Agency: Department of Energy Disposition: Protest Sustained Decided: September 4, 2018 Keywords: Buy American Act General Counsel P.C. Highlight: Omitting certain information that does not impact price or an enable the bidder to change the bid price does not render a bid “nonresponsive” for bid submission purposes. Summary of Facts A small business set aside solicitation
Link: GAO Opinion Agency: Department of the Air Force Disposition: Protest denied. Keywords: LPTA, PIA, price realism General Counsel P.C. Highlight: GAO denied the protest of Phoenix Management, Inc. based on the award of a contract to Alliance Technical Services, Inc. (ATS), under a request for proposals (RFP) issued by the Department of the Air
Link: GAO Opinion Agency: Department of the Air Force Disposition: Protest denied. General Counsel P.C. Highlight: GAO denied the protest of International Composites Technologies, Inc. (ICT), based on the exclusion of its proposal from the competitive range under a request for proposals (RFP) issued by the Department of the Air Force for ballistic armor systems
Link: GAO Opinion Agency: Department of the Army Disposition: Protest denied. General Counsel P.C. Highlight: GAO denied the protest of Obayashi-JPS JV, regarding the award of a contract to Tokyu Construction Co., Ltd., by the Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers, under a request for proposals (RFP) for the construction of a hydrant fuel
Link: GAO Decision Protestor: Midwest Tube Fabricators, Inc. Agency: Defense Logistics Agency Disposition: Protest Dismissed. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ GAO Digest: Protest that item offered by awardee cannot have met solicitation specifications merely because awardee offered item at lower price than protester fails to state valid basis of protest. General Counsel PC Highlight: Midwest Tube Fabricators, Inc. protested
Link: GAO Decision Protestor: Herman Miller, Inc. Agency: Department of the Air Force; General Services Administration Disposition: Protest Denied. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ GAO Digest: A solicitation with a two-tiered acquisition approach, under which manufacturers would receive contracts that include not-to-exceed prices for furniture systems and dealers would receive separate contracts for installation of the systems at prices