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Protester Gets Paid: GAO Finds Army Waited Too Long to Fix Flawed Award

After the GAO indicated it would likely sustain Perimeter Security Partners’ protest challenging a task order award for access control point maintenance, the Army took corrective action—but only after filing its agency report and participating in alternative dispute resolution (ADR) with the cognizant GAO attorney.  Perimeter then requested reimbursement of…

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Too Late to Speak Up: GAO Dismisses Sole-Source Protest for Inaction

In Economic Systems, Inc., B-423747, et al. (Aug. 22, 2025), Economic Systems, Inc. (EconSys) protested the Department of the Interior’s decision to issue a sole-source purchase order to Government Retirements and Benefits, Inc. for a retirement benefits software platform. EconSys argued that it offered a platform with identical functionality and…

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Being the Incumbent Does Not Guarantee the Win: COFC Upholds DHS Cybersecurity Award

In SOFITC3, LLC v. United States, U.S. Court of Federal Claims, No. 24-2064C (August 21, 2025), incumbent contractor SOFITC3 challenged the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) award of a cybersecurity contract to Delviom, arguing that the agency’s evaluation was flawed on several fronts. SOFITC3 claimed that Delviom had improperly combined…

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Protester Scores Rare Win: Court of Federal Claims Finds Award Cancellation Arbitrary

In CAN Softtech Inc. v. United States, U.S. Court of Federal Claims, No. 24-1009C, July 29, 2025, CAN Softtech Inc. (CSI) protested the General Services Administration’s decision to cancel its award for IT support services for the Air Force, alleging that the agency’s corrective action—terminating the award and re-soliciting the…

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Protester Pulls Off Trifecta: GAO Sustains on Technical, Past Performance and OCI Grounds

Emissary LLC, the incumbent contractor, protested the Department of Defense’s Washington Headquarters Services’ award of a contract to Gemini Industries for technical support services to the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations/Low-Intensity Conflict. (See emissary LLC, B-422388.3, et al., July 29, 2025.) GAO sustained the protest,…

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“Incumbent-itis” Costs TYD the Contract: GAO Denies Protest Over Incomplete Proposal

In TYD Services, B-423648, July 30, 2025, TYD Services, the incumbent contractor, protested the Army Corps of Engineers’ decision to award a vehicle leasing contract in Qatar to a competitor, Rahman Group, Inc. TYD was excluded from award because its proposal was found technically unacceptable. TYD argued that its past…

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Addx Protest Fails: Untimely at the Agency, Too Late for GAO

In Addx Corp., B-423633, July 23, 2025, Addx protested the Air Force’s issuance of a task order to KL3 LLC under the OASIS+ small business IDIQ contract. Addx challenged both the evaluation of its proposal and an alleged ambiguity in the solicitation, but GAO dismissed the protest as untimely, offering…

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Wright Brothers Protest Fails to Take Flight: GAO Grounds Untimely Protest

In Wright Brothers Aero, Inc., B-423326.2 (July 7, 2025),​ Wright Brothers Aero protested the Defense Logistics Agency’s (DLA) reaffirmation of a contract award for aircraft refueling services to Premier Jet Services, arguing that the agency failed to reasonably implement corrective action and improperly evaluated proposals. But GAO dismissed the protest…

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Trap for the Unwary: GAO Clarifies That Agency’s Misleading Statements Do Not Extend Protest Deadline

In SMS Data Products Group, Inc., B-423341, et al. (May 29, 2025​), SMS Data Products Group protested a task order award to Abacus Technology Corporation for intranet control support services. While the protest raised several price and evaluation challenges, the most significant issue was timeliness—specifically, when the debriefing ended and…

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Conflict Confirmed: GAO Sustains Rare OCI Protest in Army Cyber Procurement

In DirectViz Solutions, LLC, B-423366, et al. (June 11, 2025)​, DirectViz Solutions protested the Army’s issuance of a task order to Peraton for cybersecurity information technology support services for the Army’s Global Cyber Center (GCC). DirectViz alleged that Peraton’s simultaneous performance of a related task order supporting the Army Cyber…