WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 -- The Government Accountability Office has denied a protest from Pond Security Service GmbH, a German company, over a contract awarded by the U.S. State Department. The contract for local guard services in Germany was instead granted to Putz Security AG. Pond, the incumbent contractor, argued that the agency's evaluation of proposals was unreasonable and that the final award decision was flawed. The GAO's decision, which was issued on July 16, 2025, concluded that the Stat more ST

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 -- The Government Accountability Office has denied a protest from C4CJV LLC, a small business based in Burke, Virginia, regarding a contract awarded by the U.S. Navy. The contract for information technology services was granted to PCG-SMX JV LLC, a small business in Lexington Park, Maryland. C4CJV argued that the Navy's evaluation of its proposal was flawed, leading to an improper decision. The company's protest specifically challenged the agency's assessment of its cost and more ST

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 -- The Government Accountability Office has denied a protest from IBS Government Services Inc. of Potomac, Maryland, challenging a contract awarded by the Defense Intelligence Agency. The task order for financial audit support services was issued to RMA Associates LLC, a small business in Arlington, Virginia. IBS primarily argued that the DIA unreasonably evaluated its proposal, particularly its technical and management approach. The company contended that the agency applied more ST

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 -- The Government Accountability Office has partially dismissed and partially denied a bid protest from Protection Strategies Etc. International LLC, a small business from Barrington, New Hampshire. The company challenged the terms of a solicitation from the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency for background investigation support services. PSEI initially argued that the DCSA failed to set aside the contract for service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses and  more ST

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 -- The Government Accountability Office has denied a protest from United Defense LLC, of Hampton, Virginia, regarding the terms of an U.S. Army contract for intelligence support services. The company argued that the Army should have amended its solicitation after a policy was announced that would merge the Training and Doctrine Command, which is currently at Fort Eustis, Virginia, with the Army Futures Command in Austin, Texas. United Defense contended that the consolidation more ST

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 -- The Government Accountability Office has denied a request from Vox Optima LLC, of Tijeras, New Mexico, to reconsider its protest against a U.S. Navy contract award. The company had challenged the U.S. Navy's decision to award a contract for corporate communications services to Red Carrot Inc. of Miami, Florida. Vox Optima, the incumbent contractor for the Naval Surface Warfare Center Philadelphia Division in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, originally protested the award, clai more ST

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 -- A federal bid protest brought by three veteran-owned businesses has been denied by the Government Accountability Office. The companies, ConnectUP of Baltic, Connecticut; Labasa LLC of Denville, New Jersey; and SOFX Inc. of Charleston, South Carolina, challenged the Defense Logistics Agency's rejection of their proposals for a contract to supply cold weather trousers. The proposals were rejected because the required product models were not received by the specified deadlin more ST