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Protests
GAO Dismisses Entire Protest After Contractor Files Comments Minutes Past the 5:30 PM Deadline
GAO dismissed Think Tank, Inc.'s entire protest against the Department of Commerce without reaching the merits after the protester's counsel uploaded comments minutes after the 5:30 PM filing deadline due to a filename upload error and subsequent password issue — reaffirming that GAO's filing deadlines are absolute.
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GAO Sustains Protest After Navy Penalized Offeror for Using 'TBD' That the Solicitation Expressly Permitted
GAO sustained Solvere Technical Group's protest against the Naval Surface Warfare Center in B-423785, finding the agency downgraded proposals for using TBD designations for non-key personnel positions when the solicitation plainly permitted that approach — a textbook case of an agency applying requirements that don't appear in the solicitation.
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GAO Sustains Protest After DLA Redacted Administrative Record Down to 'Names and Overall Ratings'
GAO sustained Tiger Natural Gas Inc.'s protest against the Defense Logistics Agency in B-423744, ruling that DLA's extreme redaction of the protest administrative record — leaving only names and ratings visible — violated the protest system's integrity and could not be justified by a fishing-expedition concern when a protective order was already in place.
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Protests
GAO Sustains Protest After Army Corps Accepts Bid That Failed to Acknowledge Material Amendment
GAO sustained Ryba Marine Construction's protest against the Army Corps of Engineers in B-423796.2, ruling that the awardee's failure to acknowledge a material IFB amendment — regardless of the $21,000 cost impact — rendered its bid nonresponsive and required rejection.
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Awards
Pine Bluff Sand and Gravel Wins $141M Army Corps IDIQ for Mississippi River System Maintenance Dredging
The Army Corps of Engineers' New Orleans District awarded Pine Bluff Sand and Gravel Co. a $141 million cost-plus-fixed-fee IDIQ through November 2029 for maintenance dredging — the contract that will keep the lower Mississippi River and Gulf Intracoastal Waterway navigable for the hundreds of millions of tons of cargo that move through the nation's most commercially vital waterway annually.
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L3Harris Wins $77M Modification for Trident II D5 Flight Test Instrumentation Systems
Strategic Systems Programs awarded L3Harris Technologies — through its Interstate Electronics Corp. subsidiary — a $77.2 million cost-plus modification on May 1 to continue flight test instrumentation support for the Trident II D5 submarine-launched ballistic missile, the backbone of the U.S. and UK sea-based nuclear deterrent.
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Alaska Native Firm Goldbelt Apex Wins $73.6M Air Force Contract to Maintain War Reserve Materiel Stocks
The 773rd Enterprise Sourcing Squadron at Joint Base San Antonio awarded Goldbelt Apex LLC a $73.6 million firm-fixed-price contract to maintain Air Force War Reserve Materiel at CONUS sites through January 2029 — a logistics sustainment award that highlights the ANC contracting model in Air Force supply chain programs.
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USfalcon Wins $84M Task Order for Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center Advisory Services at Offutt
The Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center awarded USfalcon Inc. an $84.3 million cost-plus-fixed-fee task order on May 4 for advisory services supporting nuclear weapons acquisition programs at Offutt Air Force Base — a high-value cleared services award reflecting the pace of Air Force nuclear modernization.
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PCX Aerostructures Wins $105M IDIQ to Overhaul AH-64 Apache Helicopter Rotary Wing Heads
Army Contracting Command awarded PCX Aerostructures LLC a $105 million firm-fixed-price IDIQ on May 4 for the maintenance and overhaul of the rotary wing head — the critical main rotor hub assembly — on AH-64 Apache attack helicopters through May 2031.
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NAVSEA Awards $650M Ceiling IDIQ to Eight Firms for Up to 474 Composite Rigid Hull Inflatable Boats
Naval Sea Systems Command awarded a $650 million ceiling, 10-year multiple-award IDIQ to eight manufacturers on May 1 for composite rigid hull inflatable boats — a floating small-craft program that supports Navy SEALs, surface combatants, and force protection teams worldwide.
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General Dynamics Electric Boat Wins $2.3 Billion Undefinitized Contract for Virginia-Class Block VI Submarine Pre-Construction
Naval Sea Systems Command awarded General Dynamics Electric Boat a $2.3 billion undefinitized contract action on May 11 for long-lead material and early manufacturing on Virginia-class Block VI submarines — the largest pre-construction award in the program's history.
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Conrad Shipyard Wins $122M Navy Contract to Build Four Yard Repair, Berthing, and Messing Vessels
The Navy awarded Conrad Shipyard LLC a $122.4 million firm-fixed-price contract on May 13 to design and construct four Yard Repair, Berthing, and Messing vessels — floating maintenance platforms that support submarine and surface ship repair at forward-deployed and continental U.S. locations.
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