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GAO highlights bid protest trends, rejected recommendations, in fiscal 2024 report

GAO highlights bid protest trends, rejected recommendations, in fiscal 2024 report

The Congressional Government Accountability Office (GAO) is one of two protest forums for government contract awards per 1984’s Competition in Contracting Act, along with the Court of Federal Claims (COFC). GAO annually summarizes its prior year’s protest activity, and the Bid Protest Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2024

Trilogy Secured Services, LLC (B-422661.2)

Trilogy Secured Services, LLC (B-422661.2)

Category: Sole source, reimbursement of protest costs Date: 8 November 2024 URL: https://www.gao.gov/products/b-422661.2 You should not care. Trilogy Secured Services, LLC, sought reimbursement of costs related to its protest of a sole-source contract awarded to Birdi Systems, Inc., for security installation and maintenance services

DecisionPoint Corporation (fka Emesec Inc; B-422245.5)

DecisionPoint Corporation (fka Emesec Inc; B-422245.5)

Category: Corporate certifications, mergers Date: 13 November 2024 URL: https://www.gao.gov/products/b-422245.5 You should care DecisionPoint Corporation protested Air Force’s rejection of its quote under a task order solicitation for cyber support services, claiming the agency improperly deemed its quote noncompliant with a certification requirement.

Magellan Federal, Inc. (B-422803; B-422803.2)

Magellan Federal, Inc. (B-422803; B-422803.2)

Category: Technical evaluation, past performance Date: November 13, 2024 URL: https://www.gao.gov/products/b-422803%2Cb-422803.2 You should not care. Magellan Federal protested Army's award of a task order to Strategic Resources, Inc. (SRI), for master resilience training, alleging errors in key personnel evaluations, unequal treatment,

KBR Services, LLC (B-422839)

KBR Services, LLC (B-422839)

Category: Collective bargaining agreement (CBA) Date: 22 November 2024 URL: https://www.gao.gov/products/b-422839 You should not care. KBR Services, LLC protested the terms of a Navy solicitation for base operation support services at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, arguing that the solicitation understated the Navy's needs, failed

Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc. (B-422823; B-422823.2)

Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc. (B-422823; B-422823.2)

Category: Technical evaluation, cost or price evaluation, best-value tradeoff Date: 18 November 2024 URL: https://www.gao.gov/products/b-422823%2Cb-422823.2 You should not care. Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc. (BAH), protested VA's award of a task order for enterprise software development services to Deloitte Consulting, LLP, under

NTT DATA Services Federal Government, LLC (B-422235.5; B-422235.6)

NTT DATA Services Federal Government, LLC (B-422235.5; B-422235.6)

Category: Process issue Date: November 18, 2024 URL: https://www.gao.gov/assets/880/873248.pdf You should not care. NTT DATA Services Federal Government, LLC, protested USAID's award to Salient CRGT, Inc., for an IT O&M contract, asserting that Salient had unmitigable OCIs through its