Protest Denial Decision Published: $53M Marine Corps Systems Command (MCSC) PMO Support Services on SeaPort NxG

Updated June 3, 2025

DIGEST – Protest challenging the scope of the agency’s corrective action that includes amending the solicitation to include a provision for a price realism evaluation is denied where the agency acted within its discretion to reasonably determine what corrective action is appropriate to remedy a flaw in the procurement process.

DECISION – Catalyst Solutions, LLC (Catalyst), a service-disabled veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB) located in Stafford, Virginia, protests the corrective action undertaken by the United States Marine Corps (USMC), in response to Catalyst’s protest challenging the agency’s issuance of a competitive task order to Alexandria Insights, Inc. (Alexandria Insights), located in Stafford, Virginia, pursuant to request for proposals (RFP) No. M67854-24-R-3014, to provide program management support services. The protester alleges that the agency’s proposed corrective action is unreasonable.