Updated July 31, 2026
The GAO Decision has now been posted for this protest. See details below.
DIGEST
1. Protest alleging that awardee had an unfair competitive advantage based on its hiring of a former Army employee with access to non‑public, competitively useful information is denied where the record shows that the agency meaningfully considered the matter and reasonably concluded that the awardee did not have an unfair competitive advantage.
2. Protest challenging agency’s evaluation of proposals under the solicitation’s technical factor is denied where the agency’s evaluation was reasonable and consistent with the solicitation’s evaluation criteria.
DECISION
Serco, Inc., of Herndon, Virginia, protests the award of a contract to Booz Allen Hamilton Inc., of McLean, Virginia, under request for proposals (RFP) No. W91QF425RA0080004, issued by the Department of the Army for mission support services for the planning, coordination, and execution of exercises conducted by the U.S. Army’s Mission Command Training Program (MCTP). The protester contends that the awardee had an unfair competitive advantage based on its hiring of a former Army employee and that the agency’s evaluation of proposals and source selection decision were unreasonable.
We deny the protest.
Protester: Serco Inc.
Solicitation Number: W91QF425RA0080004
Agency: Department of the Army
File number: B-424352.1
Outcome: Denied
Decision Date: June 29, 2026
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