first: the Federal Circuit, the Court of Federal Claims, GAO, the boards of contract appeals and SBA OHA. Within each, decisions that granted relief lead.

Federal Circuit (1 new)

Court of Federal Claims (10 new)

GAO bid protests (13 new)

1 sustained1 sustained in part7 denied2 dismissed in part1 dismissed
  • Ares Enterprise, LLCSustained

    Decided September 3, 2026 · B-424548,B-424548.2,B-424548.3 · U.S. Space Force

    Ares argues that the Space Force improperly placed the LAAFB order on a sole-source basis and that the order exceeds the scope of Vision's FSS contract and the EITaaS BPA.

    Sole-Source / Improper Award
  • FusionEdge Solutions, LLCSustained in part

    Decided August 27, 2026 · B-423829.2,B-423829.7 · Department of Homeland Security

    Corrective Action
  • E-Logic, Inc.Denied

    Decided September 9, 2026 · B-424566,B-424566.2 · Department of the Air Force

    The protester contends that the agency misevaluated the firm's quotation and unreasonably selected Prime's higher-priced quotation for award.

  • Viderity Inc.--Costs

    Decided September 1, 2026 · B-424422.5 · Department of Health and Human Services

    The protester argues the protest was clearly meritorious and the agency failed to take timely corrective action in response.

    Corrective Action
  • DLH, LLCDenied

    Decided August 31, 2026 · B-424528,B-424528.2,B-424528.3 · National Institutes of Health

    DLH contends that the sole-source task order lacks a legal basis and arises due to a lack of advanced planning by the agency.

    Sole-Source / Improper Award
  • Red Cedar Harmonia, LLCDismissed in part

    Decided August 27, 2026 · B-423829.3,B-423829.5 · Department of Homeland Security

    Technical Evaluation
  • Hardwire LLCDenied

    Decided August 27, 2026 · B-424524 · Defense Logistics Agency

    The protester contends that the agency's past performance evaluation and source selection decision were unreasonable and inconsistent with the solicitation.

    Past PerformanceBest-Value / Source SelectionSet-Aside / Small Business
  • QinetiQ Inc.Dismissed in part

    Decided August 24, 2026 · B-424110.4,B-424110.5 · Department of the Army

    QinetiQ challenges the agency's assessment of various weaknesses and risks in its proposal; asserts that the agency failed to identify alleged flaws in TCOM's proposal; challenges the agency's tradeoff analysis; and maintains that the agency failed to comply with agency guidance regarding implementation of the Arms...

    Best-Value / Source Selection
  • Dawson Technical, Inc.Denied

    Decided August 24, 2026 · B-424511.2 · Department of the Navy

    Dawson asserts that the agency unreasonably evaluated its phase I proposal.

  • MirrorWeb LimitedDenied

    Decided August 24, 2026 · B-424554,B-424554.2 · Library of Congress

    The protester contends that the agency unreasonably evaluated its proposal, which resulted in the improper elimination of its proposal from the competition.

    Discussions / Competitive Range
  • TechSur Solutions, LLCDenied

    Decided August 11, 2026 · B-423812.3,B-423812.4 · Administrative Office of the United States Courts

    The protester argues that the agency unreasonably evaluated quotations and made an unreasonable source selection decision.

    Best-Value / Source Selection
  • Aero Simulation, Inc.Dismissed

    Decided July 31, 2026 · B-424444 · Department of the Air Force

    The protester contends that the agency improperly excluded ASI after applying an unstated technical evaluation criterion.

    Technical Evaluation
  • Jazz Solutions, Inc.Denied

    Decided July 29, 2026 · B-424440,B-424440.2 · Department of Education

    Jazz Solutions, Inc., a small business of Ashburn, Virginia, protests the issuance of a task order to Clear Vantage Point Solutions II, LLC (CVPS), a small business of Chantilly, Virginia, under request for quotation (RFQ) No. 91003125Q0035, issued by the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Federal Student Aid...

    Technical Evaluation

ASBCA (7 new)

CBCA (4 new)

1 granted in part1 dismissed for lack of jurisdiction1 ruled on a motion1 settled
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