http://www.gao.gov/press.html Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:10:04 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2-ppt http://www.gao.gov/images/title_object.jpg http://www.gao.gov/ http://www.gao.gov/pdfs/B-400058.4?source=ra Public Communications Services, Inc. (PCS) requests that our Office recommend that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) reimburse its costs of filing and pursuing its protest of the award of a contract to Value-Added Communications, Inc. (VAC) under request for proposals (RFP) No. HSCETE-08-R-00001 for detainee telephone services. We recommend reimbursement in the amount of $319,016.63, ... Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.gao.gov/pdfs/B-400912.2?source=ra The Louisiana State Department of Social Services, Louisiana Rehabilitation Services (LRS), protests the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) award of a contract to Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc., under request for proposals (RFP) No. NNM0838773R, for manufacturing support and facilities operation at NASA's Michoud Assembly Facility, New Orleans, Louisiana. LRS asserts that NASA failed to comply with the requirements of ... Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.gao.gov/pdfs/B-400979?source=ra CTI-NAN JV, LLC, of Tamuning, Guam, protests the exclusion of its proposal from phase two of a two-phase design-build competition under request for proposals (RFP) No. N40192-09-R-1314, issued by the Naval Facilities and Engineering Command, Marianas, for the construction of a new Bachelor Enlisted Quarters (BEQ) facility at Naval Base, Guam. CTI asserts that the agency misevaluated its proposal. We deny the protest. Tue, 30 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.gao.gov/pdfs/B-401169,B-401169.2?source=ra Carahsoft Technology Corporation of Reston, Virginia protests an order to MicroLink, LLC of Vienna, Virginia by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) under request for quotations (RFQ) No. 326545 for faceted search capability software. Carahsoft argues that MicroLink's quotation failed to meet the RFQ's minimum technical specifications and should have been determined technically unacceptable. We sustain the protest in part and ... Tue, 30 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.gao.gov/pdfs/B-401230?source=ra Global Solutions Network, Inc. (GSN), of Rockville, Maryland, protests the terms of request for proposals (RFP) No. DJJK-09-RFP-0585, issued by the Department of Justice (DOJ) for administrative support services for the DOJ's Environment and Natural Resources Division (ENRD). GSN argues that the solicitation should have been set aside for historically underutilized business zone (HUBZone) concerns or, in the alternative, small business ... Tue, 30 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.gao.gov/pdfs/GAO-09-823R?source=ra GAO reviewed the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's (NRC) new rule on the revision of fee schedules and fee recovery for FY 2009. GAO found that (1) the final rule amends the licensing, inspection, and annual fees charged to NRC's applicants and licensees; and (2) except for the delay in the effective date, NRC complied with applicable requirements in promulgating the rule. Mon, 29 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.gao.gov/pdfs/B-401204?source=ra AH Computer Consulting, Inc. (AHCC) of Rockville, Maryland, protests the elimination of its proposal from the competitive range under request for proposals (RFP) No. 2608080056, issued by the Department of the Interior, National Park Service (NPS) for the acquisition of a Service-wide Point of Sale (POS) System for collection, accounting, and centralized reporting of NPS fee revenues. The protester argues that the evaluation of its proposal ... Fri, 26 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.gao.gov/pdfs/B-401231?source=ra Brooks Range Contract Services, Inc., of Fairbanks, Alaska, protests the issuance of a task order to CMI Management, Inc., of Alexandria, Virginia, under request for quotations (RFQ) No. AFRW-09-0006, issued by the Department of the Treasury for maintenance, repair, and management services for the Armed Services Retirement Home. Brooks argues that the agency applied an undisclosed evaluation factor and improperly failed to perform a price-technical ... Wed, 24 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.gao.gov/pdfs/B-401281?source=ra Caddell Construction Company, Inc. of Montgomery, Alabama, protests the award of a contract to Framaco International Inc. under request for proposals (RFP) No. SAQMMA-08-R0079, issued by the Department of State, Overseas Buildings Operations, to design and construct a new embassy complex in Belgrade, Serbia. Caddell asserts that the award is improper because Framaco fails to satisfy the requirement that the firm be a "United States person." ... Wed, 24 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.gao.gov/pdfs/B-400278.4,B-400308.4?source=ra International Program Group, Inc. (IPG) of Desert Center, California, requests that our Office determine the amount that it should recover for the costs of filing and pursuing its protests in International Program Group, Inc., B-400278, B-400308, Sept. 19, 2008, 2008 CPD para. 172. We deny the claim for costs. Tue, 23 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0100