Link: GAO Opinion Agency: United States Marine Corps Disposition: Protest dismissed. General Counsel P.C. Highlight: GAO dismissed the protest of AT&T Government Solutions, Inc., regarding the award of a task order to Jacobs Technology, Inc., under a request for proposals (RFP), which was issued by the Marine Corps for information technology (IT) networking support services
Link: GAO Opinion Agency: Department of the Army Disposition: Protest denied in part, dismissed in part. General Counsel P.C. Highlight: GAO denied in part, and dismissed in part, the protest of Cornische Aviation & Maintenance, LTD, based on the decision of the Department of the Army to modify the Logistics Support Facility (LSF) contract held
Link: GAO Decision Protestor: California Industrial Facilities Resources, Inc. Agency: Defense Logistics Agency Disposition: Protest Denied. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ GAO Digest: Protest that request for quotations impermissibly solicits equipment that is beyond the scope of several underlying indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contracts is denied where record shows that equipment to be purchased is within the scope of the underlying
Link: GAO Opinion Agency: Department of the Army Disposition: Protest denied. Keywords: Discussions General Counsel P.C. Highlight: In order to satisfy its obligation to conduct meaningful discussions, an agency must lead offerors into the areas of their proposals that reflect deficiencies or significant weaknesses. —————————————————————————————————————————– Ahtna Facility Services, Inc. (AFSI) protests the Department of the Army’s
Link: GAO Opinion Agency: Department of Health and Human Services Disposition: Protest sustained. Keywords: ID/IQ; Multiple Awards General Counsel P.C. Highlight: Under FAR §16.504(c)(1)(i), a contracting officer must, to the maximum extent practicable, “give preference to making multiple awards of indefinite quantity contracts under a single solicitation for the same or similar supplies or services to
Link: GAO Opinion Agency: Department of the Navy Disposition: Protest denied. Keywords: Task Orders; ID/IQ contracts General Counsel P.C. Highlight: GAO is authorized to hear protests of task orders that are issued under multiple-award contracts where the protester asserts that the task order increases the scope of the contract under which the order is issued. —————————————————————————————————————————–
Link: Court of Federal Claims Opinion, Nos. 10-106C, 10-127C Agency: U.S. Air Force Disposition: Protest Granted. Keywords: Exercise of Options; ID/IQ Contracts General Counsel P.C. Highlight: In exercising the option on an ID/IQ contract, the Government must be able to consider the price element and if all contractual price commitments have been removed from the master
Link: GAO Opinion Agency: Department of the Army Disposition: Protest sustained. Keywords: Task order request for proposal; Indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contracts General Counsel P.C. Highlight: An agency may not issue a task order that is outside the scope of the original ID/IQ contract. The fact that there may be some small overlap in the services in the
Link: GAO Opinion Agency: Department of the Army Disposition: Protest denied. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ GAO Digest: Protest that agency improperly obtained items outside the scope of a multiple-award indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract is denied where the item is reasonably encompassed by the contract at issue. General Counsel P.C. Highlight: GAO denies the protest of Outdoor Venture Corporation, regarding the
Link: GAO Opinion Agency: Library of Congress Disposition: __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ GAO Digest: The Library of Congress uses indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contracts, against which agencies place orders for library and information products and services, in support of its Federal Library and Information Network (FEDLINK). FEDLINK is a voluntary program, and the Library states that it cannot accurately