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Evaluation Criteria Archive
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Exelis Systems Corporation, B-407111, B-407111.2, B-407111.3, B-407111.4, November 13, 2012
Posted on January 9, 2013 | No CommentsLink: GAO Decision Protestor: Exelis Systems Corporation Agency: Department of State Disposition: Protest Sustained. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ GAO Digest: Protest challenging the evaluation of offerors’ proposed staffing is sustained where the agency did not reasonably evaluate the offerors’ proposals in accordance with solicitation’s staffing plan subfactor. Protest... -
Pinnacle Solutions, Inc., B-406998, B-406998.2, October 16, 2012
Posted on December 12, 2012 | No CommentsLink: GAO Decision Protestor: Pinnacle Solutions, Inc. Agency: Department of the Army, Army Material Command Disposition: Protest Denied. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ GAO Digest: Protest that agency held defective discussions is denied where agency did not hold discussions with either offeror, did not invite either offeror to revise... -
Kingdomware Technologies, B-406966.3, November 27, 2012
Posted on December 5, 2012 | No CommentsLink: GAO Decision Protestor: Kingdomware Technologies Agency: Department of the Army Disposition: Protest Denied. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ GAO Digest: Cancellation of a FedBid buy after receipt of bids or quotations was reasonable, where the solicitation did not clearly inform vendors as to the nature of the procurement... -
Six3 Systems, Inc., B-405942.4, B-405942.8, November 2, 2012
Posted on November 14, 2012 | No CommentsLink: GAO Decision Protestor: Six3 Systems, Inc. Agency: Defense Intelligence Agency Disposition: Protest Denied. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ GAO Digest: Protest that agency unreasonably and unequally evaluated proposals is denied where record reflects that evaluation was reasonable and consistent with solicitation’s evaluation criteria and that differences in evaluation... -
SENTEL Corporation, B-407060, B-407060.2, October 26, 2012
Posted on November 14, 2012 | No CommentsLink: GAO Decision Protestor: SENTEL Corporation Agency: Department of the Army Disposition: Protest Denied. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ GAO Digest: Protest challenging an agency’s evaluation and selection decision is denied where the record demonstrates that the evaluation and selection decision were reasonable and consistent with the solicitation’s evaluation... -
NSR Solutions, Inc., B-406894, September 20, 2012
Posted on October 31, 2012 | No CommentsLink: GAO Decision Protestor: NSR Solutions, Inc. Agency: Department of the Air Force Disposition: Protest Denied. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ GAO Digest: Protest that the protester is entitled to a higher past performance rating is denied where the agency’s evaluation was reasonable and in accordance with solicitation’s evaluation... -
HydroGeoLogic, Inc., B-406635, B-406635.2, B-406635.3, B-406635.4, July 25, 2012
Posted on August 29, 2012 | No CommentsLink: GAO Decision Protestor: HydroGeoLogic, Inc. Agency: Department of the Army Disposition: Protest Denied. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ GAO Digest: Protest that agency used unstated criteria to evaluate proposals is denied where allegedly unstated criteria were reasonably related to, and logically encompassed by, the stated criteria. Agency reasonably... -
The Clay Group, LLC, B-406647, B-406647.2, July 30, 2012
Posted on August 15, 2012 | No CommentsLink: GAO Decision Protestor: The Clay Group, LLC Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs Disposition: Protest Sustained. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ GAO Digest: Protest challenging agency’s procurement of bathroom paper products is sustained where the record reflects that the evaluation methodology utilized by the agency was inconsistent with the... -
Phair Security Solutions, Inc., B-406566, May 31, 2012
Posted on July 25, 2012 | No CommentsLink: GAO Decision Protestor: Phair Security Solutions, Inc. Agency: National Aeronautics and Space Administration Disposition: Protest Denied. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ GAO Digest: Agency’s determination that the awardee’s proposal represented the best value to the government is unobjectionable where the agency’s determination and selection were consistent with the... -
Deloitte & Touche LLP, B-406563, B-406563.2, June 27, 2012
Posted on July 18, 2012 | No CommentsLink: GAO Decision Protestor: Deloitte & Touche LLP Agency: Department of Homeland Security Disposition: Protest Denied. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ GAO Digest: Agency evaluation of vendors’ past performance is unobjectionable where agency reasonably concluded that awardee’s highly relevant past performance was superior to protester’s based on awardee’s prior...