Losing Firms Log War Contract Complaints

Source: AP via Forbes

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Two firms on the losing end of an Army decision to award work on the project are claiming the service is not living up to a recommendation that bidding be reopened on the deal, known as the Logistics Civil Augmentation Program, or LOGCAP IV.

They've lodged new protests with the Government Accountability Office in an attempt to become players in one of the largest military support contracts issued since the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.

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In an Oct. 5 ruling, the GAO agreed with the protesters, saying the Army's evaluation of Fluor's and KBR's proposals was flawed. To remedy the situation, the accountability office said the Army Sustainment Command at Rock Island, Ill., should reconsider revised proposals from all the competitors and make new selections.

IAP and Contingency Management want to make sure the Army follows through. If it does, that could mean a redistribution of the contracts that were awarded in June and pay each of the winners up to $5 billion a year over 10 years.



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