GAO Bid Protests
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GAO Sustains Protest by Lioce Group of Huntsville, Alabama
WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- The Government Accountability Office has issued a decision sustaining a bid protest filed by Lioce Group of Huntsville, Alabama.
According to the GAO, Lioce Group "protests the issuance of a task order to Xerox Corporation (Xerox) of Washington, D.C., under request for quotations (RFQ) No. 1285287, which was issued by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) for the lease and maintenance of copier devices. The protester challenges the agency's determination that its quotation was technically unacceptable, contending the agency's evaluation was unreasonable and inconsistent
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- The Government Accountability Office has issued a decision sustaining a bid protest filed by Lioce Group of Huntsville, Alabama.
According to the GAO, Lioce Group "protests the issuance of a task order to Xerox Corporation (Xerox) of Washington, D.C., under request for quotations (RFQ) No. 1285287, which was issued by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) for the lease and maintenance of copier devices. The protester challenges the agency's determination that its quotation was technically unacceptable, contending the agency's evaluation was unreasonable and inconsistentwith the terms of the RFQ."
The bid protest decision (B-416896) was issued on January 7, 2019 (https://www.gao.gov/products/B-416896).
In its findings, the GAO said: "Protest that agency misevaluated protester's quotation is sustained where the agency improperly found the protester's quotation technically unacceptable based upon an unreasonable interpretation of the solicitation."
The participants in the case included: Jerome S. Gabig, Wilmer & Lee, for the protester. Barry F. Smith, National Labor Relations Board, for the agency.
Evan C. Williams, and Amy B. Pereira, Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision.
GAO Denies Protest by Oracle America of Redwood Shores, California
WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- The Government Accountability Office has issued a decision denying a bid protest filed by Oracle America of Redwood Shores, California.
According to the GAO, Oracle America "protests the award of an indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract to ViON Corporation (ViON), of Herndon, Virginia, under request for proposals (RFP) No. HC1028-17-R-0015 issued by the Department of Defense, Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA), for on-demand processing capabilities for the agency's scalable processor architecture (SPARC). The protester challenges the agency's technical
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- The Government Accountability Office has issued a decision denying a bid protest filed by Oracle America of Redwood Shores, California.
According to the GAO, Oracle America "protests the award of an indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract to ViON Corporation (ViON), of Herndon, Virginia, under request for proposals (RFP) No. HC1028-17-R-0015 issued by the Department of Defense, Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA), for on-demand processing capabilities for the agency's scalable processor architecture (SPARC). The protester challenges the agency's technicalevaluation and its best-value tradeoff decision."
The bid protest decision (B-417046) was issued on January 31, 2019 (https://www.gao.gov/products/B-417046).
In its findings, the GAO said: "1.Protest alleging that the agency failed to recognize several aspects of protester's proposal as strengths is denied where the record demonstrates that the agency's evaluation was reasonable and consistent with the terms of the solicitation.
2.Protest that the source selection official improperly made award on a lowest-priced, technically acceptable basis instead of a best-value tradeoff basis is denied where the record reflects that the source selection official reasonably found the proposals of the awardee and the protester to be essentially equal and selected the lower-priced proposal for award."
The participants in the case included: Paul F. Khoury, Colin J. Cloherty, and Kendra P. Norwood, Wiley Rein, for the protester. David Cohen, John J. O'Brien, Daniel Strouse, and Laurel A. Hockey, Cordatis, for ViON Corporation, the intervenor. Daniel C. McIntosh, James W. DeBose, and Laura J. Barke, Defense Information Systems Agency, for the agency. Elizabeth Witwer, and Edward Goldstein, Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision.
GAO Denies Protest by Matson Navigation of Honolulu, Hawaii
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- The Government Accountability Office has issued a decision denying a bid protest filed by Matson Navigation of Honolulu, Hawaii.
According to the GAO, Matson Navigation "protests the award of a contract to International Auto Logistics, LLC (IAL), of Saint Simons Island, Georgia, under request for proposals (RFP) No. HTC711-18-R-R-001, issued by the Department of the Air Force, United States Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM) for global transportation and storage services for Department of Defense (DoD) sponsored shipments of privately owned vehicles (POVs) belonging to
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- The Government Accountability Office has issued a decision denying a bid protest filed by Matson Navigation of Honolulu, Hawaii.
According to the GAO, Matson Navigation "protests the award of a contract to International Auto Logistics, LLC (IAL), of Saint Simons Island, Georgia, under request for proposals (RFP) No. HTC711-18-R-R-001, issued by the Department of the Air Force, United States Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM) for global transportation and storage services for Department of Defense (DoD) sponsored shipments of privately owned vehicles (POVs) belonging tomilitary service members and DoD civilian employees. Matson challenges the agency's evaluation of Matson's and IAL's past performance, failure to consider a possible Procurement Integrity Act violation, evaluation of IAL's price proposal, and best-value tradeoff decision."
The bid protest decision (B-416976.2,B-416976.3,B-416976.4) was issued on January 24, 2019 (https://www.gao.gov/products/B-416976.2,B-416976.3,B-416976.4).
In its findings, the GAO said: "1. Protest that agency unreasonably evaluated protester's past performance is denied where agency considered the relevancy of the past performance examples provided by the protester.
2. Protest that in evaluating awardee's past performance, agency failed to consider information in a Department of Defense Inspector General report is denied where the information was included in a contractor performance assessment report considered by the agency.
3. Protest that agency failed to consider a potential Procurement Integrity Act violation is dismissed where protester did not report the alleged violation to the procuring agency within 14 days of when the protester first became aware of it.
4. Protest that agency failed to consider whether awardee's price was unbalanced is denied where agency determined that awardee's low proposed prices for certain line items did not present an unacceptable risk to the government.
5. Protest that agency made an unreasonable best-value tradeoff is denied where agency considered that awardee's superior past performance was worth the price premium."
The participants in the case included: Joseph D. West, Lindsay M. Paulin, Ryan Comer, and Crystal L. Weeks., Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, for the protester. Jon D. Levin, and W. Brad English, Maynard Cooper & Gale, for the intervenor. Col. C. Taylor Smith, Isabelle P. Cutting, Erika L. Whelan Retta, Todd Federici, and Robert D. Bowers, Department of the Air Force, United States Transportation Command, for the agencies. Mary G. Curcio, and Laura Eyester, Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision.
GAO Denies Protest by Vertex Aerospace of Madison, Mississippi
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- The Government Accountability Office has issued a decision denying a bid protest filed by Vertex Aerospace of Madison, Mississippi.
According to the GAO, Vertex Aerospace "protests the Department of the Navy's award of a contract to DynCorp International, LLC, of Fort Worth, Texas, pursuant to request for proposals (RFP) No. N61340-18-R-0905, to provide maintenance and logistics support services for the Navy's TH-57 Sea Ranger helicopters."
The bid protest decision (B-417065,B-417065.2) was issued on February 5, 2019 (https://www.gao.gov/products/B-417065,B-417065.2).
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- The Government Accountability Office has issued a decision denying a bid protest filed by Vertex Aerospace of Madison, Mississippi.
According to the GAO, Vertex Aerospace "protests the Department of the Navy's award of a contract to DynCorp International, LLC, of Fort Worth, Texas, pursuant to request for proposals (RFP) No. N61340-18-R-0905, to provide maintenance and logistics support services for the Navy's TH-57 Sea Ranger helicopters."
The bid protest decision (B-417065,B-417065.2) was issued on February 5, 2019 (https://www.gao.gov/products/B-417065,B-417065.2).
Inits findings, the GAO said: "Agency reasonably assessed a significant weakness in protester's proposal, and properly assigned it a moderate technical risk rating, based on protester's failure to provide adequate substantiation for its proposed indirect rates."
The participants in the case included: W. Jay DeVecchio, J. Alex Ward, James A. Tucker, R. Locke Bell, and Caitlin A. Crujido, Morrison & Foerster, for the protester Scott F. Lane, and Katherine S. Nucci, Thompson Coburn, for DynCorp International, the intervenor. R. Montana Erickson, and Lisa D. Wentz, Department of the Navy, for the agency. Glenn G. Wolcott, and Christina Sklarew, Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision.
GAO Denies Protest by Advanced Software Systems of Sterling, Virginia
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- The Government Accountability Office has issued a decision denying a bid protest filed by Advanced Software Systems of Sterling, Virginia.
According to the GAO, Advanced Software Systems "challenges the exclusion of its proposal from the competitive range under request for proposals (RFP) No. SAQMMA16R0029, issued by the Department of State (DOS) to provide technology services for software development lifecycle support, information technology services management (ITSM) and business process improvement for DOS's Bureau of Consular Affairs (CA), Office of Consular Systems
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- The Government Accountability Office has issued a decision denying a bid protest filed by Advanced Software Systems of Sterling, Virginia.
According to the GAO, Advanced Software Systems "challenges the exclusion of its proposal from the competitive range under request for proposals (RFP) No. SAQMMA16R0029, issued by the Department of State (DOS) to provide technology services for software development lifecycle support, information technology services management (ITSM) and business process improvement for DOS's Bureau of Consular Affairs (CA), Office of Consular Systemsand Technology (CST). The protester contends that the agency unreasonably evaluated its proposal under the RFP's technical approach, past performance, management approach, and key personnel evaluation factors."
The bid protest decision (B-414892.2,B-414892.3,B-414892.4,B-414892.5,B-414892.6) was issued on January 7, 2019 (https://www.gao.gov/products/B-414892.2,B-414892.3,B-414892.4,B-414892.5,B-414892.6).
In its findings, the GAO said: "Protest challenging the exclusion of protester's proposal from the competitive range is denied where the agency reasonably found that the proposal failed to address material requirements and was therefore technically unacceptable."
The participants in the case included: David S. Cohen, John J. O'Brien, and Daniel J. Strouse, Cordatis, for the protester. Damien C. Specht, James A. Tucker, and Caitlin A. Crujido, Morrison & Foerster, for NetCentric Technology, the intervenor. Kathleen D. Martin, 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 Dismisses in Part Protest by Veterans2Work of Novato, California
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- The Government Accountability Office has issued a decision dismissing in part and denying in part a bid protest filed by Veterans2Work of Novato, California.
According to the GAO, Veterans2Work "protests the award of a contract to Predictive Index Arizona, Inc., of Scottsdale, Arizona, under request for quotations (RFQ) No. 36C250-18-Q-9856, issued by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for services to support the Perfect Match program at the Chillicothe VA Medical Center. The protester argues that, in lieu of procuring the services competitively, the agency should have
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- The Government Accountability Office has issued a decision dismissing in part and denying in part a bid protest filed by Veterans2Work of Novato, California.
According to the GAO, Veterans2Work "protests the award of a contract to Predictive Index Arizona, Inc., of Scottsdale, Arizona, under request for quotations (RFQ) No. 36C250-18-Q-9856, issued by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for services to support the Perfect Match program at the Chillicothe VA Medical Center. The protester argues that, in lieu of procuring the services competitively, the agency should haveawarded a sole-source contract to the protester. The protester also objects to the agency's decision to award the contract on a lowest-priced, technically acceptable (LPTA) basis. Finally, V2W objects to the agency's alleged use of V2W's work as the basis for the solicitation's statement of work."
The bid protest decision (B-416935) was issued on January 9, 2019 (https://www.gao.gov/products/B-416935).
In its findings, the GAO said: "1. Protest challenging the terms of the solicitation and the ground rules under which the competition was conducted is dismissed as untimely where the protest was filed after the award of the contract.
2. Protest alleging that the agency improperly released the company's sensitive information as part of the solicitation is denied where the record reflects that the protester offered to provide the information to the agency for the express purpose of including the information in the solicitation's statement of work."
The participants in the case included: John Reynolds for the protester.
Melody A. Goldberg, and Donald C. Mobly, Department of Veterans Affairs, for the agency. Elizabeth Witwer, and Jennifer D. Westfall-McGrail, Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision.
GAO Denies Protest by Navarre Corp. of Navarre, Florida
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- The Government Accountability Office has issued a decision denying a bid protest filed by Navarre Corp. of Navarre, Florida.
According to the GAO, Navarre Corp. "protests the corrective action proposed by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) related to a prior protest filed by Owl, Inc., of St. Johns, Florida, in connection with request for proposals (RFP) No. VA247-17-R-0004 for non-emergency wheelchair transportation services. The protester contends that the agency's proposed corrective action is unreasonable."
The bid protest decision (B-414962.6,B-414962.7) was issued
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- The Government Accountability Office has issued a decision denying a bid protest filed by Navarre Corp. of Navarre, Florida.
According to the GAO, Navarre Corp. "protests the corrective action proposed by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) related to a prior protest filed by Owl, Inc., of St. Johns, Florida, in connection with request for proposals (RFP) No. VA247-17-R-0004 for non-emergency wheelchair transportation services. The protester contends that the agency's proposed corrective action is unreasonable."
The bid protest decision (B-414962.6,B-414962.7) was issuedon October 22, 2018 (https://www.gao.gov/products/B-414962.6,B-414962.7).
In its findings, the GAO said: " 1.Protest challenging solicitation amendment clarifying that agency will not evaluate fixed prices for price realism is denied where the agency has wide discretion when deciding whether to include a realism evaluation provision in a solicitation for the award of a fixed-price contract.
2.Protest filed following a dismissal without prejudice of prior, related protest by a court of competent jurisdiction is not dismissed under Bid Protest Regulation 4 C.F.R. * 21.11(b)."
The participants in the case included: William M. Weisberg, Law Offices of William Weisberg, for the protester. Deborah K. Morrell, and Donald C. Mobly, Department of Veterans Affairs, for the agency. Michael Willems, and Edward Goldstein, Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision.
GAO Denies Protest by Summit Construction & Environmental Services of Richmond, Virginia
WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- The Government Accountability Office has issued a decision denying a bid protest filed by Summit Construction and Environmental Services of Richmond, Virginia.
According to the GAO, Summit Construction & Environmental Services "protests the General Services Administration's (GSA) award of a contract to DelSur SDAV Joint Venture, LLC, pursuant to request for proposals (RFP) No. 47PE0218R0008, to provide building operations, maintenance, and janitorial services at the Sam Nunn Atlanta Federal Center. Summit challenges various aspects of the agency's source selection process,
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- The Government Accountability Office has issued a decision denying a bid protest filed by Summit Construction and Environmental Services of Richmond, Virginia.
According to the GAO, Summit Construction & Environmental Services "protests the General Services Administration's (GSA) award of a contract to DelSur SDAV Joint Venture, LLC, pursuant to request for proposals (RFP) No. 47PE0218R0008, to provide building operations, maintenance, and janitorial services at the Sam Nunn Atlanta Federal Center. Summit challenges various aspects of the agency's source selection process,including the agency's determination that Summit's proposal failed to comply with material solicitation requirements."
The bid protest decision (B-416985,B-416985.2,B-416985.3) was issued on January 15, 2019 (https://www.gao.gov/products/B-416985,B-416985.2,B-416985.3).
In its findings, the GAO said: "Agency reasonably rejected protester's proposal where proposal failed to comply with material solicitation requirements."
The participants in the case included: David A. Edelstein, and Allison Geewax, Asmar, Schor & McKenna=, for the protester. Benjamin D. Lorber, General Services Administration, for the agency. Glenn G. Wolcott, and Christina Sklarew, Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision.
GAO Sustains Protest by Bristol Environmental Remediation Services of Anchorage, Alaska
WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- The Government Accountability Office has issued a decision sustaining a bid protest filed by Bristol Environmental Remediation Services of Anchorage, Alaska.
According to the GAO, Bristol Environmental Remediation Services "protests the rejection of its proposal under request for proposals (RFP) No. W9128F-16-R-0027, issued by the Department of the Army, U.S. Corps of Engineers for environmental remediation and munitions response services. Bristol argues that the agency unreasonably rejected its proposal."
The bid protest decision (B-416980,B-416980.2) was issued on January
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- The Government Accountability Office has issued a decision sustaining a bid protest filed by Bristol Environmental Remediation Services of Anchorage, Alaska.
According to the GAO, Bristol Environmental Remediation Services "protests the rejection of its proposal under request for proposals (RFP) No. W9128F-16-R-0027, issued by the Department of the Army, U.S. Corps of Engineers for environmental remediation and munitions response services. Bristol argues that the agency unreasonably rejected its proposal."
The bid protest decision (B-416980,B-416980.2) was issued on January16, 2019 (https://www.gao.gov/products/B-416980,B-416980.2).
In its findings, the GAO said: "Protest challenging agency's evaluation of protester's proposal is sustained where record shows agency's evaluation was unreasonable and inconsistent with the terms of the solicitation."
The participants in the case included: S. Lane Tucker, Stoel Rives, for the protester. Stacy K. Birkel, Department of the Army, for the agency. Scott H. Riback, and Tania Calhoun, Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision.
GAO Denies in Part Protest by Glotech of Rockville, Maryland
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- The Government Accountability Office has issued a decision denying in part and dismissing in part a bid protest filed by Glotech of Rockville, Maryland.
According to the GAO, Glotech "rotests the award of a contract to Facilities Development Corporation (FDC), of Reston, Virginia, under request for proposals (RFP) No. SAQMMA-17-R-0398, issued by the Department of State for information technology infrastructure rehab (ITIR) in Cairo, Egypt. The protester challenges the agency's decision to prequalify FDC to participate in the procurement."
The bid protest decision (B-416967)
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- The Government Accountability Office has issued a decision denying in part and dismissing in part a bid protest filed by Glotech of Rockville, Maryland.
According to the GAO, Glotech "rotests the award of a contract to Facilities Development Corporation (FDC), of Reston, Virginia, under request for proposals (RFP) No. SAQMMA-17-R-0398, issued by the Department of State for information technology infrastructure rehab (ITIR) in Cairo, Egypt. The protester challenges the agency's decision to prequalify FDC to participate in the procurement."
The bid protest decision (B-416967)was issued on January 15, 2019 (https://www.gao.gov/products/B-416967).
In its findings, the GAO said: "Protest challenging the agency's prequalification of the awardee for an overseas embassy construction project under the Omnibus Diplomatic Security and Antiterrorism Act of 1986, as amended, is denied where the record shows that the awardee's submissions satisfied the requirements of the prequalification notice."
The participants in the case included: Thomas K. David, Kenneth D. Brody, and Katherine A. David, David, Brody & Dondershine, for the protester. Lawrence M. Prosen, Gunjan R. Talati, Jarret Dillard, and Nicholas J. Nieto, Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton, for Facilities Development Corp., the intervenor.
Kathleen D. Martin, Department of State, for the agency. Lois Hanshaw, and Christina Sklarew, Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision.
GAO Denies in Part Protest by United Valve of El Segundo, California
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- The Government Accountability Office has issued a decision denying in part and dismissing in part a bid protest filed by United Valve of El Segundo, California.
According to the GAO, United Valve "protests the corrective action taken by the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), in response to our recommendation for corrective action in United Valve Co., B-416277, B-416277.2, July 27, 2018, 2018 CPD
268 (Decision). In that decision, we sustained United's protest against award of a contract to Logistical Support LLC (LSL), of Chatsworth, California, under request for proposals
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- The Government Accountability Office has issued a decision denying in part and dismissing in part a bid protest filed by United Valve of El Segundo, California.
According to the GAO, United Valve "protests the corrective action taken by the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), in response to our recommendation for corrective action in United Valve Co., B-416277, B-416277.2, July 27, 2018, 2018 CPD
268 (Decision). In that decision, we sustained United's protest against award of a contract to Logistical Support LLC (LSL), of Chatsworth, California, under request for proposals(RFP) No. SPE4A7-17-R-1321, issued by DLA for stability damper assemblies (damper assemblies) for use on the UH-1 helicopter. The protester asserts that the agency's announced corrective action is flawed and fails to reasonably implement GAO's recommendation."
The bid protest decision (B-416277.3,B-416277.4,B-416277.5) was issued on January 17, 2019 (https://www.gao.gov/products/B-416277.3,B-416277.4,B-416277.5).
In its findings, the GAO said: "1. Protest challenging agency's determination to qualify an offeror as an approved source is denied where the record shows that the agency's determination was reasonably based.
2. Protest of corrective action, which includes termination of a contract and resolicitation of the government's requirements, is denied where the agency's corrective action is appropriate to remedy flaws identified with the underlying procurement."
The participants in the case included: Frank S. Murray, David T. Ralston Jr., Micah T. Zomer, Krista A. Nunez, Foley & Lardner, for the protester. Niketa L. Wharton, Defense Logistics Agency, 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 Community Surgical Supply of Tom's River, New Jersey
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- The Government Accountability Office has issued a decision denying a bid protest filed by Community Surgical Supply of Tom's River, New Jersey.
According to the GAO, Community Surgical Supply "protests the terms of request for proposals (RFP) No. 36C25018R0234, issued by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide home oxygen services and related equipment and supplies for veterans located in the service areas of Chillicothe, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Dayton, and Columbus, Ohio, known together as veteran integrated service network (VISN) 10 Ohio. Community, which is currently
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- The Government Accountability Office has issued a decision denying a bid protest filed by Community Surgical Supply of Tom's River, New Jersey.
According to the GAO, Community Surgical Supply "protests the terms of request for proposals (RFP) No. 36C25018R0234, issued by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide home oxygen services and related equipment and supplies for veterans located in the service areas of Chillicothe, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Dayton, and Columbus, Ohio, known together as veteran integrated service network (VISN) 10 Ohio. Community, which is currentlythe incumbent contractor, argues that the VA decision to issue the RFP as a small business set-aside is improper mainly because the RFP anticipates that the contractor will be required to transition existing patients to home-fill oxygen systems from other types of oxygen systems."
The bid protest decision (B-416365.2) was issued on January 28, 2019 (https://www.gao.gov/products/B-416365.2).
In its findings, the GAO said: "Protest that agency decision to issue solicitation for home oxygen services and supplies as a small business set-aside was improper is denied where record adequately supported agency's business judgment that market research, record of previous procurement efforts, and small business performance on awarded contracts for similar services justified setting aside the requirement."
The participants in the case included: Paul W. Bowen, Joshua I. Skora, Amy Conant Hoang, and Erica L. Bakies, K&L Gates, for the protester. Donald C. Mobly, and Natica Chapman Neely, 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 Protest by Nexagen Networks of Morganville, New Jersey
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- The Government Accountability Office has issued a decision denying a bid protest filed by Nexagen Networks of Morganville, New Jersey.
According to the GAO, Nexagen Networks "protests the issuance of a task order to DataPath, Inc., of Duluth, Georgia, under request for task execution plan (RTEP) No. RTEP-S8G-002, issued by the Department of the Army for support for the United States Northern Command's (USNORTHCOM) mission to provide homeland defense and assistance to civilian authorities. Nexagen challenges the Army's evaluation and award decision."
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- The Government Accountability Office has issued a decision denying a bid protest filed by Nexagen Networks of Morganville, New Jersey.
According to the GAO, Nexagen Networks "protests the issuance of a task order to DataPath, Inc., of Duluth, Georgia, under request for task execution plan (RTEP) No. RTEP-S8G-002, issued by the Department of the Army for support for the United States Northern Command's (USNORTHCOM) mission to provide homeland defense and assistance to civilian authorities. Nexagen challenges the Army's evaluation and award decision."
The bid protest decision(B-416947,B-416947.2) was issued on January 11, 2019 (https://www.gao.gov/products/B-416947,B-416947.2).
In its findings, the GAO said: "1. Agency reasonably determined that protester's proposal was unacceptable where the protester failed to submit an adequately written technical proposal in accordance with the solicitation's instructions.
2. Protest challenging agency's technical evaluation is denied where the agency evaluated proposals in accordance with the stated evaluation criteria and did not treat offerors unequally."
The participants in the case included: Kendall Enyard, Michael J. Navarre, and Caitlin T. Conroy, Steptoe & Johnson, for the protester. Jonathan A. Hardage, Brittany N. York, and Carlin R. Walsh, Department of the Army, for the agency.
Lois Hanshaw, and Christina Sklarew, Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision.
GAO Dismisses Protest by NCS Technologies of Gainesville, Virginia
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- The Government Accountability Office has issued a decision dismissing a bid protest filed by NCS Technologies of Gainesville, Virginia.
According to the GAO, NCS Technologies "protests the issuance of a delivery order to FCN, Inc., of Rockville, Maryland, by the Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), under request for quotations (RFQ) No. 5000032988, for personal computers. NCS protests that the agency improperly relaxed mandatory technical requirements in making award to FCN."
The bid protest decision (B-416936) was issued on January 11, 2019 (https://www.gao.gov/products/B-416936).
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- The Government Accountability Office has issued a decision dismissing a bid protest filed by NCS Technologies of Gainesville, Virginia.
According to the GAO, NCS Technologies "protests the issuance of a delivery order to FCN, Inc., of Rockville, Maryland, by the Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), under request for quotations (RFQ) No. 5000032988, for personal computers. NCS protests that the agency improperly relaxed mandatory technical requirements in making award to FCN."
The bid protest decision (B-416936) was issued on January 11, 2019 (https://www.gao.gov/products/B-416936).
Inits findings, the GAO said: "Protester lacks the requisite legal interest to challenge the agency's award decision where protester would not be next in line for award even if its protest were sustained."
The participants in the case included: Thomas K. David, Kenneth D. Brody, and Katherine A. David, David, Brody & Dondershine, for the protester. Craig A. Holman, Dana E. Koffman, and Michael E. Samuels, Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer, for FCN, the intervenor. Richard L. Hatfield, Kelly Zeng, and Holly H. Styles, Department of the Treasury, for the agency. John Sorrenti, and Christina Sklarew, Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision.
GAO Denies Protest by United Medevac Solutions of Georgetown, Texas
WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- The Government Accountability Office has issued a decision denying a bid protest filed by United Medevac Solutions of Georgetown, Texas.
According to the GAO, United Medevac Solutions "protests award of a contract to TGW SuperiorCare MTS, LLC, a small business of San Antonio, Texas, pursuant to request for proposals (RFP) No. FA3016-18-U-0255, issued by the Department of the Air Force for emergency medical ambulance services at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas. The protester challenges the agency's evaluation of past performance and best-value decision."
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- The Government Accountability Office has issued a decision denying a bid protest filed by United Medevac Solutions of Georgetown, Texas.
According to the GAO, United Medevac Solutions "protests award of a contract to TGW SuperiorCare MTS, LLC, a small business of San Antonio, Texas, pursuant to request for proposals (RFP) No. FA3016-18-U-0255, issued by the Department of the Air Force for emergency medical ambulance services at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas. The protester challenges the agency's evaluation of past performance and best-value decision."
The bid protestdecision (B-417032,B-417032.2) was issued on January 24, 2019 (https://www.gao.gov/products/B-417032,B-417032.2).
In its findings, the GAO said: "Protest challenging the agency's evaluation of the awardee's past performance is denied where the agency's evaluation was reasonable and consistent with the terms of the solicitation."
The participants in the case included: Antonio R. Franco, Meghan Leemon, Kathryn Flood, and Matthew Feinberg, Piliero Mazza, for the protester. Alexis J. Bernstein, and Lieutenant Colonel Damund Williams, Department of the Air Force, for the agency. Heather Self, and Edward Goldstein, Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision.
GAO Denies Protest by Trident Military Systems of Mesa, Arizona
WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- The Government Accountability Office has issued a decision denying a bid protest filed by Trident Military Systems of Mesa, Arizona.
According to the GAO, Trident Military Systems "protests the award of a contract to L3 Technologies, Inc. (L3) of New York, New York, under request for proposals (RFP) No. ID07180027, issued by the General Services Administration (GSA), for operations, maintenance and support for the F-16 mission tactics trainer (MTT) training system support center (TSSC). The protester challenges the agency's evaluation of L3's proposal and the selection decision."
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- The Government Accountability Office has issued a decision denying a bid protest filed by Trident Military Systems of Mesa, Arizona.
According to the GAO, Trident Military Systems "protests the award of a contract to L3 Technologies, Inc. (L3) of New York, New York, under request for proposals (RFP) No. ID07180027, issued by the General Services Administration (GSA), for operations, maintenance and support for the F-16 mission tactics trainer (MTT) training system support center (TSSC). The protester challenges the agency's evaluation of L3's proposal and the selection decision."
Thebid protest decision (B-417020,B-417020.2) was issued on January 22, 2019 (https://www.gao.gov/products/B-417020,B-417020.2).
In its findings, the GAO said: "Protest challenging agency's evaluation and selection of lower-rated, lower-priced proposal is denied where record shows that the evaluation and source selection decision were reasonable and consistent with the terms of the solicitation."
The participants in the case included: Steven J. Koprince, Matthew P. Moriarty, John M. Mattox II, and Haley E. Claxton, Koprince Law, for the protester. Kevin P. Mullen, W. Jay DeVecchio, and James A. Tucker, Morrison & Foerster, for L3 Technologies, an intervenor. Angelina Calloway, General Services Administration, for the agency. Young H. Cho, and Laura Eyester, Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision.
GAO Denies Protest by Tele-Consultants of Alpharetta, Georgia
WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- The Government Accountability Office has issued a decision denying a bid protest filed by Tele-Consultants of Alpharetta, Georgia.
According to the GAO, Tele-Consultants "protests its nonselection for award pursuant to request for proposals (RFP) No. W15P7T-15-R-0008, issued by the Department of the Army, U.S. Army Materiel Command for knowledge based services to support the Army and other federal government agencies. The protester alleges that the agency failed to evaluate its corporate experience and past performance in accordance with the solicitation's evaluation criteria,
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- The Government Accountability Office has issued a decision denying a bid protest filed by Tele-Consultants of Alpharetta, Georgia.
According to the GAO, Tele-Consultants "protests its nonselection for award pursuant to request for proposals (RFP) No. W15P7T-15-R-0008, issued by the Department of the Army, U.S. Army Materiel Command for knowledge based services to support the Army and other federal government agencies. The protester alleges that the agency failed to evaluate its corporate experience and past performance in accordance with the solicitation's evaluation criteria,and that the Army failed to conduct meaningful discussions."
The bid protest decision (B-414738.4) was issued on January 29, 2019 (https://www.gao.gov/products/B-414738.4).
In its findings, the GAO said: "1. Protest that agency improperly rejected protester's proposal is denied where the proposal did not contain information required by the solicitation, and where failure to provide the information resulted in an unacceptable rating under one of the solicitation's evaluation factors.
2. Protest alleging that discussions were not meaningful is denied where the agency was under no obligation to advise the protester of newly created defects introduced by the protester in its revised proposal."
The participants in the case included: James S. DelSordo, Argus Legal, for the protester. Jonathan Hardage, David Balaban, Cathleen Perry, Department of the Army, for the agency. Young S. Lee, and Peter H. Tran, Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision.
GAO Sustains Protest by Soft Tech Consulting of Chantilly, Virginia
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 -- The Government Accountability Office has issued a decision sustaining a bid protest filed by Soft Tech Consulting of Chantilly, Virginia.
According to the GAO, Soft Tech Consulting "protests its elimination from the competition under request for quotations (RFQ) No.70SBUR18Q00000249, issued by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, for software development services. The protester argues that the agency unreasonably and disparately evaluated quotations."
The bid protest decision (B-416934) was issued on January 15, 2019
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 -- The Government Accountability Office has issued a decision sustaining a bid protest filed by Soft Tech Consulting of Chantilly, Virginia.
According to the GAO, Soft Tech Consulting "protests its elimination from the competition under request for quotations (RFQ) No.70SBUR18Q00000249, issued by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, for software development services. The protester argues that the agency unreasonably and disparately evaluated quotations."
The bid protest decision (B-416934) was issued on January 15, 2019(https://www.gao.gov/products/B-416934).
In its findings, the GAO said: "Protest challenging the agency's evaluation of quotations is sustained where the agency's evaluation documentation is inadequate to support the reasonableness of the agency's disparate treatment of quotations."
The participants in the case included: John R. Prairie, and Cara L. Lasley, Wiley Rein, for the protester. William A. Shook, The Law Offices of William A. Shook, for Dev Technology Group, the intervenor. Stephanie Quade, Department of Homeland Security, for the agency. Joshua R. Gillerman, and Tania Calhoun, Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision.
GAO Denies Protest by Ryan Consulting Group of Indianapolis, Indiana
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 -- The Government Accountability Office has issued a decision denying a bid protest filed by Ryan Consulting Group of Indianapolis, Indiana.
According to the GAO, Ryan Consulting Group "protests the exclusion of its proposal from the competition by the Department of the Air Force under request for proposals (RFP) No. FA8771-17-R-1000 for information technology (IT) services."
The bid protest decision (B-415716.8) was issued on October 31, 2018 (https://www.gao.gov/products/B-415716.8).
In its findings, the GAO said: "Protest challenging the agency's evaluation of protester's
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 -- The Government Accountability Office has issued a decision denying a bid protest filed by Ryan Consulting Group of Indianapolis, Indiana.
According to the GAO, Ryan Consulting Group "protests the exclusion of its proposal from the competition by the Department of the Air Force under request for proposals (RFP) No. FA8771-17-R-1000 for information technology (IT) services."
The bid protest decision (B-415716.8) was issued on October 31, 2018 (https://www.gao.gov/products/B-415716.8).
In its findings, the GAO said: "Protest challenging the agency's evaluation of protester'sproposal under the technical experience evaluation factor is denied where the record shows that the evaluation was reasonable and consistent with the solicitation."
The participants in the case included: Andrew J. Mohr, Daniel I. Prywes, and Catherine Kelly Kroll, Morris, Manning & Martin, for the protester. Alexis J. Bernstein, Lieutenant Colonel Kevin P. Stiens, and Timothy O'Keefe, Department of the Air Force, for the agency. Katherine I. Riback, and Amy B. Pereira, Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision.
GAO Denies Protest by Knowlogy Corp. of Vienna, Virginia
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 -- The Government Accountability Office has issued a decision denying a bid protest filed by Knowlogy Corp. of Vienna, Virginia.
According to the GAO, Knowlogy Corp. "protests the award of a contract to Global Knowledge Training, LLC under request for proposals (RFP) No. ID03180005, issued by the General Services Administration (GSA), Federal Acquisition Service, for information technology training services. Knowlogy, the incumbent contractor, challenges the agency's evaluation of its proposal under the staffing and past performance factors, as well as the agency's award decision."
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 -- The Government Accountability Office has issued a decision denying a bid protest filed by Knowlogy Corp. of Vienna, Virginia.
According to the GAO, Knowlogy Corp. "protests the award of a contract to Global Knowledge Training, LLC under request for proposals (RFP) No. ID03180005, issued by the General Services Administration (GSA), Federal Acquisition Service, for information technology training services. Knowlogy, the incumbent contractor, challenges the agency's evaluation of its proposal under the staffing and past performance factors, as well as the agency's award decision."
Thebid protest decision (B-416208.3) was issued on December 20, 2018 (https://www.gao.gov/products/B-416208.3).
In its findings, the GAO said: "Protest challenging the agency's evaluation of protester's proposal under staffing and past performance evaluation factors is denied where the record shows that the evaluation was reasonable and consistent with the terms of the solicitation."
The participants in the case included: Scott R. Williamson, and Daniel R. Williamson, Williamson Law Group, for the protester. Fernand A. Lavallee, Cherie J. Owen, and Robin A. Overby, Jones Day, for Global Knowledge Training, LLC, the intervenor. Kathleen K. Barksdale, General Services Administration, for the agency. Evan C. Williams, and Amy B. Pereira, Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision.
GAO Denies Protest by Federal Prison Industries of Washington, D.C.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 -- The Government Accountability Office has issued a decision denying a bid protest filed by Federal Prison Industries of Washington, District of Columbia.
According to the GAO, Federal Prison Industries "protests the award of a contract to Creighton AB, Inc., of Reidsville, North Carolina, under request for proposals (RFP) No. SPE1C1-17-R-0111, which was issued by the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), for shirts. FPI challenges the agency's consideration of past performance information that occurred after the RFP's closing date for proposals."
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 -- The Government Accountability Office has issued a decision denying a bid protest filed by Federal Prison Industries of Washington, District of Columbia.
According to the GAO, Federal Prison Industries "protests the award of a contract to Creighton AB, Inc., of Reidsville, North Carolina, under request for proposals (RFP) No. SPE1C1-17-R-0111, which was issued by the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), for shirts. FPI challenges the agency's consideration of past performance information that occurred after the RFP's closing date for proposals."
The bid protest decision (B-417100)was issued on January 25, 2019 (https://www.gao.gov/products/B-417100).
In its findings, the GAO said: "Protest challenging the agency's consideration of past performance information occurring after the closing of the solicitation is denied where there is no legal prohibition on an agency considering relevant, recent past performance information that is known to the evaluators."
The participants in the case included: Steven Thaler, Department of Justice, for the protester. Marc Lamer, Kostos and Lamer, for Creighton AB, the intervenor. Michael D. McPeak, Defense Logistics Agency, for the agency.
Evan D. Wesser, and Edward Goldstein, Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision.
GAO Denies Protest by Interactive Government Holdings of Springfield, Virginia
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 -- The Government Accountability Office has issued a decision denying a bid protest filed by Interactive Government Holdings of Springfield, Virginia.
According to the GAO, Interactive Government Holdings "protests the award of a contract to A-Team Solutions, of Fulton, Maryland, under request for proposals (RFP) No. H9821018R0024, issued by the Department of Defense, Defense Human Resources Agency, for personnel and administrative support services. The protester, the incumbent contractor, alleges that the agency unreasonably evaluated A-Team's proposal and improperly made its
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 -- The Government Accountability Office has issued a decision denying a bid protest filed by Interactive Government Holdings of Springfield, Virginia.
According to the GAO, Interactive Government Holdings "protests the award of a contract to A-Team Solutions, of Fulton, Maryland, under request for proposals (RFP) No. H9821018R0024, issued by the Department of Defense, Defense Human Resources Agency, for personnel and administrative support services. The protester, the incumbent contractor, alleges that the agency unreasonably evaluated A-Team's proposal and improperly made itssource selection decision."
The bid protest decision (B-417133) was issued on January 24, 2019 (https://www.gao.gov/products/B-417133).
In its findings, the GAO said: "1. Protest that the agency should have conducted a price realism evaluation is denied where the solicitation neither required nor permitted the agency to reject a proposal on the basis of an unrealistically low price.
2. Protest that the agency unreasonably evaluated the awardee's proposal is denied where the evaluation was consistent with the solicitation's terms and conditions, as well as applicable procurement statutes and regulations.
3. Protest that the source selection decision was unreasonable is denied where the record shows that the agency determined that the proposals were technically equivalent and the protester's advantage under the past performance factor was outweighed by the vastly lower price proposed by the awardee."
The participants in the case included: Antonio R. Franco, Kathryn V. Flood, Jacqueline K. Unger, and Emily J. Rouleau, PilieroMazza, for the protester.
Craig J. Berk, The Berk Law Firm, for A-Team Solutions, the intervenor.
Hattie Russell DuBois, and William C. Moorhouse, Defense Human Resources Activity, for the agency. Todd C. Culliton, and Tania Calhoun, Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision.
GAO Denies Protest by La Termica of Naples, Italy
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 -- The Government Accountability Office has issued a decision denying a bid protest filed by La Termica of Naples, Italy.
According to the GAO, La Termica "protests the award of design-build/design-bid-build construction contracts to five firms under request for proposals (RFP) No. N33191-16-R-1022, issued by the Department of the Navy for new construction, renovation, alteration, and repair projects at Naval Support Activity Naples, Italy and surrounding areas. The protester contends that the agency conducted a flawed price evaluation, assigned unreasonable adjectival ratings
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 -- The Government Accountability Office has issued a decision denying a bid protest filed by La Termica of Naples, Italy.
According to the GAO, La Termica "protests the award of design-build/design-bid-build construction contracts to five firms under request for proposals (RFP) No. N33191-16-R-1022, issued by the Department of the Navy for new construction, renovation, alteration, and repair projects at Naval Support Activity Naples, Italy and surrounding areas. The protester contends that the agency conducted a flawed price evaluation, assigned unreasonable adjectival ratingsto La Termica's proposal, failed to properly evaluate one of the awardees' construction certificates, and converted the basis of award from best-value tradeoff to lowest-priced technically acceptable."
The bid protest decision (B-416964.2,B-416964.3) was issued on January 30, 2019 (https://www.gao.gov/products/B-416964.2,B-416964.3).
In its findings, the GAO said: "1. Protest challenging price evaluation is denied where the agency evaluated price reasonableness in accordance with the stated evaluation criteria and where the solicitation did not require a price realism analysis.
2. Protest challenging the adjectival ratings assigned to protester's proposal is denied where the protester's objections did not rise beyond disagreement with the agency's evaluation judgment."
The participants in the case included: Salvatore Cino, for the protester.
Kenneth Jerome Rich Sr., and Patricia Windon Walter, Department of the Navy, 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 Herman Construction Group of Escondido, California
WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- The Government Accountability Office has issued a decision denying a bid protest filed by Herman Construction Group of Escondido, California.
According to the GAO, Herman Construction Group "protests its elimination from phase one of a two-phase design-build procurement, conducted under request for proposals (RFP) No. N62473-18-R-5816 by the Department of the Navy, Naval Facilities Engineering Command Southwest, for the construction, renovation and repair of general building projects in the western and southwestern United States. The protester asserts that it should have
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- The Government Accountability Office has issued a decision denying a bid protest filed by Herman Construction Group of Escondido, California.
According to the GAO, Herman Construction Group "protests its elimination from phase one of a two-phase design-build procurement, conducted under request for proposals (RFP) No. N62473-18-R-5816 by the Department of the Navy, Naval Facilities Engineering Command Southwest, for the construction, renovation and repair of general building projects in the western and southwestern United States. The protester asserts that it should havereceived a rating of outstanding, rather than good, under the safety factor and that this error led to its improper exclusion from phase two of the competition."
The bid protest decision (B-416778.2,B-416778.4) was issued on December 21, 2018 (https://www.gao.gov/products/B-416778.2,B-416778.4).
In its findings, the GAO said: "Protest is denied where the agency's evaluation of the proposal's safety factor was reasonable and in accordance with the solicitation."
The participants in the case included: David S. Demian, Christopher R. Sillari, and Rishi S. Bhatt, Finch, Thornton & Baird, for the protester. Katherine Arutunian, Department of the Navy, for the agency. Stephanie B. Magnell, and Amy B. Pereira, Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision.
GAO Denies Protest by GBK Partnership-Constant Associates of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- The Government Accountability Office has issued a decision denying a bid protest filed by GBK Partnership-Constant Associates of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
According to the GAO, GBK Partnership-Constant Associates "challenges the exclusion of its quotation submitted under request for quotations No. 68HE0C18Q0084, which was issued by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), to establish a blanket purchase agreement (BPA) under the General Services Administration (GSA) Professional Services Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) No. 00CORP for environmental training and consulting
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- The Government Accountability Office has issued a decision denying a bid protest filed by GBK Partnership-Constant Associates of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
According to the GAO, GBK Partnership-Constant Associates "challenges the exclusion of its quotation submitted under request for quotations No. 68HE0C18Q0084, which was issued by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), to establish a blanket purchase agreement (BPA) under the General Services Administration (GSA) Professional Services Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) No. 00CORP for environmental training and consultingservices. The protester argues that the EPA improperly excluded its quotation on the basis that GBK's FSS contract has insufficient potential options to cover the BPA's entire potential period of performance."
The bid protest decision (B-417039) was issued on January 24, 2019 (https://www.gao.gov/products/B-417039).
In its findings, the GAO said: "Protest challenging the exclusion of the protester's quotation from the competition is denied where the procuring agency reasonably found that the protester was ineligible for award where its Federal Supply Schedule contract included an insufficient period of performance to cover the potential duration of the anticipated blanket purchase agreement."
The participants in the case included: Edward J. Tolchin, Offit Kurman, for the protester. Jeffrey M. Herrema, and Kenneth Pakula, Environmental Protection Agency, and Jennifer L. Howard, General Services Administration, for the agencies. Evan D. Wesser, and Edward Goldstein, Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision.
GAO Denies Protest by DAI Global of Bethesda, Maryland
WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- The Government Accountability Office has issued a decision denying a bid protest filed by DAI Global of Bethesda, Maryland.
According to the GAO, DAI Global "protests its nonselection for award an of indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract under request for proposals (RFP) No. SOL-7200AA18R00008, issued by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), for health system strengthening services. The protester argues that the solicitation contained a latent ambiguity that resulted in a disparate evaluation of proposals."
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- The Government Accountability Office has issued a decision denying a bid protest filed by DAI Global of Bethesda, Maryland.
According to the GAO, DAI Global "protests its nonselection for award an of indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract under request for proposals (RFP) No. SOL-7200AA18R00008, issued by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), for health system strengthening services. The protester argues that the solicitation contained a latent ambiguity that resulted in a disparate evaluation of proposals."
The bid protest decision(B-416992) was issued on January 17, 2019 (https://www.gao.gov/products/B-416992).
In its findings, the GAO said: "Protest alleging that the solicitation contained a latent ambiguity is denied where the protester's interpretation of the solicitation is not reasonable."
The participants in the case included: Robert Nichols, Andrew Victor, Rebekah Woods, and Jason C. Lynch, Nichols Liu, for the protester. Daniel R. Forman, and Lauren H. Williams, Crowell & Moring, for Abt Associates; James Y, Boland, and Emily A. Unnasch, Venable, for Palladium International; and Kayleigh Scalzo, J. Hunter Bennett, Evan Sherwood, Covington & Burling, for Management Sciences for Health, intervenors.John B. Alumbaugh, United States Agency for International Development, for the agency. Young H. Cho, and Peter H. Tran, Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision.
GAO Denies Protest by University Loft of Greenfield, Indiana
WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- The Government Accountability Office has issued a decision denying a bid protest filed by University Loft of Greenfield, Indiana.
According to the GAO, University Loft "protests the issuance of a delivery order to KLN Steel Products Company, Inc., of Dallas, Texas, under request for quotations (RFQ) No. FA4418-18-Q-0049, issued by the Department of the Air Force for dormitory furniture items for Joint Base Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina. University Loft alleges the agency's evaluation of KLNs past performance was unreasonable."
The bid protest decision (B-417010,B-417010.2)
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- The Government Accountability Office has issued a decision denying a bid protest filed by University Loft of Greenfield, Indiana.
According to the GAO, University Loft "protests the issuance of a delivery order to KLN Steel Products Company, Inc., of Dallas, Texas, under request for quotations (RFQ) No. FA4418-18-Q-0049, issued by the Department of the Air Force for dormitory furniture items for Joint Base Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina. University Loft alleges the agency's evaluation of KLNs past performance was unreasonable."
The bid protest decision (B-417010,B-417010.2)was issued on January 22, 2019 (https://www.gao.gov/products/B-417010,B-417010.2).
In its findings, the GAO said: "Protest challenging the agency's evaluation of the awardee's past performance is denied where the evaluation was reasonable, consistent with the stated evaluation criteria, and adequately documented."
The participants in the case included: Howard J. Stanislawski, and Patrick K. O'Keefe, Sidley Austin, for the protester. Kristi Morgan Aronica, and Mark A. Weitz, Weitz Morgan, for KLN Steel Products Company,, the intervenor. Christopher S. Cole, and Alexis J. Bernstein, Department of the Air Force, for the agency. Louis A. Chiarella, and Peter H. Tran, Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision.
GAO Upholds Part of Bid Protest by Safal Partners of Houston, Texas
WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- The Government Accountability Office has issued a decision sustaining in part and denying in part a bid protest filed by Safal Partners of Houston, Texas.
According to the GAO, Safal Partners "protests the issuance of a task order to Manhattan Strategy Group, LLC (MSG), of Bethesda, Maryland, under request for quotations No. 91990018Q0023, issued by the Department of Education for support of the Charter Schools Program. The protester asserts that the agency's evaluation of Safal's quotation was unreasonable, the conduct of discussions was unreasonable, and the agency conducted
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- The Government Accountability Office has issued a decision sustaining in part and denying in part a bid protest filed by Safal Partners of Houston, Texas.
According to the GAO, Safal Partners "protests the issuance of a task order to Manhattan Strategy Group, LLC (MSG), of Bethesda, Maryland, under request for quotations No. 91990018Q0023, issued by the Department of Education for support of the Charter Schools Program. The protester asserts that the agency's evaluation of Safal's quotation was unreasonable, the conduct of discussions was unreasonable, and the agency conducteda flawed analysis of whether MSG's subcontractor had an impaired objectivity organizational conflict of interest."
The bid protest decision (B-416937,B-416937.2) was issued on January 15, 2019 (https://www.gao.gov/products/B-416937,B-416937.2).
In its findings, the GAO said: "1. Protest that the agency unreasonably evaluated the protester's technical quotation is denied where any errors in the evaluation were not prejudicial to the protester.
2. Protest that the agency conducted unfair discussions is denied where, in this Federal Acquisition Regulation subpart 8.4 procurement, the agency was required to request a price reduction, and other requested changes to the price quotations did not constitute discussions.
3. Protest that awardee's subcontractor has an unmitigated impaired objectivity organizational conflict of interest is sustained where the agency's initial analysis relied on vendors' self-certifications, and the agency's post-protest analysis was based on a mistake of material fact and the application of an improper legal standard."
The participants in the case included: Adam K. Lasky, David Y. Yang, Erich Potter, and Daniel P. Radthorne, Oles Morrison Rinker & Baker, for the protester. Antonio R. Franco, Michelle E. Litteken, Patrick T. Rothwell, and Jacqueline K. Unger, Piliero Mazza, for Manhattan Strategy Group, the intervenor. Mark Motta, and Michael S. Taylor, Department of Education, for the agency. Kenneth Kilgour, and Jennifer D. Westfall-McGrail, Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision.
GAO Denies in Part Protest by ACI Technologies of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 -- The Government Accountability Office has issued a decision denying in part and dismissing in part a bid protest filed by ACI Technologies of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
According to the GAO, ACI Technologies "protests the issuance of solicitation No. N00164-18-9-0001 by the Department of the Navy, Naval Surface Warfare Center, with the intent of entering into an other transaction agreement (OTA) for prototype projects. The protester argues that the solicitation anticipates performance of work that is not related to prototype projects and is therefore outside the agency's
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 -- The Government Accountability Office has issued a decision denying in part and dismissing in part a bid protest filed by ACI Technologies of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
According to the GAO, ACI Technologies "protests the issuance of solicitation No. N00164-18-9-0001 by the Department of the Navy, Naval Surface Warfare Center, with the intent of entering into an other transaction agreement (OTA) for prototype projects. The protester argues that the solicitation anticipates performance of work that is not related to prototype projects and is therefore outside the agency'sstatutory authority for OTAs, and that the solicitation improperly provides for work that duplicates existing research."
The bid protest decision (B-417011) was issued on January 17, 2019 (https://www.gao.gov/products/B-417011).
In its findings, the GAO said: "Protest challenging the issuance of a solicitation that anticipates selection of a consortium to enter into an other transaction agreement (OTA) for prototype projects is denied in part and dismissed in part where the anticipated work is within the agency's statutory authority to enter into OTAs, and where the protester fails to provide adequate factual support for its contention that the work is duplicative of existing research."
The participants in the case included: H. Todd Whay, The Whay Law Firm, for the protester. D. Randall Kemplin, Christopher A. Monsey, and Eric Van Wiltenburg, Department of the Navy, for the agency. Jonathan L. Kang, and Laura Eyester, Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision.
GAO Denies in Part Protest by Carolina Linkages of Charleston, South Carolina
WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 -- The Government Accountability Office has issued a decision denying in part and dismissing in part a bid protest filed by Carolina Linkages of Charleston, South Carolina.
According to the GAO, Carolina Linkages "protests the award of a contract to Synergy Logistics Services, LLC (SLS), of North Kansas City, Missouri, under request for proposals (RFP) No. SP3300-18-R-5004, issued by the Defense Logistics Agency as a small business set-aside for warehouse distribution services in the territory of Guam. Safe Ports argues that the agency misevaluated the SLS proposal and unreasonably
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 -- The Government Accountability Office has issued a decision denying in part and dismissing in part a bid protest filed by Carolina Linkages of Charleston, South Carolina.
According to the GAO, Carolina Linkages "protests the award of a contract to Synergy Logistics Services, LLC (SLS), of North Kansas City, Missouri, under request for proposals (RFP) No. SP3300-18-R-5004, issued by the Defense Logistics Agency as a small business set-aside for warehouse distribution services in the territory of Guam. Safe Ports argues that the agency misevaluated the SLS proposal and unreasonablymade award to that firm."
The bid protest decision (B-417079) was issued on January 24, 2019 (https://www.gao.gov/products/B-417079).
In its findings, the GAO said: "Protest challenging agency's evaluation of joint venture's past performance based on past performance examples performed by the constituent members of the joint venture is denied where nothing in the solicitation prohibited the agency from evaluating those examples."
The participants in the case included: William T. Welch, McMahon, Welch and Learned, for the protester. David E. Fletcher, and Brenna D. Duncan, Perkins Coie, for Synergy Logistics Services, an intervenor. Timothy J. Ryan, Timothy L. Wilson, and Daniel K. Poling, Defense Logistics Agency, for the agency.
Scott H. Riback, and Tania Calhoun, Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision.
GAO Denies Protest by Battistella S.P.A. of Vincenza, Italy
WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 -- The Government Accountability Office has issued a decision denying a bid protest filed by Battistella S.P.A. of Vincenza, Italy.
According to the GAO, Battistella S.P.A. "protests the agency's failure to award the firm a contract under request for proposals (RFP) No. W912PF-18-R-0003, issued by the Department of the Army for a multiple-award task order contract (MATOC) to provide design-build and design-bid-build construction services in Vincenza, Italy. Battistella alleges that the agency unreasonably evaluated its proposal and improperly made its source selection decision."
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 -- The Government Accountability Office has issued a decision denying a bid protest filed by Battistella S.P.A. of Vincenza, Italy.
According to the GAO, Battistella S.P.A. "protests the agency's failure to award the firm a contract under request for proposals (RFP) No. W912PF-18-R-0003, issued by the Department of the Army for a multiple-award task order contract (MATOC) to provide design-build and design-bid-build construction services in Vincenza, Italy. Battistella alleges that the agency unreasonably evaluated its proposal and improperly made its source selection decision."
Thebid protest decision (B-416597.4) was issued on January 24, 2019 (https://www.gao.gov/products/B-416597.4).
In its findings, the GAO said: "Protest is denied where the agency's evaluation and source selection decision were consistent with the terms of the solicitation and applicable procurement statutes and regulations."
The participants in the case included: Monica Battistella, Battistella S.p.A., for the protester. Richard B. Oliver, Glenn Sweatt, and J. Matthew Carter, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, for Environmental Chemical Corporation Italy srl, the intervenor. Major Ronald Herrmann, Department of the Army, for the agency. Todd C. Culliton, and Tania Calhoun, Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision.
GAO Denies Protest by Wyle Laboratories of Huntsville, Alabama
WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 -- The Government Accountability Office has issued a decision denying a bid protest filed by Wyle Laboratories of Huntsville, Alabama.
According to the GAO, Wyle Laboratories "challenges the rejection of its quotation and the issuance of a task order to Deloitte Consulting LLP, of Arlington, Virginia, under request for quotations (RFQ) No. 01C18Q0106, issued by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), for professional, technical, and operational support services, in support of DHS's Office of Facilities and Asset Management. Wyle
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 -- The Government Accountability Office has issued a decision denying a bid protest filed by Wyle Laboratories of Huntsville, Alabama.
According to the GAO, Wyle Laboratories "challenges the rejection of its quotation and the issuance of a task order to Deloitte Consulting LLP, of Arlington, Virginia, under request for quotations (RFQ) No. 01C18Q0106, issued by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), for professional, technical, and operational support services, in support of DHS's Office of Facilities and Asset Management. Wylecontends that the agency improperly failed to conduct a comparative assessment of the vendors quotations prior to selecting Deloitte to receive the order."
The bid protest decision (B-416528.2) was issued on January 11, 2019 (https://www.gao.gov/products/B-416528.2).
In its findings, the GAO said: "Protest challenging the agency's rejection of a quotation for the issuance of a task order is denied where the agency reasonably concluded it would not be in privity of contract with the entity that would be performing the work."
The participants in the case included: Alexander J. Brittin, Brittin Law Group; and Jonathan D. Shaffer, and Mary Pat Buckenmeyer, Smith Pachter McWhorter, for the protester. Keith R. Szeliga, and Adam A. Bartolanzo, and Shaunna E. Bailey, Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton, for Deloitte Consulting, the intervenor. Carl J. Vernetti, Department of Homeland Security, for the agency. Heather Weiner, and Jennifer D. Westfall-McGrail, Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision.
GAO Sustains Protest by Hi-Tech Bed Systems of Wheatland, Wyoming
WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 -- The Government Accountability Office has issued a decision sustaining a bid protest filed by Hi-Tech Bed Systems of Wheatland, Wyoming.
According to the GAO, Hi-Tech Bed Systems "challenges the issuance of a General Services Administration (GSA) Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) order to Chicago American Manufacturing LLC, a small business located in Chicago, Illinois, under request for quotations (RFQ) No. W912DY-18-T-0175, issued by the Department of the Army for the provision of lift deck beds for eight buildings located at the Naval Station Great Lakes. The protester primarily
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 -- The Government Accountability Office has issued a decision sustaining a bid protest filed by Hi-Tech Bed Systems of Wheatland, Wyoming.
According to the GAO, Hi-Tech Bed Systems "challenges the issuance of a General Services Administration (GSA) Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) order to Chicago American Manufacturing LLC, a small business located in Chicago, Illinois, under request for quotations (RFQ) No. W912DY-18-T-0175, issued by the Department of the Army for the provision of lift deck beds for eight buildings located at the Naval Station Great Lakes. The protester primarilyargues that the awardee quoted a bed that was not listed on its GSA schedule."
The bid protest decision (B-416972,B-416972.2) was issued on January 16, 2019 (https://www.gao.gov/products/B-416972,B-416972.2).
In its findings, the GAO said: "Protest challenging agency's issuance of a Federal Supply Schedule order is sustained where agency failed to meaningfully consider whether an item quoted by the awardee met the solicitation requirement that quoted items be listed on the vendor's schedule contract and comply with the contract's testing requirements."
The participants in the case included: H. Todd Whay, The Whay Law Firm, for the protester. James W. Kim, and Llewelyn Engel, McDermott Will & Emery, for Chicago American Manufacturing, the intervenor. Garry L. Brewer, and Barbara Hebel, Department of the Army, 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 Allied Synergy International of Franklin Furnace, Ohio
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 -- The Government Accountability Office has issued a decision denying a bid protest filed by Allied Synergy International of Franklin Furnace, Ohio.
According to the GAO, Allied Synergy International "protests the award of a contract to SC Jones Services, Inc. (SCJS), of Hampton, Virginia, also a small business, under request for proposals (RFP) No. 80KSC018R0014, issued by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), for commercial grounds maintenance, landscaping, and pest control services at the John F. Kennedy Space Center (KSC) and surrounding areas, in Florida.
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 -- The Government Accountability Office has issued a decision denying a bid protest filed by Allied Synergy International of Franklin Furnace, Ohio.
According to the GAO, Allied Synergy International "protests the award of a contract to SC Jones Services, Inc. (SCJS), of Hampton, Virginia, also a small business, under request for proposals (RFP) No. 80KSC018R0014, issued by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), for commercial grounds maintenance, landscaping, and pest control services at the John F. Kennedy Space Center (KSC) and surrounding areas, in Florida.ASI contends that NASA misevaluated SCJS's price and awarded the contract based on the erroneous conclusion that SCJS's was the lowest-priced technically acceptable proposal."
The bid protest decision (B-417036) was issued on January 16, 2019 (https://www.gao.gov/products/B-417036).
In its findings, the GAO said: "Protest that agency misevaluated offerors' prices is denied where the agency's price evaluation for indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract line items, which used estimated quantities specified in the solicitation, was reasonable and consistent with the price evaluation described in the solicitation."
The participants in the case included: Ryan P. Slaughter, the protester.
Kathryn V. Flood, Piliero Mazza, for SC Jones Services, the intervenor.
Alexander T. Bakos, Steven Horn, and Vincent A. Salgado, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, for the agency. Paul N. Wengert, and Tania Calhoun, Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision.
GAO Denies Protest by NCI Information Systems of Reston, Virginia
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 -- The Government Accountability Office has issued a decision denying a bid protest filed by NCI Information Systems of Reston, Virginia.
According to the GAO, NCI Information Systems "protests the issuance of task orders to ERPSI, of Gambrills, Maryland; Leidos Innovations Corp., of Rockville, Maryland; and REI Systems Inc., of Chantilly, Virginia, by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), pursuant to request for proposals (RFP) No. 70SBUR18R00000008 for outcome based software development and operations services.
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 -- The Government Accountability Office has issued a decision denying a bid protest filed by NCI Information Systems of Reston, Virginia.
According to the GAO, NCI Information Systems "protests the issuance of task orders to ERPSI, of Gambrills, Maryland; Leidos Innovations Corp., of Rockville, Maryland; and REI Systems Inc., of Chantilly, Virginia, by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), pursuant to request for proposals (RFP) No. 70SBUR18R00000008 for outcome based software development and operations services.The protester alleges that the agency's evaluation of NCI's proposal was unreasonable."
The bid protest decision (B-416926,B-416926.2,B-416926.3) was issued on January 9, 2019 (https://www.gao.gov/products/B-416926,B-416926.2,B-416926.3).
In its findings, the GAO said: "Protest challenging agency's evaluation of protester's proposal is denied where the evaluation conclusions were reasonable, consistent with the solicitation, and did not employ unstated evaluation criteria."
The participants in the case included: Daniel P. Graham, Caroline E. Colpoys, John M. Satira, and Parker Hancock, Vinson & Elkins, for the protester. John Cornell, Department of Homeland Security, for the agency. Nora K. Adkins, and Amy B. Pereira, Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision.
GAO Dismisses Protest by Adams & Associates of Reno, Nevada
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 -- The Government Accountability Office has issued a decision dismissing a bid protest filed by Adams and Associates of Reno, Nevada.
According to the GAO, Adams & Associates "protests the award of contracts to Management & Training Corporation, of Centerville, Utah, under request for proposals Nos. 1630J5-17-R-00003 and 1630J2-18-R-00004, which were issued by the Department of Labor (DOL), for the operation of the Atterbury Job Corps Center in Edinburgh, Indiana, and the Earle C. Clements Job Corps Center in Morganfield, Kentucky. Adams primarily alleges that the agency is
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 -- The Government Accountability Office has issued a decision dismissing a bid protest filed by Adams and Associates of Reno, Nevada.
According to the GAO, Adams & Associates "protests the award of contracts to Management & Training Corporation, of Centerville, Utah, under request for proposals Nos. 1630J5-17-R-00003 and 1630J2-18-R-00004, which were issued by the Department of Labor (DOL), for the operation of the Atterbury Job Corps Center in Edinburgh, Indiana, and the Earle C. Clements Job Corps Center in Morganfield, Kentucky. Adams primarily alleges that the agency isbiased and retaliating against the company, as well as challenges the agency's evaluation of proposals, and its resulting source selection decisions."
The bid protest decision (B-417120,B-417125) was issued on January 16, 2019 (https://www.gao.gov/products/B-417120,B-417125).
In its findings, the GAO said: "1. Post-award protests alleging that all procuring agency headquarters procurement personnel are biased and incapable of reasonably evaluating the protester's proposals are dismissed as untimely where the protester was aware of the underlying facts giving rise to its bias and retaliation allegations prior to the closing dates for the receipt of proposals, and failed to timely challenge the issue prior to proposal submission.
2. Remaining protest allegations are dismissed where the agency has proposed adequate corrective action, including the reevaluation of proposals and issuance of new selection decisions, that will render the protests academic."
The participants in the case included: G. Lindsay Simmons, and Hopewell H. Darneille III, Jackson Kelly, for the protester. Alex P. Hontos, Daniel Falknor, and Phil Steger, Dorsey & Whitney, for Management & Training Corporation, the intervenor. Dennis A. Adelson, and Jose Otero, Department of Labor, for the agency. Evan D. Wesser, Jonathan L. Kang, and Edward Goldstein, Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision.
GAO Dismisses Protest by Lawson Environmental Services of Caledonia, Missouri
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 -- The Government Accountability Office has issued a decision dismissing a bid protest filed by Lawson Environmental Services of Caledonia, Missouri.
According to the GAO, Lawson Environmental Services "protests the award of a contract to Eagle Eye -- Enviroworks Joint Venture, a small business of Anchorage, Alaska, under request for proposals (RFP) No. 68HE0718R0009, issued by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for environmental remediation services at the Big River Mine Tailings Site, Operable Unit 1, St. Francois County, Missouri. Lawson argues that the EPA's decision
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 -- The Government Accountability Office has issued a decision dismissing a bid protest filed by Lawson Environmental Services of Caledonia, Missouri.
According to the GAO, Lawson Environmental Services "protests the award of a contract to Eagle Eye -- Enviroworks Joint Venture, a small business of Anchorage, Alaska, under request for proposals (RFP) No. 68HE0718R0009, issued by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for environmental remediation services at the Big River Mine Tailings Site, Operable Unit 1, St. Francois County, Missouri. Lawson argues that the EPA's decisionto refer Eagle Eye to the Small Business Administration (SBA) for a certificate of competency (COC) was in error."
The bid protest decision (B-416892,B-416892.2) was issued on January 8, 2019 (https://www.gao.gov/products/B-416892,B-416892.2).
In its findings, the GAO said: "Protest that contracting agency improperly referred awardee to the Small Business Administration for consideration under certificate of competency procedures is dismissed where allegations do not fall within exceptions that allow for review by our Office."
The participants in the case included: Theodore P. Watson, Watson & Associates, for the protester. William K. Walker, Walker Reasusaw, for Eagle Eye - Enviroworks Joint Venture, the intervenor. Kathleen Clever, and Demetra Salisbury, Environmental Protection Agency, and Sam Q. Le, Small Business Administration, for the agencies. Louis A. Chiarella, and Peter H. Tran, Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision.
GAO Denies Protest by Dehler Manufacturing of San Antonio, Texas
WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 -- The Government Accountability Office has issued a decision denying a bid protest filed by Dehler Manufacturing of San Antonio, Texas.
According to the GAO, Dehler Manufacturing "protests the issuance of a delivery order to J. Squared, Inc., d/b/a University Loft Company (University Loft), of Greenfield, Indiana, under request for quotations (RFQ) No. W912DY-18-T-0144, issued by the Department of the Army, Army Corps of Engineers, Huntsville Engineering & Support Center (Corps), for furniture items. Dehler argues the Corps' evaluation of the vendor's quotation was improper,
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 -- The Government Accountability Office has issued a decision denying a bid protest filed by Dehler Manufacturing of San Antonio, Texas.
According to the GAO, Dehler Manufacturing "protests the issuance of a delivery order to J. Squared, Inc., d/b/a University Loft Company (University Loft), of Greenfield, Indiana, under request for quotations (RFQ) No. W912DY-18-T-0144, issued by the Department of the Army, Army Corps of Engineers, Huntsville Engineering & Support Center (Corps), for furniture items. Dehler argues the Corps' evaluation of the vendor's quotation was improper,and that the Small Business Administration (SBA) erred in denying Dehler a Certificate of Competency (COC) because the procuring agency failed to present vital information to the SBA bearing on the firm's responsibility."
The bid protest decision (B-416939) was issued on January 10, 2019 (https://www.gao.gov/products/B-416939).
In its findings, the GAO said: "Protest that the Small Business Administration (SBA) failed to consider vital information bearing on the protester's responsibility in denying the issuance of a certificate of competency is denied where there is no evidence that the procuring agency provided incorrect information or withheld information from the SBA."
The participants in the case included: Kristi Morgan Aronica, and Mark A. Weitz, Weitz Morgan, for the protester. Howard J. Stanislawski, and Patrick K. O'Keefe, Sidley Austin, on behalf of J. Squared d/b/a University Loft Company, the intervenor. Garry L. Brewer, Department of the Army, and Sam Q. Le, Small Business Administration, for the agencies. Louis A. Chiarella, and Peter H. Tran, Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision.
GAO Denies Protest by PTC of Needham, Massachusetts
WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 -- The Government Accountability Office has issued a decision denying a bid protest filed by PTC of Needham, Massachusetts.
According to the GAO, PTC "challenges a notice of intent to award a sole-source contract to Siemens Government Technologies, Inc., of Arlington, Virginia, issued by the Department of the Air Force for product lifecycle management (PLM) software. The protester alleges that the agency's justification and approval (J&A) supporting the proposed sole-source contract is not consistent with the cited regulatory authority, and is based on a flawed cost analysis."
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 -- The Government Accountability Office has issued a decision denying a bid protest filed by PTC of Needham, Massachusetts.
According to the GAO, PTC "challenges a notice of intent to award a sole-source contract to Siemens Government Technologies, Inc., of Arlington, Virginia, issued by the Department of the Air Force for product lifecycle management (PLM) software. The protester alleges that the agency's justification and approval (J&A) supporting the proposed sole-source contract is not consistent with the cited regulatory authority, and is based on a flawed cost analysis."
Thebid protest decision (B-416863) was issued on December 20, 2018 (https://www.gao.gov/products/B-416863).
In its findings, the GAO said: "Proposed award of a sole-source contract for software license reactivation to the original software developer is unobjectionable where the agency reasonably determined that its large existing inventory of licenses for older versions of the software could be reactivated and standardized to a single version at a significantly lower cost than purchasing new licenses for other similar software, and where the record reflects that this cost differential was not likely to be recovered through competition."
The participants in the case included: Andrew E. Shipley, and Phillip E. Beshara, Wilmer, Cutler, Pickering, Hale, and Dorr, for the protester.
Jeffery M. Chiow, Stephen L. Bacon, Lucas T. Hanback, and Robert S. Metzger, Rogers, Joseph, O'Donnell, for Siemens Government Technologies, the intervenor. Alexis J. Bernstein, and Heather M. Mandelkehr, Department of the Air Force, for the agency. Michael Willems, and Edward Goldstein, Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision.
GAO Denies Protest by Global Logistics Providers of Stamford, Connecticut
WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- The Government Accountability Office has issued a decision denying a bid protest filed by Global Logistics Providers of Stamford, Connecticut.
According to the GAO, Global Logistics Providers "protests the award of indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contracts to four other firms by the Department of the Army, Regional Contracting Office-Africa, under request for proposals (RFP) No. W56PFY-18-R-0001, for surface distribution services within the United States Africa Command (USAFRICOM) area of responsibility (AOR). Global protests that the agency's evaluation ignored
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- The Government Accountability Office has issued a decision denying a bid protest filed by Global Logistics Providers of Stamford, Connecticut.
According to the GAO, Global Logistics Providers "protests the award of indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contracts to four other firms by the Department of the Army, Regional Contracting Office-Africa, under request for proposals (RFP) No. W56PFY-18-R-0001, for surface distribution services within the United States Africa Command (USAFRICOM) area of responsibility (AOR). Global protests that the agency's evaluation ignoredparts of its proposal and was unreasonable."
The bid protest decision (B-416843) was issued on December 26, 2018 (https://www.gao.gov/products/B-416843).
In its findings, the GAO said: "Protest challenging the agency's evaluation of protester's proposal is denied where the record shows that the evaluation was reasonable and consistent with the solicitation's evaluation criteria."
The participants in the case included: Bryant E. Gardner, and Brooke F. Shapiro, Winston & Strawn, for the protester. Stephen Smith, and Scott N. Flesch, Department of the Army, for the agency. John Sorrenti, and Christina Sklarew, Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision.
GAO Denies Protest by Systems Analysis & Integration of San Diego, California.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 -- The Government Accountability Office has issued a decision denying a bid protest filed by Systems Analysis and Integration of San Diego, California.
According to the GAO, Systems Analysis & Integration "protests the award of a contract to HSQ Technology, of Hayward, California, under request for quotations (RFQ) No. W912P518T0003, issued by the Department of the Army, Army Corps of Engineers, for a supply contract to replace components of the supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) system at four master power plants and five remote power plants. The protester complains
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 -- The Government Accountability Office has issued a decision denying a bid protest filed by Systems Analysis and Integration of San Diego, California.
According to the GAO, Systems Analysis & Integration "protests the award of a contract to HSQ Technology, of Hayward, California, under request for quotations (RFQ) No. W912P518T0003, issued by the Department of the Army, Army Corps of Engineers, for a supply contract to replace components of the supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) system at four master power plants and five remote power plants. The protester complainsthat the agency failed to hold meaningful discussions and unreasonably evaluated its quotation."
The bid protest decision (B-416899.2,B-416899.3) was issued on January 2, 2019 (https://www.gao.gov/products/B-416899.2,B-416899.3).
In its findings, the GAO said: "1. Protest that agency failed to hold meaningful discussions with protester is denied where protester did not get discussion letter because agency sent discussion letter to an email address with a typographical error that was included in the protester's quotation for its primary contact.
2. Protest that agency unreasonably evaluated protester's quotation as unacceptable is denied where protester failed to provide information required by the solicitation."
The participants in the case included: Steven J. Koprince, Matthew Moriarty, Shane J. McCall, and Haley E. Claxton, Koprince Law, for the protester. Bonnie B. Jagoditz, and Johanna L. Anderson, Corps of Engineers, for the agency. Mary G. Curcio, and Laura Eyester, Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision.
GAO Dismisses Protest by Miracorp of Gilbert, Arizona
WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 -- The Government Accountability Office has issued a decision dismissing a bid protest filed by Miracorp of Gilbert, Arizona.
According to the GAO, Miracorp "protests the issuance of a delivery order to RiVidium, Inc., an 8(a) small business located in Manassas, Virginia, under request for quotations (RFQ) No. 89503118RWA000008, issued by the Department of Energy (DOE), for administrative support services. MIRACORP, which is the incumbent contractor for the requirement, challenges the agency's evaluation and award decision."
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 -- The Government Accountability Office has issued a decision dismissing a bid protest filed by Miracorp of Gilbert, Arizona.
According to the GAO, Miracorp "protests the issuance of a delivery order to RiVidium, Inc., an 8(a) small business located in Manassas, Virginia, under request for quotations (RFQ) No. 89503118RWA000008, issued by the Department of Energy (DOE), for administrative support services. MIRACORP, which is the incumbent contractor for the requirement, challenges the agency's evaluation and award decision."
The bid protest decision (B-416917) was issued onJanuary 2, 2019 (https://www.gao.gov/products/B-416917).
In its findings, the GAO said: "Protester is not an interested party to challenge issuance of a delivery order set aside for participants in the Small Business Administration's 8(a) program where the delivery order was issued under a multiple-award contract not initially set aside for 8(a) competition, and where the protester had graduated from the 8(a) program, and therefore, was not an 8(a) program participant eligible for award on the date specified in the solicitation for receipt of quotations."
The participants in the case included: Thomas K. David, Kenneth Brody, and Katherine David, David, Brody & Dondershine, for the protester. James Y. Boland, and Spencer P. Williams, Venable, for RiVidium, the intervenor. John L. Bowles, and Stephanie B. Young, Department of Energy, and Sam Le, Small Business Administration, for the agencies. Heather Weiner, and Jennifer D. Westfall-McGrail, Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision.
GAO Denies Protest by Dehler Manufacturing of San Antonio, Texas
WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 -- The Government Accountability Office has issued a decision denying in part and dismissing in part a bid protest filed by Dehler Manufacturing of San Antonio, Texas.
According to the GAO, Dehler Manufacturing "protests the Department of the Army's award of a contract to Chicago American Manufacturing, of Chicago, Illinois, pursuant to request for quotations (RFQ) No. W912DY-18-T-0113, to provide and install furnishings at specified locations at Fort Jackson, South Carolina. Dehler protests that the agency unreasonably evaluated Dehler's past performance as unacceptable and/or
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 -- The Government Accountability Office has issued a decision denying in part and dismissing in part a bid protest filed by Dehler Manufacturing of San Antonio, Texas.
According to the GAO, Dehler Manufacturing "protests the Department of the Army's award of a contract to Chicago American Manufacturing, of Chicago, Illinois, pursuant to request for quotations (RFQ) No. W912DY-18-T-0113, to provide and install furnishings at specified locations at Fort Jackson, South Carolina. Dehler protests that the agency unreasonably evaluated Dehler's past performance as unacceptable and/orimproperly found Dehler nonresponsible. Dehler also protests the Small Business Administration's (SBA) decision not to issue a certificate of competency (COC)."
The bid protest decision (B-416819,B-416819.2) was issued on December 19, 2018 (https://www.gao.gov/products/B-416819,B-416819.2).
In its findings, the GAO said: "1. Agency reasonably evaluated protester's quotation as unacceptable with regard to past performance, where information in the past performance information retrieval system established that protester's performance under four recent contracts had been assessed as marginal or unsatisfactory.
2. Protest that an agency acted improperly in requesting an assessment of the protester's responsibility in connection with the placement of a task order under the Federal Supply Schedule is denied; while an agency is not required to make a new responsibility determination in a task order procurement conducted pursuant to Federal Acquisition Regulation subpart 8.4, it is not precluded from doing so.
3. Protest record fails to provide an adequate basis for Government Accountability Office to consider protester's challenge to the Small Business Administration's denial of a certificate of competency."
The participants in the case included: Kristi Morgan Aronica, and Mark A. Weitz, Weitz Morgan, for the protester. James W. Kim, and Llewelyn M. Engel, McDermott Will & Emery, for the intervenor. Garry L. Brewer, Department of the Army, for the agency. Glenn G. Wolcott, and Christina Sklarew, Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision.
GAO Denies Protest by Miltope of Hope Hull, Alabama
WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 -- The Government Accountability Office has issued a decision denying a bid protest filed by Miltope of Hope Hull, Alabama.
According to the GAO, Miltope "protests its exclusion from the competitive range and subsequent award of a contract to Leonardo DRS, of Arlington, Virginia, under request for proposals (RFP) No. W15QKN-18-R-0037, issued by the Department of the Army, for multipurpose standard automatic test equipment. The protester contends that the agency altered the settings on its sample prior to testing, contrary to the solicitation's evaluation criteria, resulting
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 -- The Government Accountability Office has issued a decision denying a bid protest filed by Miltope of Hope Hull, Alabama.
According to the GAO, Miltope "protests its exclusion from the competitive range and subsequent award of a contract to Leonardo DRS, of Arlington, Virginia, under request for proposals (RFP) No. W15QKN-18-R-0037, issued by the Department of the Army, for multipurpose standard automatic test equipment. The protester contends that the agency altered the settings on its sample prior to testing, contrary to the solicitation's evaluation criteria, resultingin its lower test score and elimination from the competition. The protester also argues the agency's testing was inaccurate and unreliable."
The bid protest decision (B-416859.2,B-416859.3) was issued on January 8, 2019 (https://www.gao.gov/products/B-416859.2,B-416859.3).
In its findings, the GAO said: "1. An agency's assertion that the protester's challenge to its exclusion from the competitive range is untimely is unavailing where the protester's contention is that the agency failed to test the protester's sample in accordance with the solicitation, and the record shows that the protester could not have known its basis for protest, despite its receipt of a pre-award debriefing, prior to return of the sample to the protester, which did not occur until after contract award.
2. Protester's contention that the agency improperly changed the display resolution setting prior to testing the protester's sample is denied where the record does not establish that the agency changed the setting."
The participants in the case included: Howard J. Stanislawski, and Patrick K. O'Keefe, Sidley Austin, for the protester. W. Jay DeVecchio, Kevin P. Mullen, Rachael K. Plymale, and Caitlin A. Crujido, Morrison & Foerster, for Leonardo DRS, the intervenor. Jonathan A. Hardage, and Jered J. Leo, Department of the Army, for the agency. Charmaine A. Stevenson, and Laura Eyester, Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision.
GAO Denies Protest by Falken USVI of St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 -- The Government Accountability Office has issued a decision denying a bid protest filed by Falken USVI of St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands.
According to the GAO, Falken USVI "protests the issuance of a purchase order to Ranger American of the VI Inc., a small business located in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, by the Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), pursuant to request for quotations (RFQ) No. 70FBR218Q00000999_01 for security guard services at various U.S. Virgin Island locations. The protester alleges that the agency failed to
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 -- The Government Accountability Office has issued a decision denying a bid protest filed by Falken USVI of St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands.
According to the GAO, Falken USVI "protests the issuance of a purchase order to Ranger American of the VI Inc., a small business located in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, by the Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), pursuant to request for quotations (RFQ) No. 70FBR218Q00000999_01 for security guard services at various U.S. Virgin Island locations. The protester alleges that the agency failed toreasonably evaluate Falken's and Ranger's quotations regarding Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (the Stafford Act) eligibility. See 42 U.S.C. ** 5121 et. seq. The protester also alleges that the agency's Stafford Act eligibility evaluation did not treat vendors equally."
The bid protest decision (B-416581.2) was issued on January 2, 2019 (https://www.gao.gov/products/B-416581.2).
In its findings, the GAO said: "Protest challenging agency's evaluation under the authority of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. * 5121 et. seq. is denied where the agency's evaluation was reasonable, and treated the vendors equally."
The participants in the case included: Kenneth A. Martin, The Martin Law Firm, for the protester. Jonathan D. Shaffer, John S. Pachter, Mary Pat Buckenmeyer, and Julia S. Shagovac, Smith Pachter McWhorter, for Ranger American of the VI, the intervenor. Hillary J. Freund and Rina Martinez, Department of Homeland Security, for the agency. Nora K. Adkins and Amy B. Pereira, Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision.
GAO Denies Protest by DynaLantic of Ozark, Alabama
WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 -- The Government Accountability Office has issued a decision denying a bid protest filed by DynaLantic of Ozark, Alabama.
According to the GAO, DynaLantic "protests the exclusion of its proposal from the competitive range under request for proposals (RFP) No. W900KK-18-R-0004, issued by the Department of the Army, Army Contracting Command-Orlando, for the production, installation, and support of two utility helicopter (UH)-60A flight training devices (FTDs). DynaLantic protests that the agency unreasonably evaluated its proposal and improperly eliminated DynaLantic from the
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 -- The Government Accountability Office has issued a decision denying a bid protest filed by DynaLantic of Ozark, Alabama.
According to the GAO, DynaLantic "protests the exclusion of its proposal from the competitive range under request for proposals (RFP) No. W900KK-18-R-0004, issued by the Department of the Army, Army Contracting Command-Orlando, for the production, installation, and support of two utility helicopter (UH)-60A flight training devices (FTDs). DynaLantic protests that the agency unreasonably evaluated its proposal and improperly eliminated DynaLantic from thecompetitive range."
The bid protest decision (B-416855) was issued on December 26, 2018 (https://www.gao.gov/products/B-416855).
In its findings, the GAO said: "Protest challenging the agency's evaluation of protester's proposal and its exclusion from the competitive range is denied where the record shows that the evaluation was reasonable and consistent with the solicitation's evaluation criteria, and where the agency reasonably determined that the protester's proposal was unacceptable."
The participants in the case included: Jennifer S. Zucker, and Daniel D. Straus, Greenberg Traurig, for the protester. Lynn Marshall, Department of the Army, for the agency. John Sorrenti, and Christina Sklarew, Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision.
GAO Denies Protest by TWD & Associates of McLean, Virginia
WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 -- The Government Accountability Office has issued a decision denying a bid protest filed by TWD and Associates of McLean, Virginia.
According to the GAO, TWD & Associates "protests the Department of the Navy's award of a task order to Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc., of McLean, Virginia, pursuant to request for proposals (RFP) No. N00174-17-R-3024, to provide information technology (IT) support services for the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA). TWD, the incumbent contractor, challenges various aspects of the agency's source selection process, including the agency's technical evaluation,
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 -- The Government Accountability Office has issued a decision denying a bid protest filed by TWD and Associates of McLean, Virginia.
According to the GAO, TWD & Associates "protests the Department of the Navy's award of a task order to Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc., of McLean, Virginia, pursuant to request for proposals (RFP) No. N00174-17-R-3024, to provide information technology (IT) support services for the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA). TWD, the incumbent contractor, challenges various aspects of the agency's source selection process, including the agency's technical evaluation,past performance evaluation, and cost realism evaluation."
The bid protest decision (B-416834,B-416834.2,B-416834.3) was issued on December 26, 2018 (https://www.gao.gov/products/B-416834,B-416834.2,B-416834.3).
In its findings, the GAO said: "1. Protest challenging the agency's assessment of various strengths and weaknesses in protester's technical proposal is denied where protest fails to establish that the agency's evaluation was unreasonable.
2. Protester's assertion that its prior ratings as the incumbent contractor entitled it to a substantial confidence past performance rating, rather than a satisfactory confidence rating, is denied.
3. Cost realism evaluation was reasonable where the agency upwardly adjusted protester's labor rates for failing to adequately substantiate rates that were based on decreasing current employees' salaries."
The participants in the case included: J. Scott Hommer III, Rebecca E. Pearson, Michael T. Francel, and Christopher G. Griesedieck, Venable, for the protester. Gary J. Campbell, G. Matthew Koehl, and Nathaniel J. Greeson, Womble Bond Dickinson (US), for Booz Allen Hamilton, the intervenor. Abigail T. Stokes, Gwendolyn A. Iaci, Allison M. Genco, and Toya H. Davis, Department of the Navy, for the agency. Glenn G. Wolcott, and Christina Sklarew, Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision.
GAO Denies Protest by American Southwest Electric of Las Vegas, Nevada
WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 -- The Government Accountability Office has issued a decision denying a bid protest filed by American Southwest Electric of Las Vegas, Nevada.
According to the GAO, American Southwest Electric "protests the award of a contract to Ames Construction, Inc., of Aurora, Colorado, under invitation for bids (IFB) No. W9128F18B0006, issued by the Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers (Corps), Omaha District, for the construction of a replacement irrigation diversion weir and fish bypass channel. The protester argues that the Corps improperly awarded the contract before time had
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 -- The Government Accountability Office has issued a decision denying a bid protest filed by American Southwest Electric of Las Vegas, Nevada.
According to the GAO, American Southwest Electric "protests the award of a contract to Ames Construction, Inc., of Aurora, Colorado, under invitation for bids (IFB) No. W9128F18B0006, issued by the Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers (Corps), Omaha District, for the construction of a replacement irrigation diversion weir and fish bypass channel. The protester argues that the Corps improperly awarded the contract before time hadexpired for the Small Business Administration (SBA) to issue a certificate of competency (COC) to ASE."
The bid protest decision (B-416918) was issued on December 20, 2018 (https://www.gao.gov/products/B-416918).
In its findings, the GAO said: "1. Protest that the contracting officer improperly failed to withhold award for 15 business days following the referral of a nonresponsibility determination to the Small Business Administration (SBA) under its certificate of competency (COC) procedure is denied where the record reflects that the SBA did not respond to the contracting officer with a COC determination within 15 business days.
2. Protest that the contracting officer improperly denied a request by the Small Business Administration for additional time to consider issuing a certificate of competency is denied where the protester has not shown that the contracting officer's action was the result of fraud or bad faith."
The participants in the case included: Scott R. Sleight, Ahlers Cressman & Sleight, for the protester. Tristan Brown, Thomas Tracy, and Stanley E. Tracey, Department of the Army, for the agency. Heather Weiner, and Jennifer D. Westfall-McGrail, Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision.
GAO Denies Protest by Science Applications International of Reston, Virginia
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 -- The Government Accountability Office has issued a decision denying a bid protest filed by Science Applications International of Reston, Virginia.
According to the GAO, Science Applications International "protests the issuance of a task order to CACI, Inc.-Federal, of Chantilly, Virginia, under task order request (TORFP) No. ID07180010, issued by the General Services Administration (GSA) on behalf of the Army Research Development and Engineering Command, Communications-Electronics, Research, Development and Engineering Center, Intelligence and Information Warfare Directorate,
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 -- The Government Accountability Office has issued a decision denying a bid protest filed by Science Applications International of Reston, Virginia.
According to the GAO, Science Applications International "protests the issuance of a task order to CACI, Inc.-Federal, of Chantilly, Virginia, under task order request (TORFP) No. ID07180010, issued by the General Services Administration (GSA) on behalf of the Army Research Development and Engineering Command, Communications-Electronics, Research, Development and Engineering Center, Intelligence and Information Warfare Directorate,for system innovation and engineering support. SAIC challenges the agency's evaluation and selection decision."
The bid protest decision (B-416780) was issued on December 17, 2018 (https://www.gao.gov/products/B-416780).
In its findings, the GAO said: "Agency's selection of a lower-rated, lower-priced quotation for award is unobjectionable where the agency's tradeoff decision was reasonable and adequately documented."
The participants in the case included: James J. McCullough, Michael J. Anstett, and Anayansi Rodriguez, Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson, for the protester. Sharon L. Larkin, and Elizabeth Ferrell, Larkin Ferrell, for CACI,-Federal, the intervenor. Amy A. Cook, General Services Administration, for the agency. Heather Weiner, and Jennifer D. Westfall-McGrail, Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision.
GAO Dismisses Protest by Dehler Manufacturing of San Antonio, Texas
WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- The Government Accountability Office has issued a decision dismissing a bid protest filed by Dehler Manufacturing of San Antonio, Texas.
According to the GAO, Dehler Manufacturing "protests the issuance of a delivery order to Chicago American Manufacturing LLC, of Chicago, Illinois, under request for quotations (RFQ) No. W912DY-18-T-0241, issued by the Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers, Huntsville Army Engineering & Support Center (Corps), for the provision and installation of furnishings. Dehler argues the Small Business Administration (SBA) erred in denying Dehler
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- The Government Accountability Office has issued a decision dismissing a bid protest filed by Dehler Manufacturing of San Antonio, Texas.
According to the GAO, Dehler Manufacturing "protests the issuance of a delivery order to Chicago American Manufacturing LLC, of Chicago, Illinois, under request for quotations (RFQ) No. W912DY-18-T-0241, issued by the Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers, Huntsville Army Engineering & Support Center (Corps), for the provision and installation of furnishings. Dehler argues the Small Business Administration (SBA) erred in denying Dehlera Certificate of Competency (COC) review based on an allegedly incorrect size status determination of the vendor."
The bid protest decision (B-416963) was issued on December 20, 2018 (https://www.gao.gov/products/B-416963).
In its findings, the GAO said: "1. Protest that Small Business Administration (SBA) improperly failed to follow its own regulations in connection with deciding whether protester was a small business concern, and thus eligible for the Certificate of Competency program, is dismissed because protest essentially challenges SBA's determination of protester's small business size status, which is within SBA's exclusive statutory authority to determine and not for review under Government Accountability Office Bid Protest Regulations.
2. Protester is not an interested party to challenge substance of contracting agency's evaluation of its quotation where record shows that protester is not a small business, and procurement is set aside for exclusive small business participation."
The participants in the case included: Kristi Morgan Aronica, and Mark A. Weitz, Weitz Morgan, for the protester. James W. Kim, and Llewelyn M. Engel, McDermott Will & Emery, for Chicago American Manufacturing, the intervenor.
Garry L. Brewer, and Barbara Hebel, Department of the Army, and Sam Q. Le, Small Business Administration, for the agencies. Louis A. Chiarella, and Peter H. Tran, Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision.
GAO Denies Protest by UltiSat of Gaithersburg, Maryland
WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- The Government Accountability Office has issued a decision denying a bid protest filed by UltiSat of Gaithersburg, Maryland.
According to the GAO, UltiSat "protests the issuance of a task order to DRS Global Enterprise Solutions, Inc., of Dulles, Virginia, pursuant to request for quotations (RFQ) No. 70FA5018Q00000001, issued by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), for contingency satellite services. UltiSat challenges various aspects of the evaluation of quotations and the resulting source selection decision."
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- The Government Accountability Office has issued a decision denying a bid protest filed by UltiSat of Gaithersburg, Maryland.
According to the GAO, UltiSat "protests the issuance of a task order to DRS Global Enterprise Solutions, Inc., of Dulles, Virginia, pursuant to request for quotations (RFQ) No. 70FA5018Q00000001, issued by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), for contingency satellite services. UltiSat challenges various aspects of the evaluation of quotations and the resulting source selection decision."
The bid protestdecision (B-416809,B-416809.2,B-416809.3) was issued on December 18, 2018 (https://www.gao.gov/products/B-416809,B-416809.2,B-416809.3).
In its findings, the GAO said: "1. Protest alleging awardee's quotation failed to fully comply with solicitation's request for proof of commitment for satellite bandwidth is denied where protester cannot establish competitive prejudice because its quotation contained similar deficiencies.
2. Protest challenging the evaluation of quotations is denied where the awardee's superior ratings stemmed from differences in the quotations and not from disparate treatment."
The participants in the case included: Alexander B. Ginsberg, Megan D. Doherty, Aaron S. Ralph, and J. Matthew Carter, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, for the protester. David Z. Bodenheimer, and Robert J. Sneckenberg, Crowell & Moring, for DRS Global Enterprise Solutions, the intervenor. Matthew G. Lane, and Samantha S. Ahrendt, Department of Homeland Security, for the agency. Noah B. Bleicher, and Peter H. Tran, Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision.
GAO Denies Protest by Strategi Consulting of Chevy Chase, Maryland, Signature Consulting Group of Windsor Mill, Maryland
WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- The Government Accountability Office has issued a decision denying a bid protest filed by Strategi Consulting of Chevy Chase, Maryland, and Signature Consulting Group of Windsor Mill, Maryland.
According to the GAO, Strategi Consulting and Signature Consulting Group "protest the issuance of a task order to NewWave Telecom & Technologies, Inc., of Elkridge, Maryland, by the Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), under task order request for proposals (TORP) No. 75FCMC18R0003, for support of the Center for Medicare & Medicaid
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- The Government Accountability Office has issued a decision denying a bid protest filed by Strategi Consulting of Chevy Chase, Maryland, and Signature Consulting Group of Windsor Mill, Maryland.
According to the GAO, Strategi Consulting and Signature Consulting Group "protest the issuance of a task order to NewWave Telecom & Technologies, Inc., of Elkridge, Maryland, by the Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), under task order request for proposals (TORP) No. 75FCMC18R0003, for support of the Center for Medicare & MedicaidInnovation (CMMI). Strategi and Signature each argue that the agency unreasonably found its proposal technically unacceptable, and Signature additionally argues that, even if the agency reasonably found its proposal technically unacceptable, the agency improperly failed to consider its proposal in a cost-technical tradeoff for the award."
The bid protest decision (B-416867,B-416867.4) was issued on December 21, 2018 (https://www.gao.gov/products/B-416867,B-416867.4).
In its findings, the GAO said: "1. Protest challenging the assignment of an unacceptable rating to the protester's proposal based on its failure to provide an adequately detailed work breakdown structure is denied where the agency's evaluation was reasonable and consistent with the terms of the solicitation.
2. Protest challenging the assignment of deficiencies to the protester's proposal based on the lack of detail regarding its approach to the solicitation's technical requirements is denied where the agency's evaluation was reasonable and consistent with the terms of the solicitation.
3. Protest that the agency failed to seek additional information regarding the protester's unacceptable proposal is denied where the agency was not obligated to seek out information regarding the protester's technical approach that the protester contends was "too close at hand" for the agency to ignore.
4. Protest that the agency failed to consider the protester's proposal in a cost-technical tradeoff award decision is denied where the agency reasonably concluded that the proposal was technically unacceptable and therefore not eligible for award."
The participants in the case included: Steven M. Masiello, and, Thomas F. Rath, Dentons US, for Strategi Consulting, and Jerry Alfonso Miles, Deale Services, for Signature Consulting Group, the protesters. Philip J. Davis, Kara M. Sacilotto, Kendra P. Norwood, Gary S. Ward, and Sarah B. Hansen, Wiley Rein, for NewWave Telecom & Technologies, the intervenor. Douglas W. Kornreich, and Lucy G. Mac Gabhann, Department of Health and Human Services, 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 NextStep Technology of Lorton, Virginia
WASHINGTON, Jan. 5 -- The Government Accountability Office has issued a decision denying a bid protest filed by NextStep Technology of Lorton, Virginia.
According to the GAO, NextStep Technology "protests the establishment of a blanket purchase agreement (BPA) with Federal Integrated Systems Corporation (Federal), of Alexandria, Virginia, under request for quotations (RFQ) No. 693JJ418Q000011, issued by the United States Department of Transportation for professional and administrative support services for various divisions of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA). The protester
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 5 -- The Government Accountability Office has issued a decision denying a bid protest filed by NextStep Technology of Lorton, Virginia.
According to the GAO, NextStep Technology "protests the establishment of a blanket purchase agreement (BPA) with Federal Integrated Systems Corporation (Federal), of Alexandria, Virginia, under request for quotations (RFQ) No. 693JJ418Q000011, issued by the United States Department of Transportation for professional and administrative support services for various divisions of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA). The protesterargues that the agency's evaluation of its quotation under the past performance factor and the resulting best-value tradeoff decision were improper."
The bid protest decision (B-416877) was issued on January 3, 2019 (https://www.gao.gov/products/B-416877).
In its findings, the GAO said: "Protest challenging the agency's evaluation of quotations and the resulting best-value decision is denied where the record shows that the agency's evaluation and award decisions were reasonable and consistent with the solicitation."
The participants in the case included: Vincent Viriya for the protester.
Matthew T. Schoonover, Koprince Law, for Federal Integrated Systems, the intervenor. Jean D. Wulff, and Chioma M. Ayogu, Department of Transportation, for the agency. Paula A. Williams, and Edward Goldstein, Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision.
GAO Denies Protest by Network Security Systems Plus of Falls Church, Virginia
WASHINGTON, Jan. 5 -- The Government Accountability Office has issued a decision denying a bid protest filed by Network Security Systems Plus of Falls Church, Virginia.
According to the GAO, Network Security Systems Plus "protests the issuance of a task order to AbleVets, LLC, of Chantilly, Virginia, under task order request for proposals (RFP) No. N65236-18-R-3086, issued by the Department of the Navy, Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR), for cyber security service provider (CSSP) vulnerability analysis and audit support. NSSPlus, the incumbent contractor, challenges the evaluation
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 5 -- The Government Accountability Office has issued a decision denying a bid protest filed by Network Security Systems Plus of Falls Church, Virginia.
According to the GAO, Network Security Systems Plus "protests the issuance of a task order to AbleVets, LLC, of Chantilly, Virginia, under task order request for proposals (RFP) No. N65236-18-R-3086, issued by the Department of the Navy, Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR), for cyber security service provider (CSSP) vulnerability analysis and audit support. NSSPlus, the incumbent contractor, challenges the evaluationof technical and cost proposals, and contends that the Navy's best-value tradeoff decision was unreasonable."
The bid protest decision (B-416755) was issued on Dec. 6, 2018 (https://www.gao.gov/products/B-416755).
In its findings, the GAO said: "1. Protest that the agency misevaluated the awardee's proposal is denied, where the agency reasonably considered information within the evaluation team's personal knowledge concerning dates of performance.
2. Protest that the agency conducted a faulty cost realism analysis is denied, where the record shows that the agency reasonably considered the awardee's forward pricing rate proposal and supporting documentation."
The participants in the case included: Michael J. Schrier, and Matthew A. Freeman, Duane Morris, for the protester. Jeffrey S. Robinette, Jill K. McDowell, and Jason P. Matechak, Impresa Legal Group, for AbleVets, the intervenor. David White, and Mark S. Christopher, Department of the Navy, for the agency. Paula J. Haurilesko, and Laura Eyester, Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision.
GAO Denies Protest by BeaverFit North America of Reno, Nevada
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4 -- The Government Accountability Office has issued a decision denying a bid protest filed by BeaverFit North America of Reno, Nevada.
According to the GAO, BeaverFit North America "protests the award of a contract to Mobile Fitness Equipment, Inc. (MFE), of Braintree, Massachusetts, under request for quotations (RFQ) No. W9124718R0020, issued by the Department of the Army, Mission Installation Contracting Command, for shipping container gyms. BeaverFit alleges that the agency unreasonably evaluated quotations and made an unreasonable source selection decision."
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 4 -- The Government Accountability Office has issued a decision denying a bid protest filed by BeaverFit North America of Reno, Nevada.
According to the GAO, BeaverFit North America "protests the award of a contract to Mobile Fitness Equipment, Inc. (MFE), of Braintree, Massachusetts, under request for quotations (RFQ) No. W9124718R0020, issued by the Department of the Army, Mission Installation Contracting Command, for shipping container gyms. BeaverFit alleges that the agency unreasonably evaluated quotations and made an unreasonable source selection decision."
The bid protestdecision (B-416893,B-416893.2,B-416893.3,B-416893.4) was issued on December 27, 2018 (https://www.gao.gov/products/B-416893,B-416893.2,B-416893.3,B-416893.4).
In its findings, the GAO said: "Protest that the agency unreasonably evaluated the protester's quotation as technically unacceptable is denied where the protester's quotation did not contain technical descriptions of proposed fitness equipment as required by the solicitation."
The participants in the case included: Grant B. Schweikert, and Gregory H. Petkoff, Jenner & Block, for the protester. David T. Ralston Jr., Frank S. Murray, Micah T. Zomer, and Krista A. Nunez, Foley & Lardner, for Mobile Fitness Equipment, the intervenor. Lt. Col. Robert B. Nelson, Department of the Army, for the agency. Todd C. Culliton, and Scott H. Riback, Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision.
