Matter of AttainX, Inc. Decided: January 31, 2022 Agency: Department of Commerce Disposition: Protest Denied Keywords: Timely proposal submission; Lost Proposals Protest Insight This case highlights the importance of receiving follow up confirmation on proposal submissions. Government Contractors should consider this step a must for all bids. If a confirmation is not automatically sent,
Matter of Starblast Corporation Decided: September 21, 2021 Agency: Department of the Navy Disposition: Protest Denied Keywords: Late Proposals Protest Insight This proposal showcases the importance of understanding all FAR and solicitation requirements and ensuring proper compliance with these requirements. Here, Starblast’s proposal was not considered for award, because it was untimely. While Starblast
Matter of: Equitus Corporation Agency: Department of the Air Force Disposition: Protest Dismissed Decided: May 12, 2021 Keywords: Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program, Timely Filing, Rejection of Proposal General Counsel P.C. Highlight: Protest where the protester alleged that its SBIR solicitation was unreasonably evaluated by the agency because the agency applied an unreasonable interpretation
Matter of Patriot Defense Group, LLC Agency: Department of the Air Force Disposition: Protest Denied Decided: August 5, 2020 Keywords: Proposal Standards; Adequately Written Proposal; Proposals; Proposal Detail General Counsel P.C. Highlight: An offeror is responsible for submitting an adequately written proposal, and supplementation submitted during the course of a protest to bolster an inadequate
Matter of AECOM Management Services, Inc. Agency: Department of the Army Disposition: Protest Denied Decided: May 15, 2020 Keywords: Cost Realism; Proposal Detail General Counsel P.C. Highlight: When an agency evaluates a proposal for the award of a cost reimbursable contract or task order, the offeror’s proposed costs are not dispositive and the agency must
Link: GAO Decision Protestor: Science Applications International Corporation Agency: Defense Intelligence Agency Disposition: Protest Sustained in part, Denied in part. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ GAO Digest: Protest that agency improperly evaluated awardee’s technical proposal is sustained where the record shows that the agency did not reasonably consider the awardee’s proposed technical approach, which included using “large numbers” of
Link: GAO Decision Protestor: Global Automotive, Inc. Agency: Department of the Army Disposition: Protest Denied. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ GAO Digest: Agency properly eliminated the protester’s proposal from award consideration where the protester expressly refused to extend its proposal acceptance period as requested and the proposal could not be revived because it would compromise the integrity of the
Link: GAO Decision Protestor: Main Building Maintenance, Inc. Agency: Department of the Army Disposition: Protest Denied. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ GAO Digest: Protest of agency evaluation and determination to exclude protester’s revised proposal from the competitive range is denied where protester fails to show that either was unreasonable. General Counsel PC Highlight: Main Building Maintenance, Inc. (MBM) protested
Link: GAO Decision Protestor: CHE Consulting, Inc. Agency: Department of Commerce Disposition: Protest Denied. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ GAO Digest: Protest is denied where the record shows that contracting agency reasonably determined that protester’s quotation was unacceptable due to an ambiguity relating to the period of performance. General Counsel PC Highlight: CHE Consulting, Inc. protested the rejection of
Link: GAO Decision Protestor: Science Applications International Corporation Agency: Department of the Navy Disposition: Protest Denied. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ GAO Digest: Protest that agency performed an unreasonable cost realism analysis is denied where agency reasonably concluded that the awardee could hire qualified personnel at its proposed labor rates. Protest that agency unreasonably assigned protester an acceptable technical