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Army’s Bomb Award Flawed By Improper Discussions, GAO Holds

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 […]

A Government Contractor’s Version Of Everything I Need To Know I Learned In Kindergarten: Follow The Rules

Daniel Strouse discusses “A Government Contractor’s Version Of Everything I Need To Know I Learned In Kindergarten: Follow The Rules” 

GAO: Defense Health Agency Erred in $80 Million Program Support Award

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. […]

Deloitte Consulting, LLP, B-412125.2, B-412125.3, Apr. 15, 2016

Successful bid protest challenging the agency’s evaluation of key personnel, past performance relevancy, and unequal discussions.

Delfasco, LLC, B-409514.3, Mar. 2, 2015

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. 

Computer Sciences Corp., B-412163.3, B-412163.4, Jan. 4, 2016

Successful defense of bid protest of technical evaluation.

MCR Federal, LLC, B-411977, B-411977.2, Dec. 2015

Successful defense of bid protest against adjustment of labor rates.

Quantech Services, Inc., B-408227.8, B-408227.9, Dec. 2, 2015

Successful defense of bid protest challenging cost realism analysis.

Sevatec, Inc., B-410665, B-410665.3, Jan. 21, 2015

Successful defense of bid protest challenging technical evaluation and alleging unequal discussions.

XTec, Inc., B-410778.3, Oct. 1, 2015

Successful bid protest of cancellation of solicitation on the grounds of lack of advance planning by the agency.