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Chaedrol's Washington Horizon · 6dEmerge Solutions Group, LLC (B-423299.2)You should not care. Category: Timeliness, Multiple Award Schedule, Q&A Date: 1 August 2025 URL: https://www.gao.gov/products/b-423299.2 Emerge Solutions Group, LLC, filed a postaward protest of the Defense Health Agency’s RFQ No. HT001124R0041 for development, operations, and maintenance of clinical systems and data

#GAO dismisses postaward challenge to Defense Health Agency’s RFQ terms, which should have been raised preaward. A post-quote-deadline Q&A reiterating RFQ terms does not restart #protest #clock. https://washingtonhorizon.com/emerge-solutions-group-llc-b-423299-2/

**JB aka J Lee** @jbdro@mastodon.social · 20h

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Chaedrol's Washington Horizon · Aug 6BBS Company (B-423675)You may care. Category: Nonappropriated fund instrumentality, jurisdiction Date: 1 August 2025 URL: https://www.gao.gov/products/b-423675 BBS Company, based in Pyeongtaek-si, South Korea, protested its exclusion from receiving a best and final offer (BAFO) request under Army and Air Force Exchange Service (AAFES) solicitation KO-24-22801 for barber

#GAO dismisses a #protest of an Army and Air Force Exchange Service procurement on jurisdictional grounds; GAO lacks authority to hear protests of contracting actions by nonappropriated fund instrumentalities (#NAFIs). https://washingtonhorizon.com/bbs-company-b-423675/

**JB aka J Lee** @jbdro@mastodon.social · 2d

Chaedrol's Washington Horizon · Aug 5Strategic Operational Solutions, Inc. (B-423026.5; B-423026.6)You should not care. Category: Key personnel, best value tradeoff Date: 22 July 2025 URL: https://www.gao.gov/products/b-423026.5%2Cb-423026.6 Strategic Operational Solutions, Inc. (STOPSO), an SDVOSB, protested the Homeland Security’s issuance of a task order for data management support services, challenging both the evaluation

Protester failed to document deputy PM’s years’ experience, simply stating "19+".. #GAO provided no remedy. #protest https://washingtonhorizon.com/strategic-operational-solutions-inc-b-423026-5-b-423026-6/

**JB aka J Lee** @jbdro@mastodon.social · 2d

Chaedrol's Washington Horizon · Aug 5PTC Solutions JV, LLC (B-422576.3, B-422576.4)You should not care. Category: Technical evaluation, OEM, risk Date: 24 July 2025 URL: https://www.gao.gov/products/b-422576.3%2Cb-422576.4 PTC Solutions JV, LLC, protested the US Air Force’s award of a delivery order to Pinnacle Solutions, LLC under the Training Systems Acquisition IV IDIQ contract

#GAO denies challenge to Air Force’s evaluation of proposal risk in protester’s use of an OEM platform and existing software. Further, contradictory information on the need for a static test article could lead to cost and schedule risk. #protest #govcon https://washingtonhorizon.com/ptc-solutions-jv-llc-b-422576-3-b-422576-4/

**JB aka J Lee** @jbdro@mastodon.social · 4d

Chaedrol's Washington Horizon · Jul 31TYD Services (B-423648)You should not care. Category: Proposal compliance, standing Date: 30 July 2025 URL: https://www.gao.gov/products/b-423648 TYD Services, the incumbent contractor based in Doha, Qatar, protested the Army Corps of Engineers’ award of an RFP for the lease of sport utility vehicles and related services in the

#GAO reminds #incumbent that incumbency does not negate requirement to submit a #compliant proposal. #Protest denied. https://washingtonhorizon.com/tyd-services-b-423648/

**JB aka J Lee** @jbdro@mastodon.social · 4d

Chaedrol's Washington Horizon · Jul 31Roku Management Consulting, LLC (B-423683)You should not care. Category: Unstated evaluation criteria, relevant experience Date: 29 July 2025 URL: https://www.gao.gov/products/b-423683 Roku Management Consulting, LLC (RMC), protested the Navy’s exclusion of its proposal from the competition under RFP No. N3220525R4034, seeking financial management support services for Military Sealift Command.

#Protest dismissed: #GAO finds Navy’s financial management support RFP evaluation was clear, and protester's complaints about RFP requirements should have been protested #preaward. https://washingtonhorizon.com/roku-management-consulting-llc-b-423683/

**JB aka J Lee** @jbdro@mastodon.social · 6d

Chaedrol's Washington Horizon · Jul 28BioneX, LLC (B-423630)You should not care. Category: AI, HUBZone Technical evaluation, timeliness Date: 25 July 2025 URL: https://www.gao.gov/products/b-423630 BioneX, LLC, a HUBZone small business of South Fulton, Tennessee, protested the Air Force’s award under RFQ No. FA568225Q8004 for certified strength and conditioning specialist services at Aviano

#GAO dismisses BioneX #protest, finding no basis to require a #HUBZone price preference where the clause was missing from the Air Force’s overseas RFQ. https://washingtonhorizon.com/bionex-llc-b-423630/

**ResearchBuzz: Firehose** @researchbuzz_firehose@rbfirehose.com · Aug 7

Aug 7

ResearchBuzz: Firehose @researchbuzz_firehose@rbfirehose.com

The Register: Three US agencies get failing grades for not following IT best practices . “The GAO flagged failures at the General Services Administration (GSA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in the three reports, with each guilty of not implementing more recommendations than the last. The DHS’ CIO, in particular, has 43 unresolved […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/08/07/the-register-three-us-agencies-get-failing-grades-for-not-following-it-best-practices/

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**JB aka J Lee** @jbdro@mastodon.social · Aug 6

Aug 6

Chaedrol's Washington Horizon · Jul 25SOFITC3, LLC (B-423259.3; B-423259.4)You should not care. Category: Interested party, best value tradeoff, past performance Date: 17 July 2025 URL: https://www.gao.gov/products/b-423259.3%2Cb-423259.4 SOFITC3, LLC, protested the DOD’s Defense Health Agency’s (DHA’s) issuance of a GSA Schedule order for test and evaluation IT services

#GAO denies SOFITC3’s protest over DHA’s IT test and evaluation order, clarifying that a protester not next in line for award lacks standing—even if its substantive complaints might otherwise merit review. #interestedparty #protest https://washingtonhorizon.com/sofitc3-llc-b-423259-3-b-423259-4/

**JB aka J Lee** @jbdro@mastodon.social · Aug 6

Aug 6

Chaedrol's Washington Horizon · Jul 25Delphinus Engineering, Inc.—Costs (B-423203.3)You should care. Category: Protest costs, best value tradeoff, timeliness, severability Date: 14 July 2025 URL: https://www.gao.gov/products/b-423203.3 Delphinus Engineering, Inc., protested the US Navy’s contract award to Prism Maritime, LLC, pursuant to an RFP for alteration installation team (AIT) services and engineering agent

#GAO orders the #Navy to reimburse Delphinus for #protest #costs after Navy delayed corrective action in a best value tradeoff dispute where both offerors were credited with similar strengths. https://washingtonhorizon.com/delphinus-engineering-inc-costs-b-423203-3/

**Democracy Matters** @DemocracyMattersALot@mstdn.social · Aug 6

Aug 6

Democracy Matters @DemocracyMattersALot@mstdn.social

The GAO is speaking out...

What is a “Pocket Rescission” and is It Legal?
https://www.gao.gov/blog/what-pocket-rescission-and-it-legal

www.gao.govWhat is a “Pocket Rescission” and is It Legal?You may have heard of a “pocket veto,” but maybe not a “pocket rescission.” In both cases, timing is key. But unlike pocket vetoes, pocket rescissions aren’t allowed. As we approach the end of the fiscal year (September 30), we have received more questions about pocket rescissions. Today’s WatchBlog post answers some of the more common questions we get.

#GAO #TrumpDidThis #RepublicansDidThis

**ahimsa** @ahimsa_pdx@disabled.social · Aug 5

Aug 5

ahimsa @ahimsa_pdx@disabled.social

US Politics, NIH funding

**Greg Lloyd** @Roundtrip@federate.social · Jul 22

Greg Lloyd @Roundtrip@federate.social

GAO history, its historical role, current attacks by Russell Vought, GOP, and Trump administration

#uspol #GAO #russellvought #trump
https://masto.ai/@Nonilex/114897663959737808

MastodonNonilex (@Nonilex@masto.ai)A federal watchdog has opened dozens of investigations to determine if #Trump & his top aides have illegally withheld billions of dollars in congressionally approved funds. Now, #Republican lawmakers are working alongside the White House to stymie those inquiries & the officials conducting them, in a move that could help Trump seize more control over the nation’s #budget. #law #ExecutiveBranch #AbuseOfPower #Project2025 #RussVought https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/22/us/politics/trump-spending-government-accountability-office.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

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**Nonilex** @Nonilex@masto.ai · Jul 22

#Trump #law #ExecutiveBranch

“They don’t want any #accountability,” said Representative Rosa DeLauro, the Connecticut Democrat who leads her party on the chamber’s Appropriations Committee. “They’re annoyed the #GAO found the White House is stealing funds from taxpayers. That is the only plausible explanation for this.”

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**Nonilex** @Nonilex@masto.ai · Jul 22

#law #ExecutiveBranch #AbuseOfPower

The #House bill would also block the #accountability office from suing the government to force the release of frozen funds, unless Dodaro & his successors obtain congressional support. That could make it harder for the office to conduct #oversight of #Trump, though #Senate #Republicans have not targeted the #GAO as part of their own appropriations bill for 2026. A spox for Valadao did not respond to a request for comment.

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**Nonilex** @Nonilex@masto.ai · Jul 22

#Trump #law #ExecutiveBranch

The #House measure, if passed, could force the #accountability office to reduce its staff by at least 2,200 people, acc/to an estimate that the #GAO furnished to lawmakers in June. The office warned that the cut would leave it unable to do work sought by both parties to uncover federal waste.

“It would have, if that were to happen, grave & pervasive effects on our services to #Congress,” Dodaro said in an interview.

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**Nonilex** @Nonilex@masto.ai · Jul 22

#Trump #law #ExecutiveBranch

In contrast, #House #Republicans in June proposed to strike nearly $400 million from the #GAO’s budget as part of a larger *spending* measure for next fiscal year. Its author, Rep David Valadao (R-CA), framed it in June as part of a broader crackdown on “unnecessary spending” in the legislative branch. But #RussVought appeared to offer another explanation on social media, writing: “Maybe GAO shouldn’t be partisan.”

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**Nonilex** @Nonilex@masto.ai · Jul 22