Agency: General Services Administration (GSA) Disposition: Protest Sustained Keywords: Javits-Wagner-O’Day Act Decided: November 29, 2017 Released: December 6, 2017 General Counsel P.C. Highlight: The Javits-Wagner-O’Day Act requiring the use of a mandatory source for services cannot be overcome by including such services in a “full service” lease to another. Summary of Facts The GSA has
PDS Consultants, Inc, v. United States Agency: The Department of Veteran Affairs Disposition: Protest Sustained (Court of Federal Claims) Keywords: Contracting Preference; Javits-Wagner-O’Day Act; Rule of Two Decided: May 30, 2017 General Counsel P.C. Highlight: Where an agency has statutorily declared a preference with specificity, this preference takes precedence over general provisions for preference.
Link: GAO Decision Protestors: Alternative Contracting Enterprises, LLC; Pierce First Medical Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs Disposition: Protests Denied. __________________________________________________________________________________ GAO Digest: Protests that the Department of Veterans Affairs violated the Veterans Benefits, Health Care, and Information Technology Act of 2006 (VA Act) by failing to consider whether procurements should be set aside for service-disabled,
Link: GAO Opinion Agency: General Services Administration Disposition: Protest sustained. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ GAO Digest: Protest challenging the cancellation of a request for quotations (RFQ) and issuance of orders on a sole-source basis to a non-profit agency under the authority of the Javits-Wagner-O’Day Act is sustained where the acquired items are not on the procurement list maintained