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Matter of: Mission 1st Group, Inc.

  • July 22, 2021
  • GAO Bid Protest ReviewGAO Standard of ReviewIncumbent StatusReconsideration
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Matter of: Mission 1st Group, Inc.  Agency: Department of the Army Disposition: Request for Reconsideration Dismissed Decided: April 29, 2021 Keywords: GAO Bid Protest Review, GAO Standard of Review, Incumbent Status, Reconsideration  General Counsel P.C. Highlight: Request for reconsideration dismissed where the incumbent contractor alleged that new information emerged that the agency did not previously

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Quest Diagnostics, Inc., B-405081.5, December 19, 2012

  • June 26, 2013
  • Cost-Technical Trade-OffIncumbent StatusProposal 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 Quest Diagnostics, Inc., based on the award of a contract to Laboratory Corporation of America, Inc. (LabCorp), under a request for proposals (RFP), issued by the Department of the Army for laboratory testing services. The

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ABSG Consulting, Inc., B-407956; B-407956.2, April 18, 2013

  • May 22, 2013
  • Cost RealismCost-Technical Trade-OffIncumbent StatusPast Performance
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Link:         GAO Opinion Agency:    Department of Homeland Security Disposition:  Protest denied. General Counsel P.C. Highlight: GAO denied the protest of ABSG Consulting, Inc. (ABSG), a small business, regarding the award of a contract to Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc. (BAH), by the Department of Homeland Security, United States Coast Guard, under a request for proposals (RFP)

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A&T Systems, Inc., B-407152, November 16, 2012

  • December 5, 2012
  • Incumbent StatusPrice Realism

Link: GAO Decision Protestor: A&T Systems, Inc. Agency: Department of the Army Disposition: Protest Denied. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ GAO Digest: Protest of an agency’s technical evaluation is denied where the agency reasonably evaluated the awardee’s proposal consistent with the solicitation’s stated criteria. Protest that the awardee’s price is too low under a solicitation that did not provide

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CISGi, B-407101, November 6, 2012

  • November 14, 2012
  • Incumbent StatusResumesTerms of the Solicitation

Link: GAO Decision Protestor: CISGi Agency: National Science Foundation Disposition: Protest Denied. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ GAO Digest: Protester’s challenge of agency’s evaluation is denied where record shows that the evaluation was reasonable and consistent with terms of solicitation. General Counsel PC Highlight: CISGi protested the award to World Technology Evaluation Center, Inc. (WTEC) of a contract for

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Integrated Science Solutions, Inc., B-406987, B-406987.2, October 10, 2012

  • October 31, 2012
  • Incumbent StatusPrice EvaluationResumesSolicitation Requirements

Link: GAO Decision Protestor: Integrated Science Solutions, Inc. Agency: National Aeronautics and Space Administration Disposition: Protest Denied. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ GAO Digest: Protest that an agency misevaluated the protester’s and awardee’s proposals is denied where the evaluation was reasonable and consistent with the solicitation criteria. General Counsel PC Highlight: Integrated Science Solutions, Inc. (ISSi) protested the award to Earth Resources Technology

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Camden Shipping Corporation, B-406171, B-406323, February 27, 2012

  • March 7, 2012
  • Incumbent StatusSmall Business Set-AsidesSole-Source Award

Link: GAO Decision Protestor: Camden Shipping Corporation Agency: Department of the Navy Disposition: Protests Denied. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ GAO Digest: Agency reasonably awarded a bridge contract on a sole-source basis for the operation and maintenance of a vessel, where the agency reasonably determined that only the incumbent contractor/awardee could ensure the critically needed uninterrupted operation of the

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Innovative Technologies Corporation, B-401689; B-401689.2; B-401689.3, November 9, 2009

  • February 22, 2012
  • Incumbent StatusPrice RealismTask OrdersTimeliness of Protest

Link:         GAO Opinion Agency:    Department of Justice Disposition:  Protest denied. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ GAO Digest: 1. Protest of alleged improprieties apparent on face of task order solicitation, filed after issuance of the task order, is dismissed as untimely under GAO’s Bid Protest Regulations. 2. Protest that the agency unreasonably evaluated the competitors’ proposals, based primarily on the

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CRAssociates, Inc., B-406018, B-406018.2, February 13, 2012

  • February 22, 2012
  • Incumbent StatusProposal DetailTechnical Evaluation

Link: GAO Decision Protestor: CRAssociates, Inc. Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs Disposition: Protest Denied. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ GAO Digest: Agency evaluation of proposals is unobjectionable where it is reasonable and consistent with solicitation evaluation criteria, and adequately documented. General Counsel P.C. Highlight: CRAssociates, Inc. (CRA) protested the award of a contract to Sterling Medical Associates, Inc. for

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Applied Business Management Solutions Incorporated, LLC, B-405724, December 15, 2011

  • January 9, 2012
  • Incumbent StatusPrice Reasonableness

Link:         GAO Opinion Agency:    Department of the Army Disposition:  Protest denied. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________  GAO Digest: 1. Protest that agency improperly accepted awardee’s plan to hire incumbent personnel based on claim that personnel will be unavailable is denied where there is no significant countervailing evidence reasonably known to agency that should or did create doubt as to

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