YWCA of Greater Los Angeles, a 52 year incumbent, protested the Labor Department’s award of a contract to “newbie” Management and Training Corporation (MTC) to operate a Job Corps center in Los Angeles contending that the Labor Department engaged in unequal discussions. The GAO upheld the protest. The reasoning gets a little confusing so hang in there.
Source: PNWC’s Government Contracting Update: Bid Protest Involving Unequal Discussion With Bidders
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’
