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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 
Misleading Discussions Archive
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PAE Government Services, Inc., B-407886; B-407886.2; B-407886.3; B-407886.4, March 22, 2013
Posted on April 17, 2013 | No CommentsLink: GAO Opinion Agency: Department of Homeland Security Disposition: Protest denied. General Counsel P.C. Highlight: GAO denied the protest of PAE Government Services, Inc., based on the award of a contract to Kellogg Brown & Root Services, Inc. (KBR), under a request for proposals (RFP),... -
Walsh Investors, LLC, B-407717; B-407717.2, January 28, 2013
Posted on January 30, 2013 | No CommentsLink: GAO Opinion Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs Disposition: Protest denied. General Counsel P.C. Highlight: GAO denied the protest of Walsh Investors, LLC, regarding the award of a contract to Fedcar Company Ltd., under a solicitation issued by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for... -
CWTSatoTravel, B-404479.3, B-404479.4, September 24, 2012
Posted on October 17, 2012 | No CommentsLink: GAO Decision Protestor: CWTSatoTravel Agency: General Services Administration 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 offerors’ evaluation findings... -
KPMG LLP, B-406409, B-406409.2, B-406409.3, B-406409.4, May 21, 2012
Posted on June 13, 2012 | No CommentsLink: GAO Decision Protestor: KPMG LLP Agency: Central Intelligence Agency Disposition: Protest Sustained. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ GAO Digest: Agency conducted misleading discussions where it advised protester during discussions that it should provide resumes for all proposed personnel for the lifespan of the contract, but now asserts that... -
Unisys Corporation, B-406326, B-406326.2, B-406326.3, April 18, 2012
Posted on May 16, 2012 | No CommentsLink: GAO Decision Protestor: Unisys Corporation Agency: Department of Health and Human Services Disposition: Protest Denied. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ GAO Digest: Agency’s discussions were not misleading where the agency advised the protester that it believed the protester’s proposed staffing was insufficient, further advised the protester that it... -
Vizada Inc., B-405251; B-405251.2; B-405251.3, October 5, 2011
Posted on November 30, 2011 | No CommentsLink: GAO Opinion Agency: Department of Homeland Security Disposition: Protest denied. Keywords: Price realism analysis; misleading discussions General Counsel P.C. Highlight: In a fixed price contract it is unobjectionable for a offeror to submit a below cost proposal as the contractor bears the risk and... -
DMS-All Star Joint Venture, B-310932.6; B-310932.7, October 9, 2009
Posted on October 9, 2009 | No CommentsLink: GAO Opinion Agency: Department of the Army Disposition: Protests denied. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ GAO Digest: 1. Protest that agency’s price evaluation of awardee’s low fixed-price was not in accordance with the solicitation criteria is denied where the record shows that the agency reasonably determined that awardee’s...
