This move to dismiss the pre-award protest had been expected as Booz Allen Hamilton was recently identified as one of the 30 winners on this 10-year $60.7B IDIQ contract that is intended to provide the Department of Veterans Affairs with a full range of information technology services including, but not limited to, technical support, program management, strategy planning, systems/software engineering, enterprise network engineering, cyber security, operations and maintenance, and other services and solutions encompassing the entire range of IT and healthcare IT requirements.
While GAO or the Court have not noted any formal post-award protests being filed yet, OrangeSlices has heard directly from multiple firms who have expressed their desire and intent (post-debrief) to file a formal challenge.
As such, in the motion to dismiss, Booz Allen made sure it was noted and clear by all parties that, while this action was dismissed, they “agree and understand that Booz Allen is not waiving, forfeiting, or otherwise conceding any of the issues that Booz Allen raised in its complaint in the above-captioned pre-award bid protest, and believes that Booz Allen should be allowed to re-raise such claims in a future bid protest if the evaluation or procurement is reopened. Additionally, the joint status report states that the “Government will support Booz Allen’s ability to pursue any of the arguments raised in Booz Allen’s complaint in the above-captioned pre-award bid protest should a future intervenor argue that Booz Allen waived, forfeited, or otherwise conceded any of those arguments.” The court, therefore, ORDERS protestor Booz Allen’s bid protest complaint be DISMISSED, without prejudice.”
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