GAO Bid Protests
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GAO Denies Protest by Navarre Corp. of Florida
WASHINGTON, July 28 -- 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 award of a contract to Owl, Inc., of St. Johns, Florida, under request for proposals (RFP) No. VA256-16-R-0642, issued by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for special needs transportation for the G.V. Sonny Montgomery VA Medical Center in Jackson, Mississippi. Navarre, the incumbent contractor, contends that the agency unreasonably evaluated proposals and made an unreasonable source selection
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WASHINGTON, July 28 -- 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 award of a contract to Owl, Inc., of St. Johns, Florida, under request for proposals (RFP) No. VA256-16-R-0642, issued by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for special needs transportation for the G.V. Sonny Montgomery VA Medical Center in Jackson, Mississippi. Navarre, the incumbent contractor, contends that the agency unreasonably evaluated proposals and made an unreasonable source selectiondecision."
The bid protest decision (B-414505.6) was issued on July 13, 2018 (https://www.gao.gov/products/B-414505.6).
In its findings, the GAO said: "Protest challenging the agency's evaluation of proposals and source selection decision is denied where the record shows that the evaluation was consistent with the solicitation and applicable statutes and regulations, and source selection decision was reasonable."
The participants in the case included: William Weisberg, Law Offices of William Weisberg, for the protester. Thomas L. Walker, Wimberly, Lawson, Steckel, Schneider, & Stine, for the intervenor. Melody A. Goldberg, and Donald C. Mobly, Department of Veterans Affairs, 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 IDEAL Industries of Sycamore, Illinois
WASHINGTON, July 28 -- The Government Accountability Office has issued a decision denying a bid protest filed by IDEAL Industries of Sycamore, Illinois.
According to the GAO, IDEAL Industries "protests the corrective action taken by the Department of the Army, Army Materiel Command, in response to an agency-level protest filed by another offeror (Offeror A) against the award of a contract to IDEAL under request for proposals (RFP) No. W56HZV-16-R-0092 for tool kits. The protester alleges that the agency's corrective action--which consisted of terminating IDEAL's contract, and reopening and amending
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WASHINGTON, July 28 -- The Government Accountability Office has issued a decision denying a bid protest filed by IDEAL Industries of Sycamore, Illinois.
According to the GAO, IDEAL Industries "protests the corrective action taken by the Department of the Army, Army Materiel Command, in response to an agency-level protest filed by another offeror (Offeror A) against the award of a contract to IDEAL under request for proposals (RFP) No. W56HZV-16-R-0092 for tool kits. The protester alleges that the agency's corrective action--which consisted of terminating IDEAL's contract, and reopening and amendingthe RFP--was unreasonable. The protester also complains that the release of its pricing information from the original contract without releasing the pricing of other offerors improperly puts IDEAL at a material disadvantage."
The bid protest decision (B-416416) was issued on July 26, 2018 (https://www.gao.gov/products/B-416416).
In its findings, the GAO said: "Protest of corrective action taken in response to a post-award, agency-level protest is denied where the corrective action was within the agency's discretion and appropriate to remedy the concerns raised in the agency-level protest."
The participants in the case included: James W. Kim, McDermott Will & Emery, for the protester. Wade L. Brown, and Misty L. Caldwell-Colen, Department of the Army, for the agency. April Y. Shields, and Christina Sklarew, Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision.
