Subcontractor Performing Different Contract at Another Site Does Not Create OCI; GAO B-415175, AbacusSecure LLC
Protest alleging the agency failed to consider the awardee’s impaired objectivity organizational conflict of interest is denied, where the agency reasonably concluded the awardee’s subcontractor would not be evaluating any of the work under the contract as alleged; and protest arguing the agency failed to examine labor rates for price realism is denied, where the solicitation did not require the evaluation of specific cost items for realism; and protest challenging the agency’s past performance evaluation is denied, where the solicitation advised that past performance evaluations may be limited to specific areas considered most relevant.
