Reports News from the GAO http://www.gao.gov/press.html 2008-05-16T14:11:53+01:00 FeedCreator 1.7.2-ppt 2008-05-16T00:00:00+01:00 2008-05-16T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.gao.gov/decisions/bidpro/3109662.htm?source=ra

Alanna Orr protests the issuance of a purchase order to Jan Breakfield under request for quotations (RFQ) No. SO5SC0908278, issued by the Department of Agriculture, U.S. Forest Service, for janitorial services. The protester contends that Ms. Breakfield's quotation did not comply with technical requirements of the RFQ, that the agency improperly provided a sample quality control program to her, that she submitted plagiarized technical documents, ...

2008-05-14T00:00:00+01:00 2008-05-14T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.gao.gov/decisions/bidpro/311284.htm?source=ra

Mark Whetstone-Designated Employee Agent, President of the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) Local 3928, protests the issuance of solicitation No. HSSCCG-08-R-00001, a set-aside for service-disabled veteran-owned small business concerns, by the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS), National Records Center at Lee's Summit Missouri, for services in support of processing the agency's ...

2008-05-14T00:00:00+01:00 2008-05-14T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.gao.gov/decisions/bidpro/311310.htm?source=ra

Rhonda Podojil, the agency tender official (ATO) for the U.S. Army Medical Command tender in a public-private competition under Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-76, protests the Army's decision to procure nutrition care services at 10 military treatment facilities in the United States through a contract awarded to Sodexho Management, Inc. under request for proposals (RFP) No. W81K04-07-R-0016, rather than continuing to have ...

2008-05-09T00:00:00+01:00 2008-05-09T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.gao.gov/decisions/bidpro/311247.htm?source=ra

Lisa Hartman-Designated Employee Agent1 protests the award of a contract to DWBH Services, Inc. under request for proposals (RFP) No. VA-786-07-RP-0220, issued by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), National Cemetery Administration for grounds maintenance services for the Chattanooga National Cemetery. The protester argues that the agency is violating Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-76 by directly converting functions ...

2008-05-05T00:00:00+01:00 2008-05-05T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.gao.gov/decisions/bidpro/3103724.htm?source=ra

Pemco Aeroplex, Inc., protests the terms of solicitation No. FA8105-05-R-0014, under which a contract was awarded to Boeing Aerospace Operations to perform programmed depot maintenance (PDM) for KC-135 aircraft. Pemco asserts that recent developments indicate that the Department of the Air Force's actual requirements regarding PDM for KC-135 aircraft are materially different than the terms of the solicitation under which the offerors recently ...

2008-05-06T00:00:00+01:00 2008-05-06T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.gao.gov/decisions/bidpro/311305.htm?source=ra

Tip Top Construction Corporation protests the rejection of its apparent low bid as nonresponsive for lack of a valid bid bond, under invitation for bids (IFB) No. DTFH71-08-B-00002, issued by the Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), for construction of a five-leg roundabout on the island of St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands. Tip Top contends that the FHWA unreasonably concluded that its bid bond was defective. ...

2008-05-02T00:00:00+01:00 2008-05-02T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.gao.gov/decisions/bidpro/311420.htm?source=ra

DAV Prime, Inc., a service-disabled veteran-owned small business concern (SDVOSBC) protests the terms of solicitation No. AG-024B-S-07-0005, issued by the Department of Agriculture, U.S. Forest Service, for portable latrines. DAV argues that this work should have been reserved for SDVOSB companies. It contends a set-aside is required because the agency has violated the Small Business Act, as amended by 36 of the Veterans Benefits Act of ...

2008-05-02T00:00:00+01:00 2008-05-02T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.gao.gov/decisions/bidpro/311423.htm?source=ra

Eastern Medical Equipment, Inc.; Omnicare, Inc.; Dania Medical Equipment & Supplies, Inc.; Chronic Care Pharmaceutical Services, LLC; and Wound Management Technologies, Inc. protest the rejection of their bids submitted in response to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), competitive bidding program for certain Medicare Part B covered items. The protesters assert that CMS improperly ...

2008-05-09T00:00:00+01:00 2008-05-09T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.gao.gov/decisions/bidpro/3099723.htm?source=ra

Deva & Associates PC protests the Department of Education's cancellation of request for quotations (RFQ) No. ED-06-Q-0008, for financial advisory services. Deva asserts that the agency lacked a reasonable basis to cancel the RFQ and issue a new solicitation. We deny the protest.

2008-04-30T00:00:00+01:00 2008-04-30T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.gao.gov/decisions/bidpro/3108282.htm?source=ra

Burns and Roe Services Corporation (BRSC) requests that we recommend reimbursement of the costs of filing and pursuing its protest challenging the award of a contract to CH2M Hill Constructors, under Department of the Interior request for proposals (RFP) No.06SP340020, for support services for the Yuma Desalting Plant. We recommend that the agency reimburse BRSC the costs of filing and pursuing its protest.

2008-05-02T00:00:00+01:00 2008-05-02T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.gao.gov/decisions/bidpro/311137.htm?source=ra

National Conference Services, Inc. and Direct Marketing Productions, Inc. d/b/a Technology Forums, Inc. (TFI) protests the cancellation of request for quotations (RFQ) No. 254367, issued by the Defense Information System Agency (DISA) for conference meeting, event and trade show support and services for the DISA Customer Partnership Conference. The protester contends that the decision to cancel the RFQ was merely a pretext to avoid competition. ...

2008-04-25T00:00:00+01:00 2008-04-25T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.gao.gov/decisions/bidpro/311196.htm?source=ra

Marshall Company, Ltd., protests the award of a construction contract to Anthony & Gordon Construction Co. (A&G) under request for proposals (RFP) No. W912QR-06-R-0058, issued by the Army Corps of Engineers. Marshall contends that the agency should not have evaluated the offerors' option prices. We deny the protest.

2008-04-24T00:00:00+01:00 2008-04-24T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.gao.gov/decisions/bidpro/311343.htm?source=ra

Singleton Enterprises-GMT Mechanical, A Joint Venture (JV) protests the rejection of its bid by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) under invitation for bids (IFB) No. VA-256-08-IB-0086, for the renovation of a garage file storage area at the VA Regional Office in Jackson, Mississippi. We dismiss the protest because the joint venture was not an eligible service-disabled veteran-owned small business concern.

2008-04-24T00:00:00+01:00 2008-04-24T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.gao.gov/decisions/bidpro/3109272.htm?source=ra

Tremco Incorporated requests that we recommend reimbursement of the costs it incurred in connection with filing and pursuing a protest challenging the selection of Alliance Roofing as the successful vendor under request for quotations (RFQ) No. VA-241-07-RQ-0179, issued by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for roof replacement work at the Brockton, Massachusetts campus of the VA Boston Healthcare System. We deny the request.

2008-04-25T00:00:00+01:00 2008-04-25T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.gao.gov/decisions/appro/310023.htm?source=ra

U.S. Forest Service appropriations are not available to provide light refreshments for attendees of National Trails Day events. Appropriations are not available to pay for food unless specifically authorized, or unless the agency can demonstrate that such expenditures are an essential, constituent part of accomplishing an authorized agency function. Neither of these conditions is present in this case. Providing light refreshments to attendees ...

2008-04-22T00:00:00+01:00 2008-04-22T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.gao.gov/decisions/other/316048.htm?source=ra

Letter issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to state health officials regarding the State Childrens Health Insurance Program is a rule for the purpose of section 251 of the Contract with America Advancement Act of 1996, commonly referred to as the Congressional Review Act. The Congressional Review Act adopts the definition of rule from the Administrative Procedure Act (APA), with some exceptions, and the letter is a rule ...

2008-05-06T00:00:00+01:00 2008-05-06T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.gao.gov/decisions/bidpro/3107373.htm?source=ra

Native American Industrial Distributors, Inc. (NAID), a small business, protests the award of a contract to Chenega Federal Systems, LLC, by the Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), under request for proposals (RFP) No. RBK00070010 for information technology infrastructure services. NAID objects that the contract award was improperly made to a firm that does not meet the requirements of the Buy Indian Act, 25 U.S.C. ...

2008-04-16T00:00:00+01:00 2008-04-16T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.gao.gov/decisions/bidpro/3112342.htm?source=ra

Clark E. Myatt, the designated agency tender official (ATO) with regard to solicitation No. N69450-07-R-0054, which was issued by the Department of the Navy for purposes of conducting a public-private competition pursuant to Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-76, protests certain provisions of the solicitation. We dismiss the protest.

2008-04-17T00:00:00+01:00 2008-04-17T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.gao.gov/decisions/bidpro/311266.htm?source=ra

Gloria Kortum, an employee of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), and the designated employee agent for certain allegedly affected employees, protests that the VA is converting the performance of home oxygen services at the Nebraska/Western Iowa Health Care System in Grand Island, Nebraska to contractor performance without a competition. The protester objects that the VA intends to transition to contractor performance even though a ...

2008-04-22T00:00:00+01:00 2008-04-22T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.gao.gov/decisions/appro/310865.htm?source=ra

If the Nuclear Regulatory Commission were to mistakenly disclose to the public personally identifiable information of an employee or private citizen, its appropriation is available to pay for credit monitoring services as long as the Commission determines that it is necessary under the particular circumstances. In making such a determination, the Commission should be guided by the risk-based, tailored approach outlined by the Office of ...

2008-05-09T00:00:00+01:00 2008-05-09T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.gao.gov/decisions/bidpro/311002.htm?source=ra

LEADS Corporation protests the issuance of a task order to Enterprise Information Services, Inc. (EIS) under a request for quotations (RFQ) issued by the United States Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO), Department of Commerce, for program management support services. LEADS, the incumbent contractor, argues that the selection of EIS's lower-rated, lower-priced quotation for award was unreasonable and inconsistent with the terms of the solicitation. ...

2008-05-09T00:00:00+01:00 2008-05-09T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.gao.gov/decisions/bidpro/310971.htm?source=ra

Colson Services Corporation protests the award of a contract to Retirement System Group, Inc. (RSG) under request for proposals (RFP) No. SBAHQ-07-R-0010, issued by the Small Business Administration (SBA) for Fiscal and Transfer Agent (FTA) services for the secondary market program of SBA's 7(a) Guaranteed Loan program. Colson argues that the agency's evaluation of proposals was unreasonable and that the agency improperly failed to conduct ...

2008-04-22T00:00:00+01:00 2008-04-22T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.gao.gov/decisions/bidpro/310941.htm?source=ra

Eisenhower Real Estate Holdings, LLC protests the decision by the General Services Administration (GSA) to award a sole-source lease to the incumbent lessor of office space for the headquarters location of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). The protester, which asserts that it can provide an acceptable alternative property offering cost savings to the agency, challenges the reasonableness of the cost-benefit analysis cited as the ...

2008-04-23T00:00:00+01:00 2008-04-23T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.gao.gov/decisions/bidpro/310814.htm?source=ra

Accumark, Inc. protests the award of a contract to InfraMap Corporation under request for proposals (RFP) No. N40085-05-R-2545, issued by the Department of the Navy to acquire utility and underground facilities locating and marking services at various Naval facilities in the Hampton Roads, Virginia area. Accumark asserts that the agency misevaluated the awardee's price proposal. We deny the protest.

2008-04-29T00:00:00+01:00 2008-04-29T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.gao.gov/decisions/bidpro/310801.htm?source=ra

NHIC Corporation protests the award of a contract to Palmetto GBA, LLC, issued by the Department of Health & Human Services, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, for the administration of Medicare claims. NHIC challenges the agency's cost realism evaluation. We deny the protest.

2008-05-16T00:00:00+01:00 2008-05-16T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.gao.gov/decisions/bidpro/309752.htm?source=ra

Kellogg, Brown & Root Services, Inc. (KBRSI) asks that we reconsider our decision, Contingency Mgmt. Group, LLC; IAP Worldwide Servs., Inc., B-309752 et al., Oct. 5, 2007, 2008 CPD para. ___, in which we sustained the protests of the award of contracts to KBRSI, Fluor Intercontinental, Inc., and DynCorp International under request for proposals (RFP) No. W52P1J-06-R-0049, issued by the Army Sustainment Command, Department of the Army, for ...

2008-04-22T00:00:00+01:00 2008-04-22T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.gao.gov/decisions/bidpro/299504.htm?source=ra

IBM Corporation protests the award of a contract to CGI Federal, Inc. under request for proposals (RFP) No. PR-HQ-05-12521, issued by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for the upgrade of the agency's financial management system. The protester contends that the EPA's evaluation of the offerors' price and technical proposals was unreasonable. The protester also alleges that the agency did not conduct meaningful discussions, and that ...