Contracts : Contract Protests
GAO Rules In Favor of DynCorp on Afghanistan Police Training Contract
The GAO (Government Accountability Office) says it sustains DynCorp International's protest and recommends that the Secretary of the Army "cancel" current contracting process and conduct a "Full and Open Competition" for the $1.6b contract for training the Afghan police.
Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Contracts : Contract Protests
DoD Bows to Critics, Denies Kuwaiti Firm Sole Source Contract
In January, the Defense Logistics Agency announced its intent to award a sole source contract award for logistics services throughout the U.S. military’s Central Command area, which includes Iraq, Afghanistan, Kuwait and other countries. But the agency said this week it was reversing course and opening the contract to full and open competition for companies willing to bid.
Sunday, March 14, 2010

Contracts : Contract Protests
ITT Systems Division protest of contract awarded to Readiness Management Support denied
ITT Corporation, Systems Division protests the award of a contract to Readiness Management Support, L.C. for air traffic control, air field management, and air traffic control and landing systems operation and maintenance support services for facilities in the United States Central Command Air Forces (USCENTAF) in Southwest Asia. GAO deny the protests.
Thursday, January 21, 2010

Contracts : Contract Protests
DynCorp International Files Protest of Shift in Afghan Police Training Contract
DynCorp International LLC has filed a pre-award protest with the Government Accountability Office (GAO) concerning the planned procurement of training and mentoring of police and government personnel in Afghanistan by the Department of Defensethrough task orders issued by the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command Counter-Narcoterrorism Technology Program Office (CNTPO).
Wednesday, December 16, 2009

Contracts : Contract Protests
American K-9 Detection Services protests EODT contract
American K-9 Detection Services, Inc. (AK-9) of Lake Mary, Florida, protests the award of a contract to EOD Technology, Inc. (EODT) of Knoxville, Tennessee, under request for proposals (RFP) No. W91B4L-08-R-0025 (-0025), issued by the Department of the Army for contractor working dog (CWD) services in Afghanistan.
Friday, May 29, 2009

Contracts : Contract Protests
Triple Canopy denied costs for Sabre protest
Triple Canopy, Inc. of Herndon, Virginia, requests that we recommend that it be reimbursed the costs of filing and pursuing two protests that challenged the Department of the Army’s issuance of task orders to Sabre International Security for performance of security services at forward operating base (FOB) Prosperity and FOB Q-West in Iraq.
GAO denies the request. Includes some details about TWISS contracts.
Friday, March 27, 2009

Contracts : Contract Protests
GAO dismisses part and denies part of Triple Canopy protest
Triple Canopy, Inc. protests the award of a task order by DOA Joint Contracting Command -- Iraq/Afghanistan, to Sabre International Security of Baghdad, Iraq, for security services at forward operating base (FOB) Q-West in Iraq.The task order was issued pursuant to a contract known as the Theater-Wide Internal Security Services (TWISS) contract. Triple Canopy asserts that Sabre is ineligible for the task order award because it does not hold a U.S. facilities security clearance, and that the agency erred in evaluating Sabre’s and Triple Canopy’s past performance. We dismiss the protest in part and deny it in part.
Tuesday, November 11, 2008

Contracts : Contract Protests
Army rescinds Afghanistan contract with EOD Technology
The U.S. Army has rescinded a contract awarded to military contractor EOD Technology that was assigned while the company was being considered for the federal government's contracting blacklist.
Tuesday, February 19, 2008

Contracts : Contract Protests
Corrective Action To Be Taken By INSCOM On L-3’s Linguist Protest
L-3 Communications has been advised that the U.S. Army Intelligence and Security Command (INSCOM) intends to take corrective action on a protest filed by L-3 in connection with the contract to provide translators and linguists in support of U.S. military operations in Iraq.
Friday, January 18, 2008

Contracts : Contract Protests
L-3 Files Protest Against DynCorp Award
L-3 Communications has filed a second protest against the Army's $4.6 billion contract award to rival DynCorp.
Wednesday, December 19, 2007

Contracts : Contract Protests
PWC Contract Bid Protest Denied
PWC Logistics Services, Inc. protested the award of a contract to Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) for the supply, storage and distribution of chemicals, packaged petroleum, oil and lubricating products for military activities.
Friday, September 7, 2007

Contracts : Contract Protests
Army to rebid $4B DynCorp contract
The Army will reopen the bidding process on a five-year translation services contract awarded to DynCorp International Inc. last year for work in Iraq. The contract is worth more than $4.6 billion.
Wednesday, August 15, 2007

Contracts : Contract Protests
Army to Reconsider Bids On Iraq Security Contract
The U.S. Army has agreed to reconsider the bids of companies that were eliminated from the competition to win the largest private security contract in Iraq, according to sources familiar with the matter.
Saturday, June 9, 2007

Contracts : Contract Protests
Contractor Says Army Unfairly Closed Bidding
A British firm said the U.S. military improperly excluded it from bidding on the largest security contract in Iraq, blaming the U.S. government for what it calls an "arbitrary and capricious" decision that could cause "harm to U.S. policy and goodwill" in Iraq, according to newly released court documents.
Thursday, June 7, 2007

Contracts : Contract Protests
Judge Halts Award Of Iraq Contract
A federal judge yesterday ordered the military to temporarily refrain from awarding the largest security contract in Iraq. The contract, worth about $475 million, calls for a private company to provide intelligence services to the U.S. Army and security for the Army Corps of Engineers on reconstruction work in Iraq.
Saturday, June 2, 2007

Contracts : Contract Protests
Firms Protest Exclusion From Iraq Security Bid
Two private security contractors, Blackwater and Erinys Iraq, have lodged formal protests against the Army, claiming they have been unfairly excluded from competing for one of the largest security jobs in Iraq, according to government documents and sources familiar with the matter.
Saturday, May 5, 2007

Contracts : Contract Protests
DynCorp Supports Army's Filing of Request for Reconsideration with GAO
The Army has asked GAO to reverse its March 29, 2007, bid protest decision so that the Army may proceed with the linguist contract it awarded to GLS last December. DynCorp International and McNeil Technologies, Inc. are parties to the GLS joint venture.
Thursday, April 12, 2007

Contracts : Contract Protests
GAO Upholds L-3 Communications’ Protest of Linguist Contract Award
L-3 Communications (NYSE: LLL) announced today that the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) has upheld L-3’s protest in connection with the linguist contract to provide translators and linguists worldwide, including support to the U.S. military operations in Iraq.
Friday, March 30, 2007

Contracts : Contract Protests
As Military Contracts Grow, So Do Protests
After losing a competition last year to build helicopters for the Air Force, Lockheed Martin and Sikorsky Aircraft chose to do what hundreds of companies do when lucrative contracts don't go their way. They protested the decision. And yesterday, they won.
Tuesday, February 27, 2007

Contracts : Contract Protests
L-3 protests loss of contract
L-3 Communications has filed a protest with the Government Accountability Office over the loss of a $4.65 billion contract to provide translators to the U.S. Army, the watchdog agency said yesterday.
Friday, December 29, 2006