More FirstSource III protests dismissed
By
Nick Wakeman
Three more protests regarding the Homeland Security's FirstSource II contract have been dismissed, but four challenges remain over this $10 billion IT vehicle.
Three more companies have had their protests involving FirstSource III contract dismissed as the Homeland Security Department makes adjustments to address their concerns regarding the potential $10 billion IT product vehicle.
Enterprise Technology Solutions, IGS Strategic joint venture and Strategic Communications LLC are now fully in the running for the contract that covers hardware, software and related services.
DBISP LLC, Federal Merchants and Integration Technologies Group still have open protests. A fourth company in KPaul Properties has both a pending protest and a reconsideration request active at the Government Accountability Office.
In the reconsideration, KPaul is objecting to an earlier decision by GAO to dismiss its protest after another DHS corrective action.
At this point, I would think that the pending protests will continue on to a full decision by GAO. That decision is scheduled for mid-November. So as I said here, don’t expect awards for this vehicle until December at the earliest.
Of course, we’ll probably see more protests after the fact as well.