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Protests continue to dog the blanket purchase agreement called ITSSS-2, through which the FBI will buy a broad range of IT services.
Because of continuing protest delays, the FBI says it cannot award the blanket purchase agreement it calls ITSSS-2 until late May.
The $7 billion IT Supplies and Support Service 2nd Generation BPA uses a multiple-phase approach to narrow down the proposals. General Dynamics IT, Deloitte and Qbase are among those who have filed protests because the FBI told them they should consider withdrawing.
But the Government Accountability Office dismissed those protests as premature because the FBI’s down-selects do not eliminate anyone from the competition. They are considered advisory evaluations.
While the FBI may have suggested the companies withdraw, they still had the choice to continue.
GAO told the companies that because they are still in the competition, there is nothing to protest. But they can protest after awards are made, assuming that they don’t win a spot on the BPA.
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