Obligation to Post RFQ on GSA’s e-Buy System Did Not Mean Agency Had to Ensure Offerors Could View the Post; CC&C Management Services, LLC, GAO B-417594September 26, 2019
Agency Provided Meaningful Discussions by Telling Offeror its Price was Too High; Altavian, Inc., GAO B-417701, B-417701.2September 26, 2019
Agency’s Decision to Award Sole-Source Contract was Justified; DRS Sustainment Systems, Inc., GAO B-417628, B-417628.2, B-417628.3September 25, 2019
GAO Lacks Authority to Hear Challenge to SBA Certificate of Compliance; Semper Valens Solutions, Inc., GAO B-417028.4September 24, 2019
Protester Cannot Evade Jurisdictional Bar on Task Order Protests by Claiming Protest Is Merely “Related” to a Task Order; ServeFed, Inc., GAO B-417708September 23, 2019
One-Word Response to a Solicitation Requirement that Requested an Explanation Nullifies Proposal; BZ Defense, LLC, GAO B-417657September 23, 2019
Agency Properly Considered Experience of Proposed Personnel as Part of Evaluating Offeror’s Overall Corporate Experience; Sigmatech, Inc., GAO B-417589; B-417589.2; B-417589.3September 19, 2019
Agency Reasonably Assessed Offeror’s Past Performance Under Incumbent Contract as Only “Somewhat Relevant” Chenega Federal Systems, LLC, GAO B-417037.2September 19, 2019
Agency Not Required to Consider Performance Risk of Low Cost Proposal When RFP Did Not Require a Unique Technical Approach; Logistics Management Institute, GAO B-417601, B-417601.3, B-417601.4September 18, 2019
USAID Personal Services Contract Not Required to Include Locality Pay; William Schaeffer, GAO B-417654September 17, 2019
No Disparate Treatment When Solicitation Applies Different Evaluation Standard to Different Types of Offers; Poplar Point RBBR, LLC, GAO B-417006.2, B-417006.3September 17, 2019
Failure to Inform Agency of a Name Change Dooms SDVOSB’s Proposal; Sanford Federal, Inc., GAO B-417756September 17, 2019
Misapprehension of Solicitation Requirement Does Not Make It Ambiguous; TCG, Inc., GAO B-417610, B-417610.2September 16, 2019
Protester Not Entitled to Costs Even Though Agency Took Corrective Action After Agency Report; BAI, Inc.—Costs, GAO B-416681.7September 13, 2019
Protester Had Notice of Protest Grounds Despite Agency’s Contradictory Communications; Alphapointe, GAO B-417834September 12, 2019
Protester Not Entitled to Costs Incurred in Pursuing Costs Claim; Hope Village, Inc.—Costs, GAO B-414342.7September 12, 2019
Awardee Can Intervene in Protester’s Suit to Override Automatic Stay; Winston-Salem Industries for The Blind, Inc. d/b/a IFB Solutions v. United States, COFC No. 19-1328CSeptember 11, 2019
Protester’s Reliance on Subcontractors Riskier than Awardee’s Reliance on Subsidiary; Austal USA, LLC, GAO B-417593September 11, 2019
Agency May Rely on Lower-Weighted Factor to Discriminate Between Proposals; Defense Base Services, Inc., GAO B-416874.3, B-416874.4September 10, 2019
Conversion of Sealed Bid to Negotiated Procurement was Reasonable; Perimeter Security Partners, LLC, GAO B-417591September 10, 2019