Bid protest sustained where, in response to a prior bid protest, agency took corrective action by engaging in discussions, but imposed unreasonably restrictive limitations on the scope of proposal revisions, which prohibit revision of proposal information materially impacted by the corrective action.
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Successful defense of bid protest alleging errors in technical evaluation.
Bill Savarino saved another clearance this time an SCI level clearance with NSA. The matter involved allegations pertaining to pornography under Guideline D (Sexual Behavior); illegal hacking of computer systems under Guideline M (Use of Information Technology Systems); and fraudulent conduct under Guideline J (Criminal Conduct).
The Army’s practice bombs contract award was flawed by improper discussions, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) (Delfasco LLC, GAO, B-409514, 3/2/15, decision released 7/15/16). The GAO also sustained a protest of the award because the Army failed to adhere to past performance requirements in the solicitation. In addition, the GAO said that although it doesn’t […]
Bill Savarino saved another clearance at the Defense Office of Hearings and Appeals (DOHA), this time for a senior executive from India. It involved mitigating Foreign Influence issues under Guideline B concerning siblings in India and assets in India.
Bill Savarino saved another clearance at the Defense Office of Hearings and Appeals (DOHA), this time without the need for a hearing by convincing DOHA to withdraw the Statement of Reasons. The applicant was from Pakistan, who had siblings and parent’s-in-law in Pakistan.
The Defense Health Agency improperly relaxed key personnel requirements and engaged in unequal discussions with a protester before making an $80 million program management support award, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) said (Deloitte Consulting LLP, GAO, B-412125, 4/15/16, decision released 5/16/16). The agency also failed to adequately document its past performance evaluation, the GAO said. […]
Successful bid protest challenging the agency’s evaluation of key personnel, past performance relevancy, and unequal discussions.
Successful bid protest of the agency’s evaluation of the relevancy of the awardee’s past performance and misleading discussions as to weaknesses remaining in the protester’s proposal.
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