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Negotiation Archive

  • Link: GAO Decision Protestor: Data and Analytic Solutions, Inc. Agency: Department of Health and Human Services Disposition: Protest Denied. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________  GAO Digest: In a negotiated procurement for the award of a cost reimbursement contract where offerors were provided a range of estimated monthly workloads and...

    Data and Analytic Solutions, Inc., B-405278.2, February 27, 2012

    Posted on March 14, 2012 | No Comments
    Link: GAO Decision Protestor: Data and Analytic Solutions, Inc. Agency: Department of Health and Human Services Disposition: Protest Denied. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________  GAO Digest: In a negotiated procurement for the award of a cost reimbursement contract where offerors were provided a range of estimated monthly workloads and...

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  • Link: GAO Opinion Agency: General Services Administration Disposition: Protest denied. Keywords: Negotiation; GSA Lease General Counsel P.C. Highlight: Negotiations which change the SFO should be well documented in the final proposal, an offeror can’t assume that the agency knows what is included in the proposal...

    Eagle Creek Marina, B-405220, September 16, 2011

    Posted on November 10, 2011 | No Comments
    Link: GAO Opinion Agency: General Services Administration Disposition: Protest denied. Keywords: Negotiation; GSA Lease General Counsel P.C. Highlight: Negotiations which change the SFO should be well documented in the final proposal, an offeror can’t assume that the agency knows what is included in the proposal...

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  • Link: GAO Opinion Agency: Department of Health and Human Services Disposition: Protest denied. Keywords: Competitive Range Determination General Counsel P.C. Highlight: OLBN Architectural Service, Inc. protests the evaluation and subsequent non-selection of its qualification statement for negotiation of an architect/engineering (A/E) services contract, pursuant to a...

    OLBN Architectural Services, Inc., B-402444.4; B-402444.5, October 4, 2010

    Posted on March 16, 2011 | No Comments
    Link: GAO Opinion Agency: Department of Health and Human Services Disposition: Protest denied. Keywords: Competitive Range Determination General Counsel P.C. Highlight: OLBN Architectural Service, Inc. protests the evaluation and subsequent non-selection of its qualification statement for negotiation of an architect/engineering (A/E) services contract, pursuant to a...

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  • Link: GAO Opinion Agency: Department of Labor Disposition: Protest denied. Keywords: Negotiations; Discussions General Counsel P.C. Highlight: An agency is not obligated to reopen negotiations to give an offeror the opportunity to remedy a defect that first appears in a revised proposal. —————————————————————————————————————————– Applied Technology Systems,...

    Applied Technology Systems, Inc., B-404267; B-404267.2, January 25, 2011

    Posted on March 8, 2011 | No Comments
    Link: GAO Opinion Agency: Department of Labor Disposition: Protest denied. Keywords: Negotiations; Discussions General Counsel P.C. Highlight: An agency is not obligated to reopen negotiations to give an offeror the opportunity to remedy a defect that first appears in a revised proposal. —————————————————————————————————————————– Applied Technology Systems,...

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  • Link:         GAO Opinion Agency:    Department of the Army Disposition:  Protest denied. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ GAO Digest: In a negotiated procurement that provided for multiple awards, protest challenging agency’s failure to award protester a contract is denied, where the agency reasonably downgraded protester’s proposal for significant weaknesses in...

    Diversified Maintenance Systems, Inc., B-401329.4, November 9, 2009

    Posted on November 9, 2009 | No Comments
    Link:         GAO Opinion Agency:    Department of the Army Disposition:  Protest denied. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ GAO Digest: In a negotiated procurement that provided for multiple awards, protest challenging agency’s failure to award protester a contract is denied, where the agency reasonably downgraded protester’s proposal for significant weaknesses in...

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