Matter of AttainX, Inc. Decided: January 23, 2023 Agency: General Services Administration Disposition: Protest Sustained Keywords: Joint Venture; Experience Requirement; Small Business Set-Asides Protest Insight This case offers clarity on requirements related to an agency’s assessment of experience when analyzing proposals from joint ventures. Here, GAO concluded that the agency’s evaluation of a solicitation’s
Matter of: M.R. Pittman Group, LLC Agency: Department of the Army, Army Corps of Engineers Disposition: Protest Dismissed Decided: May 5, 2021 Keywords: Pre-Award Protests, Timeliness Of Protest, Small Business Set-Aside, Ambiguity in Solicitation, Pre-Solicitation Notice General Counsel P.C. Highlight: Protest dismissed where an other-than-small business protester argued that the opportunity was not a small
Matter of DLF-CPC JV, LLC Agency: Department of the Navy Disposition: Protest Dismissed Decided: June 22, 2020 Keywords: Small Business Set-Aside, GAO Jurisdiction, 8(a) Program General Counsel P.C. Highlight: Protest that the awardee made a material misrepresentation regarding its bona fide place of business was dismissed where the matter concerned its status as a participant in
Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs Disposition: Protest Dismissed Decided: February 27, 2020 Keywords: Small Business Set-Asides; SDVOSB Set-Asides; Certificate of Competency General Counsel P.C. Highlight: The SBA has the exclusive authority to review a contracting officer’s determination that a small business concern is not responsible. The GAO does not review certificate of competency referrals to the
Agency: Department of the Army Disposition: Protest Denied Decided: July 15, 2019 Keywords: Small Business Set-Asides, GAO Standard of Review General Counsel P.C. Highlight: When a protester challenges an agency’s evaluation of proposals, the GAO’s role is not to reevaluate proposals, but, rather, to examine the record to determine whether the agency’s judgment was reasonable
Agency: General Services Administration Disposition: Protest Sustained in Part and Denied in Part Decided: February 15, 2019 Keywords: Small Business Set-Asides, Mentor-Protégé Program General Counsel P.C. Highlight: A solicitation’s limitation on a joint venture’s ability to submit a proposal as a Contractor Team Arrangement (CTA) that relies on the experience of subcontractors that are not
Agency: Defense Logistics Agency Disposition: Protest Sustained in Part, Dismissed in Part, and Denied in Part Decided: August 23, 2018 Keywords: Small Business Set-Asides, Rule of Two General Counsel P.C. Highlight: When seeking requests for proposals in a by-CLIN basis, agencies must consider the value of each CLIN when assessing whether it qualifies for a
Link: GAO Opinion Agency: Department of the Army Disposition: Protest denied. General Counsel P.C. Highlight: GAO denied the protest of Blue Ridge Limousine and Tour Service, Inc., based on the terms of a solicitation for shuttle bus services in the Arlington, Virginia area, issued by the National Guard Bureau (NGB). NGB originally awarded Blue Ridge
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.
Link: GAO Opinion Agency: Department of the Army Disposition: Protest denied. General Counsel P.C. Highlight: GAO denied the protest of FPM Remediations, Inc., based on the exclusion of its proposal from the competitive range under a request for proposals (RFP), issued by the Department of the Army for environmental remediation services. The RFP was issued