A recent bid protest decision handed down by the Comptroller General sustained the incumbent contractors appeal that the Government did not evaluate the realism of the awardee’s pricing. The awardee had proposed to hire incumbent employees at lower compensation levels than they were currently earning. The Government should have looked into the matter – especially since the solicitation stated that price realism would be considered.
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’
