WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has denied 22nd Century Technologies, Inc.'s request for full reimbursement of protest costs. While the GAO previously sustained a portion of 22nd Century's protest against the Administrative Office of the United States Courts (AOUSC) concerning a call order award to Lamb Informatics Limited, it declined to award costs for all protest grounds. 22nd Century Technologies argued it should be reimbursed for costs associated with all  more ST

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has denied a protest by 22nd Century Technologies, Inc., of McLean, Virginia, challenging the award of a call order to Lamb Informatics Limited, of Fairfax, Virginia, by the Administrative Office of the United States Courts (AOUSC). The order, under a blanket purchase agreement, covers centralized management and operational support services for the agency's enterprise IT infrastructure. 22nd Century Technologies argued that the a more ST

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has denied a protest filed by 4K Global - ACC JV, LLC (4K Global) of Augusta, Georgia, challenging the award of a contract to Roundhouse PBN - Tepa EC 2 JV (Roundhouse PBN) by the Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers. The contract was for building repairs at Fort Moore, Georgia. The Corps issued an RFP for hazards abatement and repairs to barracks, requiring offerors to submit a Project Labor Agreement (PLA) in accordance w more ST

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has denied a protest filed by Acciona CMS JV, LLC, of Bargersville, Indiana, challenging the terms of a Department of the Navy solicitation for a task order to build an explosive ordnance disposal facility at the U.S. Naval Station in Rota, Spain. Acciona argued that the solicitation, as amended, improperly required U.S. firms to register with the Spanish Ministry of Finance, a requirement Acciona deemed unduly restrictive and con more ST

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has denied a protest filed by Acuity International, LLC, of Reston, Virginia, challenging the award of a contract to Dentrust Dental International, Inc., of Pipersville, Virginia. The contract, awarded by the Department of Homeland Security's Transportation Security Administration (TSA), aims to provide access to a nationwide network of medical service providers. Acuity's protest, filed on December 20, 2024, contested various aspe more ST

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has sustained a protest filed by The Mission Essential Group, LLC (Mission Essential), of New Albany, Ohio, challenging the terms of a fair opportunity proposal request (FOPR) issued by the Department of the Air Force for pilot augmentation support services in Europe and Africa. Mission Essential argued that the solicitation improperly provided for award on a lowest-price, technically acceptable (LPTA) basis. The Air Force issued more ST

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has announced on Feb. 6, 2025, that it has dismissed a request from the Department of the Air Force to modify the recommended remedy in a prior GAO decision. The original decision sustained a protest by ATP Gov, LLC, against the award of a delivery order to iGov Technologies, Inc., for satellite terminal assemblies, finding that iGov's proposed equipment did not conform to material requirements of the solicitation. The GAO recomme more ST

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has announced on Feb. 3, 2025, that it has dismissed a protest filed by Alamo City Engineering Services, Inc. (ACES) of Spring Branch, Texas, challenging the award of an order to Advantaged Solutions, Inc. by the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) for brand name information technology (IT) services. ACES protested the solicitation, alleging it included unduly restrictive requirements, that the awardee was pre-selected, and that the a more ST

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has denied a protest filed by Alliance Networks, WLL, of Manama, Bahrain, challenging the award of a telecommunications contract to Qualitynet General Trading and Contracting Company of Kuwait. The decision concludes that the Defense Information Systems Agency's (DISA) evaluation of Alliance Networks' quotation was reasonable and consistent with the terms of the solicitation. DISA issued Request for Quotations (RFQ) No. HC102124Q more ST

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has denied a protest by Attesa Group LLC of San Antonio, Texas, challenging the Millennium Challenge Corporation's (MCC) award of a contract for acquisition support services to Nakupuna Services LLC of Arlington, Virginia. The contract, potentially worth up to $33 million, supports the MCC's Contracts and Grants Management Division. Attesa, an 8(a) small business, argued that the MCC's evaluation of its proposal was flawed, speci more ST

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has denied a protest filed by Avalon Contracting, Inc., a service-disabled veteran-owned small business, of Tacoma, Washington, challenging the award of a contract to Tiya Support Services, LLC, a small business of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The Department of the Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, awarded the contract for preventive and demand maintenance repair services at Fort Campbell. Avalon argued that the agency improperly eva more ST

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has denied a protest filed by Avantus Federal, LLC, of McLean, Virginia, challenging the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) award of a task order to Salient CRGT, Inc., for analytic and program management services supporting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Directorate. Avantus protested the agency's evaluation of its proposal under the corporate experience factor and t more ST

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has announced on Feb. 10, 2025, that it has denied a protest filed by BBGSRO Construction S.R.L. challenging the award of a contract to JV SKE Italy 2012 by the Department of the Army for design and construction services at the Mihail Kogalniceanu main camp air base in Romania. BBGSRO protested the agency's evaluation of technical approach, management approach, and past performance proposals, as well as the best-value tradeoff de more ST

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has denied a protest filed by Beacon Industries, Inc., of Newington, Connecticut, challenging the award of a contract to General Electric Company for commercial piston seals by the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA). Beacon argued that its quotation was improperly rejected due to allegedly defective performance on a separate contract for the same items. DLA issued the RFQ for 85 piston seals, identifying Beacon and General Electric a more ST

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has denied a protest filed by Bhate Environmental Associates, Inc., of Birmingham, Alabama, challenging the award of a task order to Trinity Analysis and Development Corp., of Shalimar, Florida. The Department of the Interior, acting on behalf of the Air Force, issued the task order under a General Services Administration Federal Supply Schedule solicitation for environmental services at three Air Force installations in Florida. B more ST

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has denied a protest filed by Black Security Products, LLC (BSP), of Houston, Texas, challenging the issuance of a purchase order to Global Grab Technologies, Inc., of Franklin, Tennessee, by the Department of Homeland Security, United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) for active vehicle barrier (AVB) systems. BSP protested the agency's evaluation of its quotation as technically unacceptable. CBP issued the RFQ as a smal more ST

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has denied a protest filed by CGI Federal, Inc., of Fairfax, Virginia, challenging the award of an order to Unison Software, Inc., of McLean, Virginia, by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). The order was for acquisition management system (AMS) support. The NRC issued an RFQ for AMS services, including software licenses, system implementation, hosting, help desk support, training, and operation and maintenance. The solicitat more ST

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has dismissed a protest filed by D+S International, LLC, of New York, challenging its exclusion from a Department of State competition for architectural and engineering services. The GAO's decision determined that D+S's protest, based on its failure to register a "de facto" joint venture in the System for Award Management (SAM), was untimely. The Department of State issued Request for Proposals (RFP) No. 19AQMM-24-R0034 on Februa more ST

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has dismissed a protest filed by Dongjin-South Korea challenging its elimination from the competition under an Army solicitation for maintenance support services at air bases in the Republic of Korea. Dongjin-South Korea argued that the agency unreasonably evaluated its proposal and that the solicitation's evaluation criteria were flawed. Specifically, the protester contended that its general construction license should have been more ST

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has announced on Feb. 4, 2025, that it has denied a protest filed by DPR-RQ Construction, LLC, of Carlsbad, California, challenging the award of a task order to StructSure Projects, Inc., by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The task order covers renovations to medical facilities at Fort Liberty, North Carolina, including the Womack Army Medical Center Surgical Suite Expansion and Blood Donor Center. DPR-RQ Construction protested more ST

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has announced on Feb. 5, 2025, that it has denied a protest by ECC Infrastructure, LLC, of Burlingame, California, challenging the Department of the Navy's award of a task order to TPC-NAN Joint Venture. The task order covers the design and construction of waterfront repairs at Apra Harbor, Naval Base Guam. ECC Infrastructure protested the Navy's evaluation of its proposal, including the agency's assessment of deficiencies. ECC a more ST

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has denied a protest filed by Excelsior Defense, Inc., of St. Petersburg, Florida, challenging its exclusion from a competition and the award of a contract to Culpepper and Associates Security Services, Inc. (CASS) by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). The contract was for unarmed security guard services at the Orlando, Florida VA Medical Center. The VA issued the solicitation as a service-disabled veteran-owned small busin more ST

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has announced on Feb. 7, 2025, that it has denied a protest filed by Hydraulics International, Inc. (HII) challenging the Department of the Army's intent to issue a sole-source contract to Sun Test Systems, Inc. (STS) for an Aviation Ground Power Unit (AGPU) 1.1. HII argued that the Army's justification for the sole-source award was unreasonable, contending that it and other offerors could provide a product meeting the agency's n more ST

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has denied a protest by GAP Solutions, Inc., of Herndon, Virginia, challenging the award of a task order to Serco Inc., also of Herndon, Virginia, by the Department of the Army. The task order supports a holistic health and fitness system for the Center for Initial Military Training. GAP Solutions argued that the Army unreasonably evaluated its proposal, specifically concerning a significant weakness and a weakness identified in  more ST

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has denied a protest by Global Consulting International, LLC, of Salt Lake City, Utah, challenging the award of a task order for medical staffing services by the Department of Defense, Defense Health Agency (DHA). The award was made to Decypher Technologies, Ltd. Global argued that the agency unreasonably evaluated its proposal under the management plan factor and performed a flawed best-value evaluation. Specifically, Global con more ST

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has denied a protest filed by Koniag Management Solutions, Inc., of Anchorage, Alaska, challenging the award of a task order to ASRC Federal Highland Technology, of Beltsville, Maryland, by the Department of State (DOS). The task order was for software development lifecycle support services. Koniag protested the agency's evaluation of its past performance and the source selection decision. The DOS issued the solicitation under it more ST

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has announced on Feb. 4, 2025, that it has denied a protest filed by KR Contracting, Inc., of McLean, Virginia, challenging the award of a task order to VMD Corporation by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). The task order covers comprehensive security screening services at Orlando Sanford International Airport. KR Contracting protested the TSA's evaluation of its proposal and the best-value tradeoff analysis. KR ar more ST

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has denied in part and dismissed in part a protest filed by L3Harris Technologies Integrated Systems L.P., of Greenville, Texas, challenging the award of a contract to Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC), of Sparks, Nevada. The Department of the Army awarded the contract for an integrated intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance aircraft system, known as HADES. L3Harris protested multiple aspects of the agency's evaluation, incl more ST

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has denied a protest filed by Logan Currito LLC, of Woburn, Massachusetts, challenging the award of a contract to Yellowstone Enterprises, LLC, of Billings, Montana. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) issued the contract for grounds maintenance services at the Nashville National Cemetery. Logan Currito, an economically disadvantaged, minority, and service-disabled veteran-owned small business, argued that the VA's evaluation  more ST

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has denied a protest filed by Magellan Federal, Inc., of Arlington, Virginia, challenging the award of a task order to Serco Inc. by the Department of the Army. The task order supports a holistic health and fitness system for the Center for Initial Military Training. Magellan Federal protested the Army's evaluation of its proposal, the agency's decision not to hold discussions, and the subsequent source selection decision. Magell more ST

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has sustained a protest filed by Metris, LLC, a service-disabled veteran-owned small business, challenging the Department of Homeland Security, United States Coast Guard's (USCG) proposed corrective action to terminate its contract. The USCG intended to terminate the contract and exclude Metris from the competition due to a lapse in its System for Award Management (SAM) registration between the submission of its initial and final  more ST

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has denied a protest by Mission Analytics, LLC, of Falls Church, Virginia, challenging the scope of corrective action proposed by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). The corrective action was initiated in response to Mission Analytics' agency-level protest concerning the award of a contract for video display monitors to Aviate Enterprises, Inc. Mission Analytics argued that the VA's proposed corrective action, which included more ST

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has denied a protest filed by Mistral Inc., a women-owned small business, of Bethesda, Maryland, challenging the sole-source contract award to AeroVironment, LLC, of Simi Valley, California, by the Department of the Army for loitering munitions weapons systems and related services. Mistral argued that the Army's determination and findings (D&F) were insufficient to justify the sole-source award. The Army's requirement for loiteri more ST

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has denied a protest by New Generation Solution, LLC (NGS) of McLean, Virginia, challenging the award of a task order to DSSG, LLC, of Herndon, Virginia, by the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA). The task order covers endpoint modernization services for DISA's Joint Service Provider. NGS protested DISA's technical evaluation and source selection decision. NGS argued that it should have received a strength for its proposed more ST

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has dismissed a protest filed by Orion Government Services, LLC, of Houston, Texas, challenging the award of a contract to McCarthy Building Companies, Inc., of St. Louis, Missouri. The contract, issued by the Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers, covers construction services for the Houston Ship Channel System. Orion's protest contested the agency's evaluation of proposals and the resulting source selection decision. The C more ST

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has announced on Feb. 6, 2025, that it has dismissed a protest filed by OSST, LLC, d/b/a Ocular Surface Support & Training, of Lexington, Kentucky. OSST protested the Defense Health Agency's (DHA) decision to reject its unsolicited proposal for a centralized, federal referral transplant center for government patients. OSST argued that the DHA's evaluation of its unsolicited proposal was flawed, emphasized the unique nature of its more ST

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has denied a protest filed by Patriot Group International, Inc. (PGI) of Warrenton, Virginia, challenging the award of a task order to PAE Applied Technologies LLC (Amentum) of Germantown, Maryland, by the Department of the Air Force. The task order, issued under a counter narcotics and global threats IDIQ contract, supports counterdrug, counter-organized crime, and counterterrorism missions. PGI raised several challenges to the  more ST

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has announced on Feb. 7, 2025, that it has denied a protest filed by Repaintex NS Property, LLC, challenging the award of a contract to Tanaq Government Services, LLC, by the General Services Administration (GSA) for custodial services at federal buildings in Washington, D.C. Repaintex argued that the GSA unreasonably evaluated its technical proposal, specifically its management plan, and also challenged the evaluation of the awa more ST

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has announced on Feb. 11, 2025, that it has denied a protest filed by Sauer Construction, LLC, challenging the award of a task order to RQ Construction, LLC, by the Department of the Navy for building construction and renovation services at Naval Station Norfolk. Sauer argued that the Navy failed to evaluate RQ's project labor agreement (PLA) as required by the solicitation and applicable regulations. The solicitation required of more ST

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has denied a protest filed by Tiber Creek Consulting, Inc. (Tiber) of Fairfax, Virginia, challenging the issuance of a task order to Halvik Corporation (Halvik) of Vienna, Virginia. The Department of the Army, Army Materiel Command, issued the task order under the Computer Hardware Enterprise Software and Solutions Information Technology Enterprise Solutions-3 Services (ITES-3S) indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) cont more ST

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has denied a protest filed by TrillaMed, LLC, of Bingham Farms, Michigan, challenging the award of a contract to Lovell Government Services, Inc., of Pensacola, Florida, by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). The contract was for commercial cordless surgical bone saws for VA medical centers nationwide. The VA issued an RFQ for brand name or equal cordless surgical bone saws, specifying Stryker products as the brand name and  more ST

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has denied a protest filed by Tuknik Government Services, LLC, of Anchorage, Alaska, challenging the award of a task order to Improvix Technologies, Inc., of Reston, Virginia. The Department of State awarded the task order under the General Services Administration's Streamlined Technology Acquisition Resource for Services III governmentwide acquisition contract for cloud program management information technology (IT) services. Tuk more ST

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has sustained a protest filed by UNICA-BPA JV, an 8(a) small business joint venture, of Dallas, Texas, challenging its exclusion from a competition for dormitory management support services at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC). The Department of Homeland Security, Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC) issued the solicitation. UNICA argued that it was improperly eliminated for not having an active System more ST

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has dismissed a protest filed by Worrell Contracting Company, Inc., of Goldsboro, North Carolina, challenging its exclusion from a competition for grounds maintenance services at the Washington Crossing National Cemetery. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) issued the solicitation and ultimately awarded the contract to Veterans Choice Services, LLC. Worrell's protest stemmed from its failure to acknowledge a solicitation amen more ST

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has dismissed a protest filed by Zeva Incorporated, a small business of Oakton, Virginia, challenging the award of a task order to BruckEdwards, Inc., a small business of Reston, Virginia, by the Department of Treasury, Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The RFQ was for technical and programmatic support services related to personal identity verification (PIV) credentials. Zeva argued that the agency's evaluation of its quotation and more ST