2022 in review: Key federal IT solicitations delayed by volley of pre-award challenges
CIO-SP4 and Polaris moved forward despite an array of obstacles including bid protests and the transition to UEI numbers.
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GAO reports 12% drop in protests filed during 2022 fiscal year
The office received a total of 1,658 cases, down from 1,897 filed during the prior year.
Federal judge denies USPS request to reconsider $67M award in long-running tech dispute with Northrop Grumman
The government has 60 days to appeal the decision in the legal dispute over an $874M firm fixed-price technology contract.
General Services Administration hit with 2 new Polaris pre-award protests
According to court filings, the companies want a judge to rule that the solicitation was “ambiguous, unduly restrictive, arbitrary, irrational, and contrary to law.”
Federal judge dismisses $2B USPTO IT services contract bid dispute
Stratera Fulcrum Technologies protested the award of the $2 billion IDIQ contract to five other federal contractors.
Federal court denies CACI bid protest over $774M encryption tech contract
The Army previously rejected the company's proposal because of concerns over design flaws and conflicts of interest rules.
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GAO bid protests filed by contractors dropped 12% in fiscal 2021
A total of 1897 award protests were filed during fiscal 2021, compared with 2149 the year prior.
Federal court dismisses bid protest brought against Navy by tech company Squire Solutions
The company had contested a decision not to select its proposal for a prototype voice recognition system.
Federal judge won’t halt new task orders on $5.5B 2GIT contract
The General Services Administration must reevaluate Blue Tech's Second Generation IT contract bid by Sept. 14.
Perspecta fails again in protest of Navy’s $7.7B NGEN-R
The U.S. Court of Federal Claims entered a judgment Thursday ruling in favor of the Navy's original award of the contract to Leidos in February