An Analysis of Protests of Contracts Awarded Using the Best Value Trade-Off Process from January 1998 Through December 1999

Abstract

The purpose of this thesis is to analyze protests of contract awards brought before the Comptroller General, General Accounting Office from January 1998 through December 1999 as a means to identify areas of possible improvement among Federal contracting agencies. Specific emphasis is on the underlying causes of protest sustainment. This thesis distills eight sustaining elements from the GAO findings. Finally, this thesis offers recommendations to Federal contracting agencies in an effort to help mitigate the risk of a sustainable contract award protest.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2000
Accession Number
ADA381215

Entities

People

  • Casey C. Burns

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Business Administration
  • Commerce
  • Contract Administration
  • Contractors
  • Contracts
  • Employment
  • Fabrication
  • Government Procurement
  • Governments
  • Health Services
  • Logistics
  • Management Personnel
  • National Governments
  • Organizational Structure
  • Procurement
  • United States

Readers

  • Government Contracting/Procurement.
  • Systems Analysis and Design