Army MAPS protest saga takes new twists
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Nick Wakeman
One protest dismissed, one refiled, and proposals are now due June 22.
The protest issues swirling around the Army’s $50 billion MAPS vehicle have added a few new twists and turns.
We reported earlier this week that the TechSur-Guidehouse Joint Venture had withdrawn its protest. This week, it refiled.
Meanwhile, ICF International saw its protest dismissed after the Army said it would amend the solicitation to address the issues in its protest.
That’s the same message that they sent TechSur-Guidehouse, but the JV refiled after it looked at the changes and believes they cause different problems, namely that they are restrictive to competition.
The Army also announced the proposals for the Marketplace for the Acquisition of Professional Services contract are now due June 22. The original due date was May 8, then May 20.
While ICF’s protest has been dismissed, the company is still free to file a new protest to challenge the amended solicitation.
The new TechSur-Guidehouse protest challenges the Army’s decision to prohibit companies from submitting work under grants and cooperative agreements as part of the past performance.
A decision from GAO is expected by Aug. 28.
Still pending are several protests filed earlier at GAO. They have decision dates ranging from Aug. 3 to Aug. 17.