Oready, LLC (B-423649; B-423650; B-423670; B-423670.2)

You should care.

Category: AI, erroneous protest

Date: 25 September 2025

URL: https://www.gao.gov/products/b-423649%2Cb-423650%2Cb-423670%2Cb-423670.2

Oready, LLC, protested three Bureau of Indian Education RFQs for school-based clinicians, alleging that key personnel requirements were unduly restrictive. GAO dismissed the protests as an abuse of process after identifying numerous fabricated or materially inaccurate case citations across filings, including nonexistent decisions and misstatements of holdings, despite an earlier written warning to the same protester.

• Problematic citations and nonexistent decisions: GAO found fabricated citations, merged party names with unrelated B‑numbers, and mischaracterized holdings that did not support the propositions advanced.
• Prior warning and continued conduct: Following a June 2025 caution, Oready continued submitting filings with nonexistent or inaccurate authority in these cases.
• Sanctions authority and forum integrity: Invoking inherent authority to manage proceedings under CICA’s mandate for inexpensive and expeditious resolution, GAO dismissed the protests to protect forum integrity.

Protest dismissed. AI is no substitute for a lawyer, unfortunately.

Digest

Protests challenging the terms of multiple solicitations are dismissed as an abuse of GAO's bid protest process where the protester's repeated use of non-existent citations or decisions in its protest submissions undermines the integrity of GAO's bid protest forum.