GAO Bid Protests
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GAO Denies Protest by Done By Native of New Mexico
WASHINGTON, Aug. 23 -- The Government Accountability Office has issued a decision on Aug. 20, 2021, denying in part and dismissing in part a bid protest dated Aug. 19, 2021, filed by Done By Native LLC of Clovis, New Mexico.
According to the GAO, Done By Native LLC "protests the award of a contract to Al-Baher Arabic Language Center, located in Amman, Jordan, under request for quotations (RFQ) No. 19J01021Q0032, issued by the Department of State for Arabic language training for the U.S. Embassy in Amman, Jordan. The protester argues that its quotation was improperly rejected for noncompliance
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 23 -- The Government Accountability Office has issued a decision on Aug. 20, 2021, denying in part and dismissing in part a bid protest dated Aug. 19, 2021, filed by Done By Native LLC of Clovis, New Mexico.
According to the GAO, Done By Native LLC "protests the award of a contract to Al-Baher Arabic Language Center, located in Amman, Jordan, under request for quotations (RFQ) No. 19J01021Q0032, issued by the Department of State for Arabic language training for the U.S. Embassy in Amman, Jordan. The protester argues that its quotation was improperly rejected for noncompliancewith the solicitation's pricing terms.We deny the protest in part and dismiss it in part."
The bid protest decision (B-419844) was issued on Aug. 19, 2021 (https://www.gao.gov/products/b-419844).
In its findings, the GAO said: "Protest challenging rejection of protester's quotation is denied in part where the rejection was based on the agency's reasonable interpretation of the solicitation's pricing terms and dismissed in part because any ambiguity with respect to those terms was patent not latent, and as a result, any challenge to those terms at this juncture is untimely."
The participants in the case included: Louay Azar for the protester Dennis J. Gallagher, Department of State, for the agency. Alexander O. Levine, and Jennifer D. Westfall-McGrail, Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision.
GAO Denies Protest by Trigent Solutions of Virginia
WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 -- The Government Accountability Office has issued a decision on Aug. 12, 2021 denying a bid protest dated Aug 6, 2021, filed by Trigent Solutions Inc. of Chantilly, Virginia.
According to the GAO, Trigent Solutions Inc. "protests the terms of request for quotations (RFQ) No. 36C10B21Q0171, issued by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), to procure an integrated commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) software-as-a-service (SaaS) solution implemented as a common operating platform to support the agency's operational decision-making capability. Trigent contends that several terms
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 -- The Government Accountability Office has issued a decision on Aug. 12, 2021 denying a bid protest dated Aug 6, 2021, filed by Trigent Solutions Inc. of Chantilly, Virginia.
According to the GAO, Trigent Solutions Inc. "protests the terms of request for quotations (RFQ) No. 36C10B21Q0171, issued by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), to procure an integrated commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) software-as-a-service (SaaS) solution implemented as a common operating platform to support the agency's operational decision-making capability. Trigent contends that several termsof the RFQ are ambiguous and unduly restrict competition. We deny the protest."
The bid protest decision (B-419801) was issued on Aug 06, 2021 (https://www.gao.gov/products/b-419801).
1. Protest that solicitation for commercial services lacks information needed to prepare quotations is denied where the solicitation provided sufficiently detailed information to allow vendors to compete intelligently and on a relatively equal basis with respect to the solicitation requirement for services to support the proposed software solution. 2. Protest that agency failed to provide adequate time to prepare quotations is denied because, even though amendments were issued in the days before quotations were due, those amendments provided answers to vendors' questions that did not materially change the solicitation requirements, and thus, agency's decision not to extend the due date for quotations did not adversely affect the competition. 3. Protest that solicitation terms unduly restrict competition and result in a de facto brand name sole-source procurement is denied where the record shows that the terms of the solicitation are reasonably necessary to meet the agency's needs and the agency reasonably established its acquisition approach based on market research.
The participants in the case included: William A. Shook, Law Offices of William A. Shook PLLC, for the protester. Mellany Alio, and Frank V. DiNicola, Department of Veterans Affairs, for the agency. Uri R. Yoo, and Evan C. Williams, Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision.
GAO Denies Protest by Morgan Business Consulting of Virginia
WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 -- The Government Accountability Office has issued a decision on Aug. 12, 2021 denying a bid protest dated July 19, 2021, filed by Morgan Business Consulting LLC of Arlington, Virginia.
According to the GAO, Morgan Business Consulting LLC--Reconsideration "requests that we reconsider our decision in Morgan Business Consulting, LLC, B-418165.6, B-418165.9, Apr. 15, 2021, 2021 CPD
171. In that decision, we denied Morgan's protest challenging the issuance of a task order to Synchron, LLC, of Fairfax Station, Virginia, under request for proposals (RFP) No. N66604-18-R-3012,
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 -- The Government Accountability Office has issued a decision on Aug. 12, 2021 denying a bid protest dated July 19, 2021, filed by Morgan Business Consulting LLC of Arlington, Virginia.
According to the GAO, Morgan Business Consulting LLC--Reconsideration "requests that we reconsider our decision in Morgan Business Consulting, LLC, B-418165.6, B-418165.9, Apr. 15, 2021, 2021 CPD
171. In that decision, we denied Morgan's protest challenging the issuance of a task order to Synchron, LLC, of Fairfax Station, Virginia, under request for proposals (RFP) No. N66604-18-R-3012,issued by the Department of the Navy, to procure program, business, and engineering management, as well as integrated logistics support services. Morgan argues that our decision should be reconsidered because it contains errors of fact and law that warrant reversal or modification of the decision. We deny the request for reconsideration."
The bid protest decision (B-418165.11) was issued on July 19, 2021 (https://www.gao.gov/products/b-418165.11).
In its findings, the GAO said: "Request for reconsideration of a prior decision is denied where the requesting party has not shown that our decision contains either errors of fact or law or information not previously considered that warrants reversal or modification of the decision."
The participants in the case included: Todd R. Overman, Sylvia Yi, and Roee Talmor, Bass Berry & Sims, PLC, for the protester. Michelle S. Bennett, Cara R. Little, and Kelsey Harrer, Department of the Navy, for the agency. Charmaine A. Stevenson, and John Sorrenti, Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision.
GAO Denies Protest by American International Movers of Georgia
WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 -- The Government Accountability Office has issued a decision on Aug. 13, 2021 denying a bid protest dated July 20, 2021, filed by American International Movers Inc. of Forsyth, Georgia.
According to the GAO, American International Movers Inc. "challenges the terms of request for proposals (RFP) No. HTC711-21-R-R009, issued by the United States Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM) for the storage of household goods and other personal property of Department of Defense service members, civilians, and their dependents, pursuant to a permanent change of station. AIM argues that
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 -- The Government Accountability Office has issued a decision on Aug. 13, 2021 denying a bid protest dated July 20, 2021, filed by American International Movers Inc. of Forsyth, Georgia.
According to the GAO, American International Movers Inc. "challenges the terms of request for proposals (RFP) No. HTC711-21-R-R009, issued by the United States Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM) for the storage of household goods and other personal property of Department of Defense service members, civilians, and their dependents, pursuant to a permanent change of station. AIM argues thatthe solicitation is unduly restrictive of competition and inaccurately reflects the agency's needs and objectives. We deny the protest."
The bid protest decision (B-419756) was issued on Jul 20, 2021 (https://www.gao.gov/products/b-419756).
In its findings, the GAO said: "Protest challenging solicitation requirements as unduly restrictive is denied where the record supports the agency's position that the requirement is reasonably necessary to meet the agency's needs."
The participants in the case included: William Selinsky, Whitcomb Selinsky, P.C., for the protester. Colonel Patricia S. Wiegman-Lenz, Erika Whelan Retta, Nicholas T. Iliff, Alexis J. Bernstein, Willie J. McAlister, and Bradley E. Richardson, Department of the Air Force, for the agency. Hannah G. Barnes, and Christina Sklarew, Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision.
