One SEWP VI protest down, nine remain
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By
Nick Wakeman
NASA's corrective action on METGreen Solutions signals the agency may need to resolve more challenges to stay on schedule in awarding the IT vehicle.
One SEWP VI protester has won another shot at the competition for the $60 billion IT products and services contract.
NASA has allowed METGreen Solutions back into the competition and will evaluate its proposal for an award.
The nine other protests at the Government Accountability Office remain under review.
All the protesters have challenged NASA’s decision to remove them from the competition. The 10-year contract will have hundreds of winners who will compete for task orders across the government.
NASA faces a tight deadline to make awards, so more corrective actions are a reasonable expectation for the agency to meet its schedule.
SEWP V is set to expire on April 30 and NASA wants SEWP VI to open for business on May 1.
GAO’s deadlines for ruling on the protests fall between late May and early June, significantly after NASA’s goal.
NASA has an incentive to resolve the protests as quickly as possible. If the protests are not resolved, the agency will likely have to extend SEWP V.