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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
Veterans First Archive
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Kingdomware Technologies – Reconsideration, B-407232.2, December 13, 2012
Posted on December 19, 2012 | No CommentsLink: GAO Decision Protestor: Kingdomware Technologies Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs Disposition: Request Dismissed. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ GAO Digest: In light of actions by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and a recent decision by the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, the Government Accountability Office will no... -
Kingdomware Technologies, B-407389, December 4, 2012
Posted on December 12, 2012 | No CommentsLink: GAO Decision Protestor: Kingdomware Technologies Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs Disposition: Protest Denied. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ GAO Digest: Cancellation of request for quotations (RFQ) issued on a brand name or equal basis was proper where the RFQ failed to list any salient characteristics for use in... -
Crosstown Courier Service, Inc., B-407404, November 30, 2012
Posted on December 5, 2012 | No CommentsLink: GAO Decision Protestor: Crosstown Courier Service, Inc. Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs Disposition: Protest Denied. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ GAO Digest: Protest challenging an agency’s decision not to set aside a procurement for service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses (SDVOSB) is denied where the agency concluded from its market... -
Phoenix Environmental Design, Inc., B-407104, October 26, 2012
Posted on November 7, 2012 | No CommentsLink: GAO Decision Protestor: Phoenix Environmental Design, Inc. Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs Disposition: Protest Sustained. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ GAO Digest: Protest that the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) violated the Veterans Benefits, Health Care, and Information Technology Act of 2006, and its implementing regulations when the... -
Aldevra, B-406774, August 21, 2012
Posted on August 29, 2012 | No CommentsLink: GAO Decision Protestor: Aldevra Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs Disposition: Protest Sustained. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ GAO Digest: The Veterans Benefits, Health Care, and Information Technology Act of 2006 requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to determine whether two or more service-disabled veteran-owned small business concerns can... -
Aldevra, B-406608, B-406654, B-406655, B-406656, July 13, 2012
Posted on July 25, 2012 | No CommentsLink: GAO Decision Protestor: Aldevra Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs Disposition: Protests Sustained. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ GAO Digest: The Veterans Benefits, Health Care, and Information Technology Act of 2006 requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to determine whether two or more service-disabled veteran-owned small business concerns can... -
Pierce First Medical; Alternative Contracting Enterprises, LLC – Reconsideration, B-406291.3, B-406291.4, June 13, 2012
Posted on June 20, 2012 | No CommentsLink: GAO Decision Protestor: Pierce First Medical; Alternative Contracting Enterprises, LLC Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs Disposition: Requests for Reconsideration Denied _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ GAO Digest: Protesters’ requests to reconsider our decision denying their protests are denied where the requests merely express disagreement with the prior decision,... -
Kingdomware Technologies, B-406507, May 30, 2012
Posted on June 6, 2012 | No CommentsLink: GAO Decision Protestor: Kingdomware Technologies Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs Disposition: Protest Sustained _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ GAO Digest: The Department of Veterans Affairs improperly used non-mandatory Federal Supply Schedule procedures to procure services, rather than using a set-aside for service disabled veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB) concerns,... -
Kingdomware Technologies – Costs, B-406228.2, May 10, 2012
Posted on May 16, 2012 | No CommentsLink: GAO Decision Protestor: Kingdomware Technologies Inc. Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs Disposition: Request Denied. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ GAO Digest: Protester is not entitled to reimbursement of protest costs after agency took corrective action where protest was not clearly meritorious. General Counsel PC Highlight: Kingdomware Technologies Inc.... -
Aldevra, B-406331, B-406391, April 23, 2012
Posted on May 2, 2012 | No CommentsLink: GAO Decision Protestor: Aldevra Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs Disposition: Protests Sustained. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ GAO Digest: The Veterans Benefits, Health Care, and Information Technology Act of 2006 requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to determine whether two or more service-disabled veteran-owned small business concerns can...