Protest Sustained Due to Agency’s Failure to Plan!

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) issued a Decision on October 13, 2015, regarding Protest B-410778.3, XTec, Inc., October 1, 2015 (http://www.gao.gov/products/B-410778.3) GAO sustained the protest based on the agency’s failure to engage in reasonable advance planning. This is a huge decision! The number one frustration for Contracting Officers is when the Program office “fails to…