Senate defense policy bill would block GAO protests for task orders

By Marjorie Censer / May 23, 2016 at 1:54 PM
The defense policy bill approved by the Senate Armed Services Committee would not allow bid protests for task and delivery orders if the military names an “ombudsman” to review complaints. The legislation would change a rule established in the Fiscal Year 2008 National Defense Authorization Act, which allowed for protests for task and delivery orders valued at over $10 million. The provision, tucked into the committee's nearly 1,700-page FY-17 defense authorization bill , states that a "protest is not authorized...

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