Bid Protest Ruling: Northrop Grumman Information Technology, Inc.B-400134.10 August 18, 2009 Northrop Grumman Information Technology, Inc. (NGIT), of McLean, Virginia, protests the award of a contract to General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc. (GDIT), of Fairfax, Virginia, by the Department of the Air Force The executive part of the Department of the Air Force at the seat of government and all field headquarters, forces, Reserve Components, installations, activities, and functions under the control or supervision of the Secretary of the Air Force. Also called DAF. See also Military Department. (AF), Air Force Space Command (AFSPC Noun 1. AFSPC - a command of the United States Air Force that is responsible for defending the United States through its space and intercontinental ballistic missile operations Air Force Space Command or Command) under request for proposals (RFP (Request For Proposal) A document that invites a vendor to submit a bid for hardware, software and/or services. It may provide a general or very detailed specification of the system. 1. (business) RFP - Request for Proposal. 2. No. FA2550-06-R-8000, to provide enterprise operations, maintenance, and management of data, voice, land mobile radio, and video conferencing facilities. The protester argues that the agency failed to properly evaluate GDIT's proposal and assess its proposal risk, improperly evaluated all proposals under the Mission Capability/Small Business Subcontracting subfactor, and improperly assessed NGIT's proposal risk under the Mission Capability/Core Communications and Information Technology (IT) Services Management subfactor. We sustain the protest in part and deny it in part. Categories: Bid Protest, Bid evaluation protests, Contract award protests, Cost analysis, Federal procurement, Improper award of contract, Information technology, Maintenance services contracts, Prices and pricing, Procurement planning, Source selection, Technical proposal evaluation, Technology |
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