GAO Won’t Resolve Alleged Corporate Espionage Dispute

In a recent GAO bid protest, IBM Corp. accused a subcontractor of giving its proposal to a competitor.

GAO dismissed the accusation, explaining that at its core, alleged corporate espionage is a disagreement between two parties, not a contractor and the federal government and therefore not an appropriate matter for resolution in a bid protest.

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Subcontracting Plan Discrepancy Proves Costly To EAGLE II Offeror

A discrepancy in a business’s subcontracting plan may have cost the offeror its shot at a position on the enterprise acquisition gateway for leading-edge solutions II IDIQ contract.

As demonstrated in a recent GAO bid protest, the business was downgraded on the small business participation factor because of a discrepancy in its proposal regarding subcontracting with SDVOSBs.  Without the discrepancy, the large business might have landed a slot on EAGLE II.

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