Agency: Department of the Air Force Disposition: Protest Denied Decided: May 1, 2017 General Counsel P.C. Highlight: While the source selection advisory council’s (SSAC) report can assist the source selection authority (SSA), the SSA is not bound by the recommendation of the SSAC, provided the SSA’s decision is reasonable, consistent with evaluation criteria, and adequately
Link: GAO Opinion Agency: Department of the Army Disposition: Protest denied. General Counsel P.C. Highlight: GAO denied the protest of CEdge Software Consultants LLC regarding the award of a contract to Vista Technical Services, LLC (VTS), by the Army Contracting Command, Rock Island, IL, under a request for proposals (RFP), for information technology (IT) services.
Link: 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), issued by the Department of the Navy for base operating
Link: GAO Opinion Agency: Department of Agriculture Disposition: Protest denied. Keywords: meaningful discussions; debriefing; unfair competitive advantage General Counsel P.C. Highlight: GAO denied the protest of Next Tier Concepts, Inc., based on the Department of Agriculture’s issuance of a delivery order to Emagine IT, Inc., under a request for quotations (RFQ), for support services for
Link: GAO Decision Protestor: Metropolitan Interpreters and Translators, Inc. Agency: Department of Justice Disposition: Protest Denied. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ GAO Digest: Protest that discussions were unequal, misleading, and not meaningful is denied because the agency was not required to discuss areas of protester’s proposal that were not considered a significant weakness or deficiency and the discussions did
Link: GAO Decision Protestor: Environmental Quality Management, Inc. Agency: Environmental Protection Agency Disposition: Protest Denied. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ Digest: Protest that agency improperly provided awardees–but not protester–competitively useful information during ongoing acquisition is denied, where awardees were provided appropriate information during initial, pre-award debriefing (after their initial exclusion from the competitive range), and subsequently (after awardees’ readmission
Link: GAO Decision Protestor: QinetiQ North America, Inc. Agency: Department of Homeland Security Disposition: Protest Denied. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ GAO Digest: 1. Protest based on an alleged violation of the Procurement Integrity Act is denied, where, consistent with Federal Acquisition Regulation requirements, the agency investigated the alleged disclosure of protester’s employees’ resumes to the awardee by a
Link: 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 value to the government. —————————————————————————————————————————– GAO denies the protest of
Link: GAO Opinion Agency: Department of Justice Disposition: Protest sustained. Keywords: Blanket purchase agreement, Meaningful discussions General Counsel P.C. Highlight: When an agency engages in discussions with a vendor, the discussions must be “meaningful,” that is, sufficiently detailed to lead the vendor into the areas of its quotation requiring amplification or revision. —————————————————————————————————————————– In response
Link: GAO Opinion Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs Disposition: Protest denied. Keywords: Meaningful discussions General Counsel P.C. Highlight: In discussions, the Government does not have to give you specific details about your proposal deficiencies so long as they lead you to areas of your proposal that need attention or amplification. —————————————————————————————————————————– TMM Investments, the incumbent