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GAO Denies Protest by Government Scientific Source of Reston, Virginia
WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- The Government Accountability Office has issued a decision denying a bid protest filed by Government Scientific Source of Reston, Virginia.
According to the GAO, Government Scientific Source "protests the award of a contract to Kanawha Scales & Systems, Inc., of Poca, West Virginia, under request for quotations (RFQ) No. 36C10G18Q0157, issued by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for electronic analytical balances. GSSI argues that the VA unreasonably rejected the firm's quotation and improperly awarded the contract to Kanawha at a higher price."
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WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- The Government Accountability Office has issued a decision denying a bid protest filed by Government Scientific Source of Reston, Virginia.
According to the GAO, Government Scientific Source "protests the award of a contract to Kanawha Scales & Systems, Inc., of Poca, West Virginia, under request for quotations (RFQ) No. 36C10G18Q0157, issued by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for electronic analytical balances. GSSI argues that the VA unreasonably rejected the firm's quotation and improperly awarded the contract to Kanawha at a higher price."
The bid protest decision(B-416777) was issued on October 18, 2018 (https://www.gao.gov/products/B-416777).
In its findings, the GAO said: "Protest that agency misevaluated protester's quotation as unacceptable under brand name-or-equal specification is denied where protester offered equal products but did not show that the products met one of the nine salient characteristics that were listed in the solicitation as minimum requirements."
The participants in the case included: Gretchen Pfaffe, for the protester.
Jo Spence, Department of Veterans Affairs, for the agency. Paul N. Wengert, and Tania Calhoun, Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision.
GAO Denies in Part Protest by Sigmatech of Huntsville, Alabama
WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- The Government Accountability Office has issued a decision denying in part and dismissing in part a bid protest filed by Sigmatech of Huntsville, Alabama.
According to the GAO, Sigmatech "protests the issuance of a task order to DigiFlight, Inc., also of Huntsville, Alabama, by the Department of the Army, Army Materiel Command, under task order request for quotations (TORFQ) No. 2015P-06, for support for the Security Assistance Management Directorate (SAMD). The protester argues that the agency unreasonably and unequally evaluated the vendors' technical quotations, failed
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WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- The Government Accountability Office has issued a decision denying in part and dismissing in part a bid protest filed by Sigmatech of Huntsville, Alabama.
According to the GAO, Sigmatech "protests the issuance of a task order to DigiFlight, Inc., also of Huntsville, Alabama, by the Department of the Army, Army Materiel Command, under task order request for quotations (TORFQ) No. 2015P-06, for support for the Security Assistance Management Directorate (SAMD). The protester argues that the agency unreasonably and unequally evaluated the vendors' technical quotations, failedto reasonably assess whether the awardee had a disqualifying organizational conflict of interest (OCI), and made an unreasonable award decision."
The bid protest decision (B-415028.3,B-415028.4) was issued on September 11, 2018 (https://www.gao.gov/products/B-415028.3,B-415028.4).
In its findings, the GAO said: "1. Protest challenging the evaluation of vendors' technical quotations is denied where the evaluation was consistent with the terms of the solicitation and was otherwise reasonable.
2. Protest alleging that the agency evaluated vendors on an unequal basis is dismissed as untimely where the protester raised supplemental arguments more than 10 days after receiving a detailed explanation of the agency's assessment of strengths for the awardee's quotation.
3. Protest alleging that the award was tainted by a disqualifying conflict of interest is denied where the agency reasonably concluded that no such conflict exists."
The participants in the case included: Jon D. Levin, J. Dale Gipson, and Katherine E. McGuire, Maynard Cooper & Gale, for the protester. Jerome S. Gabig, and Christopher L. Lockwood, Wilmer & Lee, for DigiFlight, the intervenor. Jonathan A. Hardage, Christopher C. Schwan, David Watson, and Stacy G. Wilhite, Department of the Army, for the agency. Jonathan L. Kang, and Laura Eyester, Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision.
GAO Denies Protest by International Development Group Advisory Services of Arlington, Virginia
WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- The Government Accountability Office has issued a decision denying a bid protest filed by International Development Group Advisory Services of Arlington, Virginia.
According to the GAO, International Development Group Advisory Services "protests the award of a contract to Chemonics International, Inc., of Washington D.C., under request for proposals (RFP) No. SOL-121-17-000007, issued by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) for services to support the USAID Competitive Economy Program (CEP) in the Ukraine. IDG challenges the agency's evaluation of proposals
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WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- The Government Accountability Office has issued a decision denying a bid protest filed by International Development Group Advisory Services of Arlington, Virginia.
According to the GAO, International Development Group Advisory Services "protests the award of a contract to Chemonics International, Inc., of Washington D.C., under request for proposals (RFP) No. SOL-121-17-000007, issued by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) for services to support the USAID Competitive Economy Program (CEP) in the Ukraine. IDG challenges the agency's evaluation of proposalsand conduct of discussions."
The bid protest decision (B-416551,B-416551.2) was issued on October 15, 2018 (https://www.gao.gov/products/B-416551,B-416551.2).
In its findings, the GAO said: "1. Protest challenging the agency's evaluation of proposals is denied where the record demonstrates that the agency's evaluation was reasonable and not disparate.
2. Protest that the agency engaged in misleading discussions with the protester is denied where the record shows that the agency did not mislead the protester."
The participants in the case included: C. Peter Dungan, and Christopher S. Denny, Miles & Stockbridge, for the protester. Eric J. Marcotte, Jeffrey Lowry, Kelly Buroker, and Tamara Droubi, Vedder Price, for Chemonics International, the intervenor. R. Rene Dupuy, United States Agency for International Development, for the agency.Lois Hanshaw, and Christina Sklarew, Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision.
GAO Denies Protest by Criterion Systems of Vienna, Virginia
WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- The Government Accountability Office has issued a decision denying a bid protest filed by Criterion Systems of Vienna, Virginia.
According to the GAO, Criterion Systems "protests the issuance of a Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) task order to Edgewater Federal Solutions, of Ijamsville, Maryland, by the Department of Energy (DOE) pursuant to request for quotations (RFQ) No. DE-SOL-0010923 for application, infrastructure, and cyber security support for the DOE's Office of Environment, Health, Safety, and Security (EHSS). The protester challenges the agency's evaluation and award
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WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- The Government Accountability Office has issued a decision denying a bid protest filed by Criterion Systems of Vienna, Virginia.
According to the GAO, Criterion Systems "protests the issuance of a Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) task order to Edgewater Federal Solutions, of Ijamsville, Maryland, by the Department of Energy (DOE) pursuant to request for quotations (RFQ) No. DE-SOL-0010923 for application, infrastructure, and cyber security support for the DOE's Office of Environment, Health, Safety, and Security (EHSS). The protester challenges the agency's evaluation and awarddecision."
The bid protest decision (B-416553,B-416553.2) was issued on October 2, 2018 (https://www.gao.gov/products/B-416553,B-416553.2).
In its findings, the GAO said: "Challenge to agency's evaluation and award decision is denied where the evaluation was reasonable and consistent with the solicitation's evaluation criteria."
The participants in the case included: David T. Hickey, Elizabeth C. Johnson, and Amba M. Datta, Kelley Drye & Warren, for the protester. Antonio R. Franco, Julia Di Vito, Timothy F. Valley, and Meghan F. Leemon, PilieroMazza, for Edgewater Federal Solutions, the intervenor. James Jurich, Nicholas Bidwell, and Kevin R. Hilferty, Department of Energy, for the agency. Nora K. Adkins, and Amy B. Pereira, Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision.
