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Matter of SigNet Technologies, Inc.

  • September 4, 2020
  • ClarificationsDiscussions
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Matter of SigNet Technologies, Inc. Agency: Department of the Air Force Disposition: Protest Denied Decided: July 23, 2020 Keywords: Clarifications; Discussions General Counsel P.C. Highlight: Clarifications cannot be used to cure proposal deficiencies or material omissions, materially alter the technical or cost elements of the proposal, or otherwise revise the proposal. An agency’s discretion to

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Mil-Mar Century Corporation, B-407644; B-407644.2; B-407644.3, January 17, 2013

  • January 23, 2013
  • ClarificationsDiscussionsExperience of ContractorPrice RealismProposal Evaluation
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Link:         GAO Opinion Agency:    Department of the Army Disposition:  Protest denied. General Counsel P.C. Highlight: GAO denied the protest of Mil-Mar Century Corporation regarding the award of a contract to The Entwistle Company, by the Department of the Army, Army Contracting Command Warren, under a request for proposals (RFP), to provide “Load Handling System Compatible

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CH2M Hill Antarctic Support, Inc., B-406325, B-406325.2, B-406325.3, April 18, 2012

  • May 9, 2012
  • ClarificationsTerms of the SolicitationTimeliness of Protest

Link: GAO Decision Protestor: CH2M Hill Antarctic Support, Inc. Agency: National Science Foundation Disposition: Protest Denied. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ GAO Digest: Protest challenging the assignment of an evaluation rating for the protester’s technical proposal is denied where the rating was reasonable and consistent with the terms of the solicitation. Exchanges with the awardee were clarifications, and not

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ERIE Strayer Company, B-406131, February 21, 2012

  • March 21, 2012
  • ClarificationsDiscussions

Link: GAO Decision Protestor: ERIE Strayer Company Agency: Department of the Air Force Disposition: Protest Sustained. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ GAO Digest: Protest that agency should have requested clarifications from protester is sustained, where the record demonstrates that the agency improperly conducted discussions only with the awardee. General Counsel P.C. Highlight: ERIE Strayer Company protested the award to

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Serco Inc., B-406061.1, B-406061.2, February 1, 2012

  • February 22, 2012
  • Bid Protest JurisdictionClarificationsTask Orders

Link: GAO Decision Protestor: Serco Inc. Agency: Department of the Army Disposition: Protest Denied. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ GAO Digest: 1.  For purpose of determining GAO jurisdiction over challenge to award of task order, value of option to extend services under clause at Federal Acquisition Regulation § 52.217-8 is included in task order value where value of option

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Standard Communications, Inc., B-406021, January 24, 2012

  • February 22, 2012
  • ClarificationsDiscussions

Link: GAO Decision Protestor: Standard Communications, Inc. Agency:  General Services Administration Disposition: Protest Sustained. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ GAO Digest: Protest that agency engaged in discussions with the awardee, but not the protester, is sustained where record shows that awardee was permitted to make material changes to its quote that had the effect of rendering its original, technically

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Naiad Inflatables of Newport, B-405221, September 19, 2011

  • February 22, 2012
  • ClarificationsProposal DetailProposal Evaluation

Link: GAO Decision Protestor: Naiad Inflatables of Newport Agency: United States Coast Guard Disposition: Protest Denied. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ GAO Digest: Protest of deficiencies, significant weaknesses, and weaknesses assigned to the protester’s proposal is denied where the solicitation called for specific information that was not furnished in the protester’s proposal and the record shows that the agency

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Sourcelinq, LLC, B-405907.2, B-405907.3, B-405907.4, January 27, 2012

  • February 15, 2012
  • Attorney's FeesBrand Name or EqualClarificationsReimbursement of Protest CostsTechnical Acceptability

Link: GAO Decision Protestor: Sourcelinq, LLC Agency: Department of the Army Disposition: Protest Denied. Request for Recommendation for Protest Costs Denied. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ GAO Digest: Protest is denied where agency reasonably determined that descriptive literature for equal product submitted by protester in response to brand name or equal solicitation failed to demonstrate compliance with specified salient

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Analytic Services, Inc., B-405737, December 28, 2011

  • January 30, 2012
  • ClarificationsCost-Technical Trade-OffDiscussions

Link:         GAO Opinion Agency:    Defense Threat Reduction Agency Disposition:  Protest denied. ________________________________________________________________________________________  GAO Digest:  1. Protest that agency misevaluated protester’s proposal is denied where record reasonably supports evaluation and protester’s arguments reflect mere disagreement with agency judgments. 2. Agency was not required to attempt to remedy proposal deficiencies through clarifications or discussions because deficiencies rendered

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Highmark Medicare Services, Inc.; Cahaba Government Benefit Administrators, LLC; National Government Services, Inc., B-401062.10; B-401062.11; B-401062.12; B-401062.5; B-401062.6; B-401062.7; B-401062.8; B-401062.9, October 29, 2010

  • December 9, 2011
  • ClarificationsDiscussionsOrganizational Conflict of Interest (OCI)

Link: GAO Opinion Agency: Department of Health and Human Services Disposition: Protests denied. Keywords: Clarifications; Discussions; Organizational Conflicts of Interest (OCI) General Counsel P.C. Highlight: Clarifications are “limited exchanges” between an agency and an offeror for the purpose of eliminating minor uncertainties or irregularities in a proposal, and do not give an offeror the opportunity to

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