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Jason Lee Bakke

Writer, editor of WashingtonHorizon.com, federal acquisition, theater, aviation

Horizon Cutting-room Links: Monday, 27 January 2025

Horizon Cutting-room Links: Monday, 27 January 2025

"Host Hotels exploring sale of billion-dollar portfolio," Washington Business Journal "The publicly traded Bethesda-based company (NASDAQ: HST) has hired an adviser to market the portfolio of hotels, which includes the Grand Hyatt in San Francisco, the W Seattle and the Coronado Island Marriott in California, per Bloomberg.

Patriot Group International, Inc. (B-422969.2; B-422969.3)

Patriot Group International, Inc. (B-422969.2; B-422969.3)

You should not care. Category: Technical evaluation, cost or price evaluation, process issue Date: 30 December 2024 URL: https://www.gao.gov/products/b-422969.2%2Cb-422969.3 Patriot Group International, Inc. (PGI) protested the Air Force's award of a task order to PAE Applied Technologies LLC (Amentum) under

GSA huffs, puffs, blows itself out over DEI

GSA huffs, puffs, blows itself out over DEI

GSA blasted its "Notice of intent to suspend enforcement of contractual DEI terms in existing agreements" to apparently all of its mailing lists Thursday, 23 January 2025. The link to SAM.gov does not require login. GSA "intends to take immediate action to begin forbearing enforcement of

Worrell Contracting Company, Inc. (B-423208)

Worrell Contracting Company, Inc. (B-423208)

You should not care. Category: Protest timeliness Date: 22 January 2025 URL: https://www.gao.gov/products/b-423208 Worrell Contracting Company, Inc., a service-disabled veteran-owned small business, protested its exclusion from a VA competition for grounds maintenance services at Washington Crossing National Cemetery. The protest argued that VA's

TrillaMed, LLC (B-423042; B-423042.2)

TrillaMed, LLC (B-423042; B-423042.2)

You should not care. Category: Technical evaluation, cost or price evaluation, process issue Date: 8 January 2025 URL: https://www.gao.gov/products/b-423042%2Cb-423042.2 TrillaMed, LLC, protested the VA's award of a contract to Lovell Government Services, Inc., for cordless surgical bone saws. TrillaMed challenged VA&

Attesa Group, LLC (B-423096)

Attesa Group, LLC (B-423096)

You should not care. Category: Technical evaluation, process issue, past performance Date: 16 January 2025 URL: https://www.gao.gov/products/b-423096 Attesa Group LLC, an 8(a) small business, protested the award of an acquisition-support contract to Nakupuna Services LLC by the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC). The protest focused

4K Global-ACC JV, LLC (B-423092)

4K Global-ACC JV, LLC (B-423092)

You should not care. Category: process issue Date: 15 January 2025 URL: https://www.gao.gov/products/b-423092#mt=e-report 4K Global protested Army’s award of a contract to Roundhouse PBN, arguing the government unreasonably found its proposal ineligible for award. 4K Global argued that it was not required