GAO turns down Vigor bid protest

JUNE 11, 2014 — GAO has ruled on a protest by Vigor Shipyards, Inc., of Seattle, Washington, of the award of a contract to General Dynamics NASSCO-Earl Industries (Earl), of Portsmouth, Virginia,

GAO rejects protests of patrol cutter awards

JUNE 5, 2014 — The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) on June 2, 2014, issued a bid protest decision that upheld the U.S. Coast Guard’s award of three firm fixed-price contracts for

GAO rejects protest of $47.5 million inflatables contract

MARCH 28,2014 — Atlantic Diving Supply, Inc. (ADS), of Virginia Beach, VA, has been awarded a Department of the Army fixed unit-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract worth a maximum potential $47,521,660 to provide seven‑person

ISS loses bid protest

DECEMBER 17, 2013 — Here’s another little side light on the Navy’s continuing efforts to sort out its husbanding contracting. Last month the Navy announced that it had suspended husbanding services supplier

GAO report raises questions about LCS

JULY 26, 2013 — Lawmakers are going to look very hard at Navy plans to make major design changes to the two Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) variants, even as production is ramped

GAO report casts huge doubts on TWIC program

MAY 9, 2013 — A GAO report to Congressional committees finds major problems with the the Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC program), which requires maritime workers to complete background checks and obtain