Lynn Patton Thompson recently secured 2 wins for client W.B. Construction and Sons, Inc. before the General Accountability Office (GAO) in Washington, DC. The protests involved separate procurements and different issues, and Ms. Thompson prevailed on both.
On December 16, 2011, the GAO issued its public decision sustaining W.B. Construction’s protest of an award made by the Department of the Army for various construction and maintenance services at Fort Polk, Louisiana. The procurement was advertised as an 8(a) set-aside. When the Army announced award to an entity that was not certified as an 8(a) concern, W.B. Construction protested. You can read the full decision here.
On January 4, 2012, the GAO issued its public decision sustaining W.B. Construction’s protest of an award to Tanner Heavy Equipment, LLC by the Army’s Corps of Engineers. Award was to be made on the basis of the lowest, technically-acceptable bid. W.B. Construction submitted the lowest bid and was deemed technically acceptable. However, the Army refused award to W.B. Construction because its bid had omitted a price for one line item and was alleged to be unbalanced. GAO sustained W.B. Construction’s protest. As demonstrated by Ms. Thompson, omission of the price for one line item did not render W.B. Construction’s bid non-responsive, and the Army did not comply with applicable regulation in determining that W.B. Construction’s bid was unbalanced. You can read the full decision here.
Lynn Patton Thompson recently secured 2 wins for client W.B. Construction and Sons, Inc. before the General Accountability Office (GAO) in Washington, DC. The protests involved separate procurements and different issues, and Ms. Thompson prevailed on both.
On December 16, 2011, the GAO issued its public decision sustaining W.B. Construction’s protest of an award made by the Department of the Army for various construction and maintenance services at Fort Polk, Louisiana. The procurement was advertised as an 8(a) set-aside. When the Army announced award to an entity that was not certified as an 8(a) concern, W.B. Construction protested. You can read the full decision here.
On January 4, 2012, the GAO issued its public decision sustaining W.B. Construction’s protest of an award to Tanner Heavy Equipment, LLC by the Army’s Corps of Engineers. Award was to be made on the basis of the lowest, technically-acceptable bid. W.B. Construction submitted the lowest bid and was deemed technically acceptable. However, the Army refused award to W.B. Construction because its bid had omitted a price for one line item and was alleged to be unbalanced. GAO sustained W.B. Construction’s protest. As demonstrated by Ms. Thompson, omission of the price for one line item did not render W.B. Construction’s bid non-responsive, and the Army did not comply with applicable regulation in determining that W.B. Construction’s bid was unbalanced. You can read the full decision here.
