Quick Takes

Protestor argued that awardee's past performance — including the Air Force's "party bus contract" — wasn't at sufficient "scale." The agency argued that scale did not require a dollar‑value analysis and GAO agreed that the nature of the work (not prior contract value) was sufficient.

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"[W]hile not presented as a distinct protest ground, underlying the protester's numerous arguments taking issue with Salient's evaluation are allegations that DCSA improperly relied upon artificial intelligence (AI), rather than agency evaluators, to conduct the evaluation. In its report responding to the protest, the agency addressed these allegations. (attesting that “human evaluators” assessed quotations).

GAO: Salient CRGT, Inc., B-423640.2,B-423640.4 (Jan 05, 2026)

Sometimes, an agency wants key personnel with specific degrees. Here, a solicitation asked for someone with a technical degree (comp sci), but the agency ended up being ok with someone with a psychology degree, concluding it was a "minor weakness." Outcome? Protest denied. Didn't help that the protestor also had a non-comp-sci KP.

GAO: Salient CRGT, Inc., B-423283.3 (Dec 05, 2025)

Another "too late" case. Reconsideration denied.

GAO: Oready LLC--Reconsideration, File: B-424096.2 (January 5, 2026)