GAO: Telephonics' VIS-X Proposal Was 'Higher Priced,' 'Lower Rated' Technically

By Marjorie Censer / November 11, 2009 at 5:00 AM
With a higher price and lower technical ratings, Telephonics "had no reasonable chance of being selected" for the Vehicle Intercommunication System Expanded contract, the Government Accountability Office writes in its denial of Telephonics' protest of the award. As Inside the Army previously reported, GAO denied the protest in an Oct. 16 decision. A public version of the decision was provided to ITA yesterday. Telephonics, which teamed with Rockwell Collins on VIS-X, filed its protest July 20 after the Army in...

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