WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -- The Government Accountability Office has denied a protest filed by Warfighter Focused Logistics Inc., of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, regarding a contract award by the Defense Logistics Agency. The delivery order for vehicle tire cross chains was awarded to Vehicle Maintenance Program Inc., located in Boca Raton, Florida. Warfighter Focused Logistics had argued that the agency improperly bypassed its existing long-term contract and conducted a flawed evaluation. GAO dismisse  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -- The General Accountability Office has dismissed a protest filed by BioneX LLC, a small business based in South Fulton, Tennessee, regarding a contract for strength and conditioning specialist services. The contract was awarded by the U.S. Air Force to BFrench Consulting LLC, of Cape Coral, Florida, for services to be performed at Aviano Air Base in Italy. BioneX had argued that the Air Force improperly failed to apply a "historically underutilized business zone" (HUBZone)  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -- The Gases and Welding Supply Association Inc., Hollywood, Florida, has submitted a public comment letter to the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) addressing concerns related to proposed regulatory reviews outlined in the agency's Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking. GAWDA, which represents around 275 distributors and 300 manufacturers of compressed and cryogenic gases, is advocating for amendments to current regulations that it believes would  more