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On December 21, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) dismissed a protest by ELS, an unsuccessful bidder on a Department of Defense (DOD) task order opportunity, concluding that it did not have jurisdiction to consider it. The protestor’s proposed price was $30,478,050, and its total evaluated price was $30,566,297.
That’s a pretty unique feature of this indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract. She said GSA developed the acquisition vehicle to focus around whether a company can meet the technical requirements and has a fair and reasonable price. “I I’m not really sure that message has really gotten out completely.
This process includes several crucial steps: tendering by the bidders, bid evaluation by the client and award of the contract to the successful bidder. Customers may select the best offer from submitted tenders based on quality, price, and terms thanks to its transparency, equity, and efficiency of the tender process.
Along with ePS-NDVSB, other bidders may have included Amazon and Granger. The three deficiencies were: GSA said ePS-NDVSB didn’t provide the ability to have a minimum order quantity; didn’t demonstrate a data dashboard; and didn’t have a marketplace unique for government use. GSA is expected to make anywhere between 6 and 8 awards.
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Even more so now, seasoned professionals in the construction industry have seen budgets disrupted considerably by fluctuations in pricing and lead times that have shredded carefully drafted cost estimates and project schedules. This risk absorption is directly reflected in bid prices.
the quantity and depth of new information) and whether new information is actionable for key stakeholders such as bidding firms; and (ii) the nature of demand for transparency, that is the existence of data users who are willing and able to act upon the information published. However, the average number of received bids increases by 0.5
Department of Labor (“DoL”), Bureau of Labor Statistics (“BLS”), September 13 Consumer Price Index (“CPI”) Summary states that “[o]ver the last 12 months, the all items index increased 8.3 1] Similarly, the BLS September 14 Producer Price Index (“PPI”) Summary states that “[o]n an unadjusted basis, the index for final demand moved up 8.7
The plain meaning of § 3553(d)(4)(A)(ii) is that the clock starts on the day that the bidder receives debriefing. 14, 1996) (“We find that the record here supports the agency’s determination to use negotiated procedures rather than sealed bidding on the ground that the award will not be based on price alone.”); FAR 6.401. [23]
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Did they bid roughly the same quantity you need? Did they award to the lowest bidder? Did they include mandated federal requirements, if you will be paying the vendor with federal funds? Was the other agency's solicitation bid recently? Is the other agency's contract still current or has it expired? Did they receive more than one bid?
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