Matter of Serco Inc. Decided: December 6, 2021 Agency: Department of the Navy Disposition: Protest Sustained Keywords: Former Government Employees; Organizational Conflict of Interest (OCI) Protest Insight This case is unique, because it is a rare example of GAO sustaining a protest based on an Organizational Conflict of Interest (“OCI”). Here, GAO’s conclusion rested heavily on
Link: GAO Decision Protestor: TranLogistics, LLC Agency: Department of the Air Force Disposition: Protest Denied. _________________________________________________________________________ GAO Digest: Protest that an agency improperly awarded a contract to a firm whose sole owner was a federal government employee is denied where the record shows that the firm’s owner was not a federal employee at the time
Link: GAO Opinion Agency: Department of Defense Disposition: Protest denied. Keywords: Hiring former government workers; personal conflicts of interest General Counsel P.C. Highlight: Agencies are to avoid even the appearance of impropriety in government procurements. In this regard, where a firm may have gained an unfair competitive advantage through its hiring of a former government official,