Protest spotlight

(This regular feature highlights protests decided by the Government Accountability Office.)

Agency: Army Contracting Command

Awardee: KF&S Corp.

Protester: C&S Corp.

What GAO found: C&S Corp. protested the award of a contract for security guard services to KF&S, arguing that the company's proposal should have been found unacceptable for failing to meet the corporate experience requirements. Additionally, C&S argues that KF&S used forged labor union documents, the GAO report says.

"C&S also challenges the veracity of statements made by the [contracting officer's representative] in response to the protest, which refute the protester’s allegations," the report says. "We view the protester’s argument in this regard as, in essence, alleging that the agency was motivated by bias or bad faith."

The GAO denied the protest, finding "that C&S has failed to produce credible evidence of bias or bad faith on the part of any agency officials."

The decision: http://www.gao.gov/assets/680/673315.pdf