Protest Denial Decision Posted: NOAA Office for Coastal Management Technical Support Services

Update April 8, 2026

The GAO Decision has now been posted for this protest. See details below.

DIGEST

Protest by a joint venture alleging the agency insufficiently mitigated the competitive harm flowing from the release of a member of the joint venture’s incumbent pricing information is denied where the agency reasonably determined the protester’s competitors did not access the pricing information.

DECISION

Propel Solutions, LLC, a woman-owned small business (WOSB) joint venture[1] of Rockville, Maryland, protests the disclosure of a member of the joint venture’s incumbent pricing information as part of request for quotations (RFQ) No. 1305M225Q0084, which was issued by the Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) for technical support services for the Office for Coastal Management.[2] Propel argues that the agency’s investigation into the release of the incumbent pricing information was unreasonable, and the agency failed to adequately address the risk of competitive harm.

We deny the protest.

Read the full decision here.