State Dept. reversal of eligibility was “unreasonable,” said federal watchdog Government Accountability Office in sustaining counterprotest by parent of bidding firms.
Protests by Fluor and CDM Smith had challenged emergency response agency bid evaluation as too subjective and objected to a single-award blanket purchase agreement.
Bid protest by losing firm SLSCO Ltd. was upheld by federal claims court judge, but Naval Facilities Engineering Command response to further contract execution remains unclear.