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Matter of Information International Associates, Inc.

  • December 6, 2019
  • Cost RealismGAO Standard of ReviewPrejudice
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Agency: Department of the Air Force Disposition: Protest Sustained Decided: May 28, 2019 Keywords:  Cost Realism, Prejudice, GAO Standard of Review General Counsel P.C. Highlight:  A protestor cannot succeed unless it can show that “but for the agency’s actions, it would have had a substantial chance of receiving the award.” A protest will be sustained

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Information Ventures, Inc., B-407478.4, July 17, 2013

  • August 1, 2013
  • Commercial Item AcquisitionPrejudiceProposal Evaluation
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Link:         GAO Opinion Agency:    Department of Health and Human Services Disposition:  Protest denied. General Counsel P.C. Highlight: GAO denied the protest of Information Ventures, Inc., regarding the award of a contract to AlphaTRAC Inc., under a request for quotations (RFQ), issued by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), National Institutes for Health, National

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Lockheed Martin Integrated Systems, Inc., B-408134.3; B-408134.5, July 3, 2013

  • August 1, 2013
  • Cost-Technical Trade-OffPrejudiceProposal Evaluation
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Link:         GAO Opinion Agency:    General Services Administration Disposition:  Protest denied. General Counsel P.C. Highlight: GAO denied the protest of Lockheed Martin Integrated Systems, Inc., regarding the issuance of a task order to L-3 Services, Inc., under a task order request (TOR) issued by the General Services Administration (GSA), Federal Systems Integration and Management Center, to

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BC Peabody Construction Services, Inc., B-408023, May 10, 2013

  • May 22, 2013
  • PrejudiceSmall Business Set-AsidesTechnical Acceptability
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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 BCPeabody Construction Services, Inc. based on the award of a contract to Edens Construction Company, by the Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers, under a request for proposals (RFP) for dike rehabilitation construction services. 

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PAE Government Services, Inc., B-407886; B-407886.2; B-407886.3; B-407886.4, March 22, 2013

  • April 17, 2013
  • Best ValueMeaningful DiscussionsMisleading DiscussionsPrejudice
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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 PAE Government Services, Inc., based on the award of a contract to Kellogg Brown & Root Services, Inc. (KBR), under a request for proposals (RFP), issued by the Department of the Navy for base operating

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Smith Enterprise, Inc., B-407529, -.2, -.3, December 28, 2012

  • April 3, 2013
  • Competitive RangePrejudice

Link:         GAO Opinion Agency:    Department of the Navy Disposition:  Protest denied. Keywords:   Competitive Range; Prejudice General Counsel P.C. Highlight: GAO denied the protest of Smith Enterprise, Inc. regarding the exclusion of its proposal from the competitive range under a request for proposals (RFP), issued by the Department of the Navy for research and development services

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Systalex Corporation, B-407761; B-407761.2; B-407761.3, February 12, 2013

  • March 20, 2013
  • PrejudiceTechnical Evaluation

Link:         GAO Opinion Agency:    Department of Commerce Disposition:  Protest denied. General Counsel P.C. Highlight: GAO denies the protest of Systalex Corporation, based on the Department of Commerce, United States Census Bureau’s issuance of a task order to Prime Source Technologies, LLC, under a request for proposals (RFP) for the support of financial and administrative services.

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Rust Consulting, Inc., B-406410, May 18, 2012

  • July 4, 2012
  • PrejudicePrice Realism

Link: GAO Decision Protestor: Rust Consulting, Inc. Agency: Department of Justice Disposition: Protest Denied. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ GAO Digest: Protest against price realism evaluation of awardees’ proposals is denied where the agency determined that the awardees’ lower proposed labor hours reflected their technical approaches and were not so low as to present a performance risk, and where

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Triad Logistics Services Corporation, B-406416.2, June 19, 2012

  • June 27, 2012
  • PrejudiceReconsideration

Link: GAO Decision Protestor: Triad Logistics Services Corporation Agency: Government Accountability Office Disposition: Request for Reconsideration Denied. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ GAO Digest: Decision denying protest is affirmed on reconsideration where protester fails to demonstrate that decision erred in requiring protester to demonstrate prejudice. General Counsel PC Highlight: Triad Logistics Services Corporation requested that the GAO reconsider its

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Pacific Lock Company, B-405800, December 27, 2011

  • January 10, 2012
  • Domestic Production RequirementPrejudiceReliance on the Proposal

Link: GAO Opinion Agency: Defense Logistics Agency Disposition: Protest denied. Keywords: Prejudice; Domestic Production Requirement; Reliance on the Proposal —————————————————————————————————————————– GAO Digest: 1. Protest that a delivery order was issued to a vendor that would not provide a domestic end item is denied where the agency reasonably relied upon the vendor’s certification that it would

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