Articles Posted in Cost Realism Analysis

In Markon LLC, B-423767, et al. (Dec. 12, 2025), Markon protested the Central Intelligence Agency’s award to Arcfield for business operations, IT engineering and business enterprise modernization support. Markon challenged the CIA’s cost realism evaluation, arguing that the agency improperly relied on oral instructions given during pre-solicitation industry one-on-one sessions, instructions…

In Warrior Focused Solutions, LLC v. United States, U.S. Court of Federal Claims, No. 24-1695 (March 4, 2025), Warrior Focused Solutions (WFS) protested the U.S. Army’s award of a contract for Mission Support Services (MSS) at the Joint Readiness Training Center (JRTC) to Valiant Global Defense Services, Inc. (Valiant). WFS…