A protest involving a now-deleted sustainability requirement is dismissed, but three other challenges go on and NASA cannot award the $60 billion IT contract until they are resolved.
One protest involving NASA’s $60 billion SEWP VI contract vehicle has been dismissed, but three remain active with claims that the space agency is treating small businesses differently.
Proposals were due February 24, 2025 for the IT products and services contract. NASA can continue to evaluate proposals for this government-wide IT contract, but it cannot make award decisions until the Government Accountability Office resolves the outstanding protests.
GAO dismissed Avalogic’s protest on Friday after NASA changed the provision the company was objecting to.
Avalogic company challenged a sustainability clause in the solicitation. The protest became moot when NASA removed the requirement.
NASA eliminated requirements for bidders to submit sustainability management plans. Those would have included a documented environmental management system, the monitoring of carbon emissions and mitigation of any environmental impacts.