Matter of Science Applications International Corporation Decided: October 27, 2021 Agency: Defense Logistics Agency Disposition: Protest Sustained Keywords: Discussions; Proposal Evaluation; Competitive Range Protest Insight This case is a rare example of GAO sustaining a protest based on competitive range adequacy of discussions and proposal misevaluation. GAO noted here when an agency determines that
Matter of WRG Fire Training Simulation Systems, Inc. Decided: November 19, 2021 Agency: Department of the Navy Disposition: Protest Sustained Keywords: Documentation of Evaluation; GAO Bid Protest Review; Proposal Evaluation Protest Insight This protest highlights that, although the GAO is highly deferential to agency evaluations, it does find agencies conduct unreasonable evaluations. Here, GAO
Matter of Patronus Systems, Inc. Agency: Department of the Navy Disposition: Protest Sustained Decided: September 3, 2020 Keywords: Price Realism; Proposal Evaluation General Counsel P.C. Highlight: An agency may include in a solicitation a provision providing for a price realism evaluation, but where a solicitation merely reserves the agency’s right to conduct a price realism analysis,
Agency: Department of the Army Disposition: Protest Denied Decided: July 15, 2019 Keywords: Small Business Set-Asides, GAO Standard of Review General Counsel P.C. Highlight: When a protester challenges an agency’s evaluation of proposals, the GAO’s role is not to reevaluate proposals, but, rather, to examine the record to determine whether the agency’s judgment was reasonable
Matter of Immersion Consulting, LLC Agency: Department of Defense Disposition: Protest Sustained Decided: May 18, 2018 Released: June 19, 2018 Keywords: Proposal Evaluation General Counsel P.C. Highlight: An agency evaluation must hold the offerors to the solicitation’s stated requirements. When evaluating proposals, sweeping language providing assurances of compliance with the solicitation requirements is insufficient. Where language from
Matter of: Fluor Federal Solutions, LLC Agency: Department of the Navy Disposition: Protest Sustained Keywords: Evaluation Criteria; Proposal Evaluation; Source Selection Decision Decided: January 18, 2017 Released: November 20, 2017 General Counsel P.C. Highlight: Proposal evaluation and source selection decisions must be consistent between offerors. When the record shows disparate evaluation and the protester is
Agency: Department of the Air Force Disposition: Protest Sustained Decided: September 13, 2017 Keywords: Evaluations, Proposal Evaluation, Solicitation Requirements, Terms of the Solicitation General Counsel P.C. Highlight: Compliance with all terms of the solicitation is absolutely critical to a successful proposal. Failure to address the terms of the solicitation requirements may result in a technically
Agency: Department of the Navy Disposition: Protest Sustained Decided: October 16, 2017 Keywords: Evaluation Criteria, Proposal Evaluation General Counsel P.C. Highlight: Agencies are bound not only by the terms and conditions outlined in the RFP, but also federal law. Additionally, an agency’s failure to document the rationale for decisions may result in protests being sustained.
Link: GAO Opinion Agency: Department of the Navy Disposition: Protest sustained. General Counsel P.C. Highlight: GAO sustained the protest of Sayres & Associates Corporation, regarding the issuance of a task order to Client Solutions Architects LLC (CSA), by the Department of the Navy, Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR), under a task order request
Link: GAO Opinion Agency: Department of the Army Disposition: Protest denied. General Counsel P.C. Highlight: GAO denied the protest of Westar Aerospace & Defense Group, Inc., regarding the issuance of a task order to Aviation & Missile Solutions, LLC (AMS), under a task order request for quotations (TORFQ) issued by the Department of the Army,