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The Editor, Bryan R. King is an associate in the Government Contracts Practice Group of General Counsel, P.C. He advises contractors in all aspects of government contracts law. Editor's Bio 
Independent Government Estimate (IGE) Archive
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Lifecycle Construction Services, LLC, B-406907, September 27, 2012
Posted on October 31, 2012 | No CommentsLink: GAO Decision Protestor: Lifecycle Construction Services, LLC Agency: Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers Disposition: Protest Sustained. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ GAO Digest: Protest that agency improperly rejected protester’s proposal as unreasonably low priced is sustained where the agency based its conclusion on a comparison of... -
Eagle Support Services Corporation, B-405077.7, B-405077.8, September 17, 2012
Posted on October 17, 2012 | No CommentsLink: GAO Decision Protestor: Eagle Support Services Corporation Agency: Department of the Army Disposition: Protest Denied. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ GAO Digest: Protest of an agency’s technical evaluation and selection decision is denied where the evaluation and source selection were reasonable and consistent with the solicitation’s evaluation criteria.... -
Phacil, Inc., B-406628, July 5, 2012
Posted on August 8, 2012 | No CommentsLink: GAO Decision Protestor: Phacil, Inc. Agency: Department of Agriculture Disposition: Protest Denied. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ GAO Digest: Protest challenging an agency’s evaluation of quotations and selection decision is denied where the record shows that the agency’s evaluation and issuance of a task order was reasonable and... -
Resource Ltd., B-406492, B-406492.2, June 6, 2012
Posted on July 18, 2012 | No CommentsLink: GAO Decision Protestor: Resource Ltd. Agency: Department of the Air Force Disposition: Protest Denied. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ GAO Digest: Where solicitation contemplated award of fixed-price contract, price realism analysis was reasonable where agency compared proposed prices to independent government estimate and other proposed prices, and ensured... -
Raytheon Technical Services Company LLC, B-406136, B-406136.2, February 15, 2012
Posted on March 21, 2012 | No CommentsLink: GAO Decision Protestor: Raytheon Technical Services Company LLC Agency: Department of the Air Force Disposition: Protest Denied. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ GAO Digest: Protest challenging an agency’s determination that the awardee’s fixed price was realistic is denied, where the agency compared the awardee’s low price to the... -
Serco Inc., B-405280, October 12, 2011
Posted on November 30, 2011 | No CommentsLink: GAO Opinion Agency: Department of the Army Disposition: Protest denied. Keywords: Independent Government Estimate (IGE); meaningful discussions General Counsel P.C. Highlight: When an agency reviews staffing needs it can look at the historical data to determine whether a proposed staffing plan is the best... -
EMS Ice, Inc., B-401688.3; B-401688.6, October 8, 2009
Posted on October 8, 2009 | No CommentsLink: GAO Opinion Agency: Department of the Navy Disposition: Protest denied. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ GAO Digest: 1. Protest challenging agency’s use of allegedly flawed independent government estimate (IGE) and comparison with proposed prices in determining that protester’s proposed price was unreasonable is denied; challenged IGE was replaced...
