NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) issued a solicitation for a variety of services including software development, data center operations, voice, imaging, and data communications, multimedia services support and other related services. Ultimately, the award was made to ASRC Federal Data Solutions (ASRC) whereupon one of the other bidders, AbacusSecure, appealed, challenging various aspects of NASA’s evaluation and source selection process including its price realism analysis.
SOURCE: Price Realism Analysis Does Not Require Detailed Review of Cost Categories
New Regulation Formalizes Ombudsman Practice and Identity for IDIQ Contracts
An ‘ombudsman’ is an official charged with addressing and/or investigating the interests of individuals’ or companies’
