by Garry Grossman, Principal, McCarthy, Sweeney & Harkaway, PC | Apr 10, 2013 | Uncategorized
Nexant, Inc. (“Nexant”) protested to the GAO the award of a US Agency for International Development (“USAID”) contract to Deloitte Consulting, LLP, on the grounds that USAID (1) failed to conduct meaningful discussions, (2) applied an...
by Garry Grossman, Principal, McCarthy, Sweeney & Harkaway, PC | Feb 5, 2013 | Uncategorized
If an agency lacks jurisdiction to decide a particular agency-level protest, can its dismissal of that protest on the grounds that the agency didn’t have jurisdiction to hear the protest in the first instance really be considered “adverse agency...
by Garry Grossman, Principal, McCarthy, Sweeney & Harkaway, PC | Dec 3, 2012 | Uncategorized
At the GAO, Science Applications International Corporation protested award of a task order under a task order contract to Computer Sciences Corporation. The Defense Intelligence Agency had previously implemented the ORION project to improve the handling of data for...
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 Garry Grossman, Principal, McCarthy, Sweeney & Harkaway, PC | Oct 11, 2012 | Accounting, Audits, Cost, and Pricing
Improper Price Analysis in a Best Value Procurement In May 2012 the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) issued a request for quotations to establish a blanket purchase agreement (BPA) for hazardous waste removal services. The best value evaluation scheme required the...