Delex Systems, Inc. protests the terms of two solicitations for delivery orders issued by the Department of the Navy, Naval Air Systems Command to holders of an existing indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (ID/IQ) contract. The first solicitation, request for proposals (RFP) No. N61339-08-R-0032 (RFP 0032), is for the revision and maintenance of the Naval Strike Air Warfare Center training program curriculum; the second solicitation, ...

John Gage-Designated Employee Agent, National President of the American Federation of Government Employees, protests the Transportation Security Administration's (TSA) award of a contract to Lockheed Martin Integrated Systems, Inc. The contract was awarded to Lockheed on July 3, 2008, pursuant to solicitation No. HSTS01-08-HRM010 which was issued by TSA on October 18, 2007; the solicitation sought proposals to provide various human resources ...

Carahsoft Technologies Corporation and Avue Technologies Corporation (Carahsoft/Avue) protest the Transportation Security Administration's (TSA) award of a contract to Lockheed Martin Integrated Systems, Inc. pursuant to solicitation No. HSTS01-08-HRM010. The solicitation was issued by TSA on October 18, 2007, seeking a contractor to provide various human resource services. Carahsoft/Avue protest various aspects of the agency's source selection ...

Gary M. Williamson, the designated agency tender official (ATO) for the U.S. Air Force Mobility Command's tender in a public-private competition to be conducted pursuant to Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular No. A-76, protests various actions taken by the agency in preparation for release of solicitation No. FA4452-08-R-0008 that was issued in connection with the pending competition. The ATO asserts that, in preparing to conduct ...

In a letter dated May 22, 2008, Congress requested our opinion on whether a provision contained in the 2007 supplemental appropriations act prohibiting the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) from using appropriated funds for reorganizing the department was in effect and applicable to actions taken by DHS at the beginning of fiscal year 2008. Additionally, Congress asked whether, if the prohibition was in effect, DHS improperly used appropriated ...

Consolidated Engineering Services, Inc. (CES) protests the award of a contract to Meridian Management Corporation (MMC) under request for proposals (RFP) No. SSA-RFP-08-1004 by the Social Security Administration for facility management services. The protester contends that the agency's evaluation of the offerors' technical proposals was unreasonable, and that the selection decision was flawed. We sustain the protest.

View One, Inc. protests the Department of the Army's award of a contract to Eggs & Bacon, Inc. pursuant to request for proposals (RFP) No. W91QV1-08-R-0016 to perform event production services in connection with the U.S. Army's Spirit of America 2008 production. As discussed below, View One has failed to state sufficient legal and factual grounds for this Office to further consider this matter. We dismiss the protest as factually and legally ...

ECI Defense Group protests the award of a contract to Thomas Instrument under request for proposals (RFP) No. SPM4A7-07-R-1322, issued by the Defense Supply Center Richmond (DSCR), Defense Logistics Agency, for aircraft actuator screwshaft assemblies. ECI argues that the agency's evaluation of offerors' proposals was improper. We dismiss the protest on the basis that the protester is not an interested party to challenge the award to Thomas ...

Eomax Corporation protests the Department of the Army's award of a contract to Maxa Beam Searchlights, Inc. d/b/a MaxaVision Technologies, under request for proposals (RFP) No. W9124Q-08-D-0808, for search cameras to be included in the Commercial Equipment Direct Assistance Program (CEDAP). Eomax challenges the agency's technical evaluation and resulting source selection. We deny the protest.

MCT JV protests the award of a contract to Metro Machine Corp. under request for proposals No. N00024-07-R-4006, issued by the Department of the Navy, Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA), for maintenance and modernization work on LSD 41/49 Class ships (Navy amphibious assault ships, commonly referred to as Dock Landing Ships) homeported in Norfolk, VA. MCT JV challenges NAVSEA's cost realism and technical evaluations of its own proposal ...

Commonwealth Home Health Care, Inc. protests the terms of request for proposals (RFP) No. VA-247-08-RP-0160, issued by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for supplies and services supporting the provision of oxygen to veterans in Decatur, Georgia and the surrounding area. Commonwealth argues that the solicitation was improperly restricted to small business concerns and was improperly categorized as a "supply" contract, as opposed to ...

Lockheed Martin Maritime Systems & Sensors protests the award of a contract to Chesapeake Sciences Corporation by the Department of the Navy, Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA), under request for proposals (RFP) No. N00024-05-R-6259, issued as a follow-on to development contracts awarded under a broad agency announcement to procure production towed-arrays for the TB-34 Next Generation Fat-Line Towed Array program. Lockheed argues that the ...

Systems Research and Applications Corporation (SRA) protests the General Services Administration's (GSA) issuance of a task order to Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) to provide various information technology (IT) services. SRA protests that SAIC has various conflicts of interest, that SRA and SAIC were not treated equally, that the agency misled SRA regarding its proposed cost/price, and that the agency misevaluated ...

ATF maintains a Firearms Trace System database containing information related to guns recovered in connection with a crime, and ATF conducts firearms traces for other law enforcement agencies. B-309704, Aug. 28, 2007. The 2006 proviso states, in part, that "no funds appropriated under this or any other Act with respect to any fiscal year may be used to disclose part or all of the contents of the Firearms Trace System database" to anyone ...

Commercial Window Shield (CWS) protests the issuance of an order to SOLAR Security Films under request for quotations (RFQ) No. RGSMD121107, issued by the Environment Protection Agency (EPA) for providing and installing security film on windows at various EPA facilities. CWS challenges the agency's evaluation of its quotation and best value award decision. We deny the protest.

Advanced Seal Technology, Inc. (AST) protests the issuance of an order to another vendor under request for quotations (RFQ) No. SPM7M3-08-T-7834, and the terms of request for Quotations (RFQ) No. SPM7M1-08-U-C373, issued by the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), Defense Supply Center-Columbus (DSCC) for mechanical seals, National Stock Number (NSN) 4320-01-279-2321 (NSN 2321). We deny the protests.

New Jersey & H Street, LLC (Justice Plaza Development Team or JPDT) protests the General Service Administration's (GSA) award of a lease to CS Master V, LLC (Stonebridge), under solicitation for offers (SFO) No. 07-018, for office and related space to be occupied by the Department of Justice (DOJ) in Washington, DC. JPDT alleges several evaluation and other improprieties in the procurement. We sustain the protest.

Trammell Crow Company (TCC) protests the General Services Administration's (GSA) award of a lease to CS Master V, LLC (Stonebridge), under solicitation for offers (SFO) No. 07-018, for office and related space to be occupied by the Department of Justice (DOJ) in Washington, D.C. TCC alleges several evaluation and other improprieties in the procurement. We sustain the protest.

L-3 Communications EOTech, Inc. protests the exclusion of its proposal from the competitive range under request for proposals (RFP) No. W15QKN-07-R-0428, issued by the U.S. Army Materiel Command for "Close Combat Optics" to be used with M16A2 rifles. L-3 asserts that the agency performed flawed testing on its proposed sight and mount and improperly rejected its proposal. We deny the protest.

Aquaterra Contracting, Inc. protests the rejection of its bid as late under invitation for bids (IFB) No. W912P8-08-B-0019, issued by the Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers, for dolphin replacement work at Calcasieu Lock, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana. We deny the protest.