GAO Bid Protests
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GAO General Counsel Dismisses Bid Protest Involving Loyal Source Government Services, Orlando, Fla.
WASHINGTON, July 17 -- The Government Accountability Office General Counsel has publicly issued a bid protest decision involving Loyal Source Government Services LLC, Orlando, Florida, on June 13, 2024.
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Loyal Source Government Services, LLC (Loyal Source), of Orlando, Florida, protests the amended terms of request for quotations (RFQ) No. 70B03C22Q00000081, issued by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP), for medical screening services. The protester challenges the solicitation's terms and alleges that the agency has failed to
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WASHINGTON, July 17 -- The Government Accountability Office General Counsel has publicly issued a bid protest decision involving Loyal Source Government Services LLC, Orlando, Florida, on June 13, 2024.
Highlights
Loyal Source Government Services, LLC (Loyal Source), of Orlando, Florida, protests the amended terms of request for quotations (RFQ) No. 70B03C22Q00000081, issued by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP), for medical screening services. The protester challenges the solicitation's terms and alleges that the agency has failed toadequately mitigate procurement integrity violations.
We dismiss the protest in part and deny the protest in part.
View Decision (https://www.gao.gov/products/b-420959.14)
Decision
Matter of: Loyal Source Government Services, LLC
File: B-420959.14
Date: June 7, 2024
Samuel B. Knowles, Esq., Thomas E. Daley, Esq., Christie M. Alvarez, Esq., and David R. Lacker, Esq., DLA Piper LLP (US), for the protester.
Roger A. Hipp, Esq., and Pavan Mehrotra, Esq., Department of Homeland Security, for the agency.
Kyle E. Gilbertson, Esq., and Peter H. Tran, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision.
GAO General Counsel Dismisses Bid Protest Involving Science Applications International, Reston, Va.
WASHINGTON, July 17 -- The Government Accountability Office General Counsel has publicly issued a bid protest decision involving Science Applications International Corp., Reston, Virginia, on June 21, 2024.
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Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC), of Reston, Virginia, protests the exclusion of its proposal from the competitive range under request for proposals (RFP) No. 80TECH23R0002, issued by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for the maintenance of information technology (IT) systems, development of new applications, rationalization of duplicative
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WASHINGTON, July 17 -- The Government Accountability Office General Counsel has publicly issued a bid protest decision involving Science Applications International Corp., Reston, Virginia, on June 21, 2024.
Highlights
Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC), of Reston, Virginia, protests the exclusion of its proposal from the competitive range under request for proposals (RFP) No. 80TECH23R0002, issued by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for the maintenance of information technology (IT) systems, development of new applications, rationalization of duplicativeefforts, and other functions. SAIC challenges the agency's evaluation of its mission suitability proposal, NASA's evaluation of one of the proposals in the competitive range, and the competitive range decision.
We dismiss the protest in part and deny it in part.
View Decision (https://www.gao.gov/products/b-422331%2Cb-422331.2)
DOCUMENT FOR PUBLIC RELEASE
The decision issued on the date below was subject to a GAO Protective Order. The entire decision has been approved for public release.
Decision
Matter of: Science Applications International Corporation
File: B-422331; B-422331.2
Date: May 10, 2024
James J. McCullough, Esq., and Michael J. Anstett, Esq., Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP, for the protester.
Jennifer L. Howard, Esq., and Michael Anderson, Esq., National Aeronautics and Space Administration, for the agency.
Michelle Litteken, Esq., and Christina Sklarew, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision.
GAO General Counsel Denies Bid Protest Involving Eagle Technologies, Arlington, Va.
WASHINGTON, July 17 -- The Government Accountability Office General Counsel has publicly issued a bid protest decision involving Eagle Technologies Inc., Arlington, Virginia, on June 20, 2024.
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Eagle Technologies, Inc., a small business of Arlington, Virginia, protests the issuance of a task order to Flexion, Inc., a small business of Madison, Wisconsin, under request for quotations (RFQ) No. 140D0422Q0719, issued by the Department of the Interior on behalf of the Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Head Start, for information technology services. The protester challenges
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WASHINGTON, July 17 -- The Government Accountability Office General Counsel has publicly issued a bid protest decision involving Eagle Technologies Inc., Arlington, Virginia, on June 20, 2024.
Highlights
Eagle Technologies, Inc., a small business of Arlington, Virginia, protests the issuance of a task order to Flexion, Inc., a small business of Madison, Wisconsin, under request for quotations (RFQ) No. 140D0422Q0719, issued by the Department of the Interior on behalf of the Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Head Start, for information technology services. The protester challengesvarious aspects of the agency's evaluation.
We deny the protest.
View Decision (https://www.gao.gov/products/b-421357.5)
DOCUMENT FOR PUBLIC RELEASE
The decision issued on the date below was subject to a GAO Protective Order. This redacted version has been approved for public release.
Decision
Matter of: Eagle Technologies, Inc.
File: B-421357.5
Date: March 22, 2024
Chirstopher R. Yukins, Esq., Kristen E. Ittig, Esq., Thomas A. Pettit, Esq., Bryan R. Williamson, Esq., and Julia Swafford, Esq., Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer, LLP, for the protester.
Jacqueline K. Unger, Esq., Katherine B. Burrows, Esq., Lauren R. Brier, Esq., and Daniel J. Figuenick III, Esq., Piliero Mazza, PLLC, for Flexion, Inc., the intervenor.
William B. Blake, Esq., Department of the Interior, for the agency.
Hannah G. Barnes, Esq., and Christina Sklarew, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision.
GAO General Counsel Denies Bid Protest Involving Active Deployment Systems, San Marcos, Texas
WASHINGTON, July 17 -- The Government Accountability Office General Counsel has publicly issued a bid protest decision involving Active Deployment Systems LLC, San Marcos, Texas, on June 18, 2024.
Highlights
Active Deployment Systems, LLC (ADS), a small business of San Marcos, Texas, protests the terms of request for quotations (RFQ) No. 70B01C24Q00000074, issued by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), for the construction of, and services supporting, a temporary soft-sided facility used to detain individuals for processing in North Eagle Pass,
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WASHINGTON, July 17 -- The Government Accountability Office General Counsel has publicly issued a bid protest decision involving Active Deployment Systems LLC, San Marcos, Texas, on June 18, 2024.
Highlights
Active Deployment Systems, LLC (ADS), a small business of San Marcos, Texas, protests the terms of request for quotations (RFQ) No. 70B01C24Q00000074, issued by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), for the construction of, and services supporting, a temporary soft-sided facility used to detain individuals for processing in North Eagle Pass,Texas. The protester contends that the terms of the solicitation provide insufficient information for intelligent competition, are unduly restrictive of competition, and provide an unfair competitive advantage to the incumbent contractor.
We deny the protest.
View Decision (https://www.gao.gov/products/b-422424)
Decision
Matter of: Active Deployment Systems, LLC
File: B-422424
Date: June 17, 2024
Matthew T. Schoonover, Esq., Matthew P. Moriarty, Esq., John M. Mattox II, Esq., Ian P. Patterson, Esq., and Timothy J. Laughlin, Esq., Schoonover & Moriarty LLC, for the protester.
Olivia L. Lynch, Esq., James G. Peyster, Esq., and Roxanne N. Cassidy, Esq., Crowell & Moring LLP, for Deployed Resources, LLC, the intervenor.
Joseph M. Barbato, Esq., Department of Homeland Security, for the agency.
Uri R. Yoo, Esq., and Alexander O. Levine, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the
preparation of the decision.
