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Posted September 4, 2025

Risk Too High? GAO Says You Don’t Have to Bid

In Protection Strategies Etc. International, LLC, B-423539 (Aug. 25, 2025), Protection Strategies, a service-disabled veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB), filed a pre-award protest challenging the terms of a solicitation issued by the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) for background investigation support services. The protester objected to the agency’s decision to issue the solicitation as a general small business set-aside, rather than reserving it for SDVOSBs or another small business subcategory. It also raised concerns about the solicitation’s risk structure, particularly the use of a fixed-price contract model and the alleged lack of guaranteed funding for phase-in activities.

Posted March 11, 2025

No Discussion Needed: Court of Federal Claims Dismisses Bid Protest in Helicopter Training Case

by Matt Carter

Matt Carter

In System Studies & Simulation, Inc. v. United States, U.S. Court of Federal Claims, Nos. 24-1429, et al. (March 4, 2025), three disappointed offerors, including System Studies & Simulation (S3), protested the U.S. Army’s decision not to conduct discussions before awarding a contract for Advanced Helicopter Flight Training Support (AHFTS) services. The protesters argued that the Army violated Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) § 215.306(c), which states that discussions “should” be held for procurements over $100 million.