Quick Takes

Accenture argued that CACI had unmitigated organizational conflicts of interest concerns. The contracting officer, however, "methodically" considered potential OCI concerns during the award process and "conclud[ed] that these contracts either did not have the potential to present OCIs or were appropriately mitigated at this time." GAO found no reason to disagree. Similarly, Accenture argued that the government's evaluation of the proposals was unreasonable. And GAO found no reason to disagree. Protest denied.

GAO: Accenture Federal Services, LLC, B-423859,B-423859.2 (Jan 16, 2026)

Protestor, which had equivalent adjective ratings and a lower price, argued that the Navy didn't evaluate the winning awardee's proposal harsh enough. For example, protestor argued that the technical proposal should have been dinged because the "proposed quality manager lacked relevant experience" and that the past performance was tainted by negative past performance of a teaming partner. GAO reviewed the record and found that the Navy "meticulously compared the strengths and disadvantages offered by the proposals" and, therefore, protest denied.

GAO: GKG Contractors, LLC, B-423941,B-423941.2 (Jan 22, 2026)

SBA determined that UNCOMN was an "other than small business" for a solicitation with USTRANSCOM and UNCOMN appealed. On appeal, two competitors moved to intervene. Then, SBA requested remand because it "may have incorrectly calculated the firm's annual revenue." And OHA granted a remand over intervenor objections.

SBA OHA: SIZE APPEAL OF: UNCOMN, LLC, APPELLANT, SBA No. SIZ-6374 (Jan 22, 2026)

SBA denied Service‑Disabled Veteran‑Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) status to Vialytics, because SBA found that the veteran‑owner didn't actually hold a majority stake. Specifically, the SBA found that the LLC was owned 100% by the owner and his wife as "tenants by the entirety with the right of survivorship." OHA agreed that ownership wasn't "direct and unconditional" because his wife "has equal rights in the ownership interest in Appellant." Appeal denied.

SBA OHA: VSBC APPEAL OF: VIALYTIX, LLC, APPELLANT, SBA No. VSBC-462-A (Jan. 22, 2026)

During procurement, CBP inadvertently disclosed the incumbent's pricing information in a hidden worksheet! Even though CBP's response to disclosure "was remiss in several fundamental respects," GAO found that the proposed remedies (requiring an signed affidavit from competitors, changing the contract vehicle with different pricing, and changing the evaluation criteria to remove price consideration) was sufficient to survive protest. Protest denied.

GAO: Federal Missions Solutions, LLC, B-423584,B-423584.2 (Sep 04, 2025)

Agency canceled a solicitation because it identified "conflicting evaluation criteria." Protestor argued that an amendment to the solicitation would have been adequate and that cancelation was aimed at avoiding protest. But GAO won't overturn a decision to cancel if the agency has a "reasonable basis" to do so. Protest denied.

GAO: Centurion Analytics, LLC, B-423727.3,B-423727.4 (Jan 23, 2026)

Protestor did not identify key technologies in their resumes and agency dinged them for it. Protestor claimed that this was an unstated requirement. GAO disagreed, and held that the "plain language of the RFQ clearly advised vendors that the resume factor would be evaluated, in part, based on how experienced and proficient the key personnel was with the Azure and Intune technologies." Protest denied.

GAO: Technology Information Systems, LLC, B-424087,B-424088 (Jan 26, 2026)

VA determined that Calvary was not a responsible bidder. SBA declined to issue Calvary a certificate of competency (COC), which is dispositive for responsibility determinations. Because Calvary's GAO protest did not raise any of the "limited prescribed circumstances" that GAO will review SBA COC decisions, GAO dismissed the protest.

GAO: Calvary Contracting, Inc., B-424024, (Jan 13, 2026)

Incumbent protestor lost a proposal to a lower bidder, though both had good technical factor ratings. Agency assigned 2 strengths but felt that wasn't enough to overcome the price factor. Protestor claimed that the agency should have given the proposal 40 more strengths. Agency disagreed, GAO said that decision was within agency's discretion. Other protest grounds included Unequal Treatment, Service Contract Act noncompliance, and failure to conduct a responsibility determination. But on each front, GAO said allegations weren't supported and agency's record was sufficient. Protest denied.

GAO: Strategic Resources, Inc., B-423597.2,B-423597.3 (Jan 14, 2026)

Air Force's cost-realism analysis showed that ~20% of a proposal's unburdened hourly labor rates were unrealistic based on ERI and Salary.com benchmarks. Protestor argued that agency's analysis was flawed and should have looked at its pricing narrative, but the agency and GAO were unpersuaded, with GAO saying that the narrative was "overly general." Protest denied.

GAO: T3i, Inc., B-423815 (Dec 30, 2025)