GAO Reviews Pricing Disclosure in Eglin Air Force Base O&M Procurement
What happened
Eglin Air Force Base sought Operations and Maintenance services under a cost-plus-award-fee solicitation, with Fluor, Strategic Test Solutions, LLC, and Reliance Test & Technology as three offerors in the competitive range. During the final proposal revisions, a briefing slide deck sent to Reliance Test & Technology inadvertently included a pricing overview slide showing evaluated prices for all three offerors. The contracting officer mitigated the error by sending the same slide to all three offerors.
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Why it matters
The procurement process involves a best-value tradeoff of technical and cost/price factors, with technical factors being more important. The Government Accountability Office is reviewing the agency's handling of the pricing disclosure error, which provides a roadmap for contractors regarding pricing transparency.
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Who's involved
- STSOne of three offerors seeking Operations & Maintenance services
- Eglin Air Force BaseThe US Air Force base seeking Operations & Maintenance services
Who could feel it
Possible knock-on effectsThese are possibilities Brind reasoned out, not predictions, and not advice. Most are not stated in any report.
- STSSpeculative
Strategic Test Solutions, LLC might secure a major, long-term O&M contract after navigating the pricing disclosure dispute, affecting its revenue.
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The entities involved
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STS
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Eglin Air Force Base
US Air Force base near Valparaiso, Florida, United States