by Garry Grossman, Principal, McCarthy, Sweeney & Harkaway, PC | Nov 7, 2012 | Uncategorized
At the GAO, Supreme Foodservice (“Supreme”) protested award to ANHAM FZCO (“ANHAM”), of an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract issued by the Defense Logistics Agency (“DLA”) for the supply and distribution of perishable and semi-perishable...
by Fred W. Geldon, Senior Counsel, Steptoe & Johnson, LLP | Nov 5, 2012 | Uncategorized
In every Organizational Conflict of Interest (OCI) bid protest decision, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) says that it will defer to the Contracting Officer (CO) – i.e., that it “will review the reasonableness of a contracting officer’s OCI investigation...
by Members & Staff | Oct 4, 2012 | Uncategorized
In any type of best value selection, the GAO has again made clear that the Agency must consider price. Glotech, Inc., B-406761, Aug. 21, 2012. In Glotech, the US Agency for International Development (“AID”) competed a Blanket Purchase Agreement (“BPA”) worth up to...
by Members & Staff | Oct 1, 2012 | Uncategorized
The Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) recently issued a report finding that the Department of Defense (“DOD”) had effective processes to refer contractors for potential suspension or debarment, but that DOD was not reporting a small number of discretionary...