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Cost Evaluation Archive
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Nuclear Production Partners LLC; Integrated Nuclear Production Solutions LLC, B-407948, et al., April 29, 2013
Posted on May 17, 2013 | No CommentsLink: GAO Opinion Agency: Department of Energy Disposition: Protest sustained. General Counsel P.C. Highlight: GAO sustained protests of a $22.8 billion solicitation issued by the Department of Energy, National Nuclear Security Administration, to perform services associated with maintaining the nation’s nuclear weapons. A contract award was... -
Palmetto GBA, LLC; CGS Administrators, LLC, B-407668, -.2, -.3, -.4, January 18, 2013
Posted on February 20, 2013 | No CommentsLink: GAO Opinion Agency: Department of Health and Human Services Disposition: Protests denied. General Counsel P.C. Highlight: GAO denied the protests of Palmetto GBA, LLC, and CGS Administrators, LLC, based on the award of a contract to Noridian Administrative Services, LLC, under a request for proposals (RFP),... -
Noridian Administrative Services, LLC, B-401068.13, January 16, 2013
Posted on January 23, 2013 | No CommentsLink: GAO Opinion Agency: Department of Health and Human Services Disposition: Protest denied. General Counsel P.C. Highlight: GAO denied the protest of Noridian Administrative Services, LLC (NAS), regarding the award of a contract to National Government Services, Inc., under a request for proposals (RFP), issued... -
Baltimore Gas and Electric Company, B-406057, B-406057.2, B-406057.3, B-406057.4, February 1, 2012
Posted on February 29, 2012 | No CommentsLink: GAO Decision Protestor: Baltimore Gas and Electric Company Agency: Defense Logistics Agency Disposition: Protest Denied. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ GAO Digest: Agency reasonably calculated its government should cost estimate used in the economic analysis required by 10 U.S.C. § 2688 (2009) to determine whether the privatization of... -
ITT Systems Corporation, B-405865, B-405865.2, January 6, 2012
Posted on February 22, 2012 | No CommentsLink: GAO Decision Protestor: ITT Systems Corporation Agency: Department of the Army Disposition: Protest Sustained. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ GAO Digest: Protest that agency misevaluated proposals for a cost reimbursement contract is sustained where the record shows that there was no logical connection between the agency’s technical evaluation... -
Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc., B-405993; B-405993.2, January 19, 2012
Posted on February 15, 2012 | No CommentsLink: GAO Opinion Agency: Department of the Navy Disposition: Protest denied. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ GAO Digest: 1. Protest challenging agency’s cost realism evaluation of awardee’s proposal is denied where the record demonstrates that the agency’s conclusions were reasonable. 2. Protest that awardee’s cost proposal failed to comply... -
MPRI, Division of L-3 Services, Inc.; LINC Government Services, B-402548; B-402548.2; B-402548.3; B-402548.4; B-402548.5; B-402548.6, June 4, 2010
Posted on July 13, 2011 | No CommentsLink: GAO Opinion Agency: Department of the Army Disposition: Protest sustained. Keywords: Evaluated Costs General Counsel P.C. Highlight: An Agency must have a rational basis to make evaluation adjustments to an offerors proposed costs. —————————————————————————————————————————– MPRI, Division of L-3 Services, Inc. and LINC Government Services (LGS)... -
ERC, Inc., B-404721; B-404721.2, April 19, 2011
Posted on June 8, 2011 | No CommentsLink: GAO Opinion Agency: Department of the Army Disposition: Protest denied. Keywords: Cost Evaluation on a Cost-plus proposal General Counsel P.C. Highlight: When an agency evaluates a proposal for the award of a cost-reimbursement contract, an offeror’s proposed estimated costs are not dispositive because, regardless of... -
AWS Convergence Technologies, Inc., B-404002.2; B-404002.3, April 20, 2011
Posted on June 1, 2011 | No CommentsLink: GAO Opinion Agency: Department of Commerce Disposition: Protest denied. Keywords: Technical Evaluation; Cost Evaluation General Counsel P.C. Highlight: In reviewing protests challenging an agency’s evaluation of quotes, GAO will not conduct a new evaluation or substitute our judgment for that of the agency; rather it... -
CGI Federal Inc., B-403570; B-403570.2; B-403570.3; B-403570.4, November 5, 2010
Posted on February 17, 2011 | No CommentsLink: GAO Opinion Agency: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Disposition: Protest denied. Keywords: Cost Evaluation General Counsel P.C. Highlight: When an agency evaluates a proposal for the award of a cost-reimbursement contract, an offeror’s proposed estimated costs are not dispositive because, regardless of the costs...
