Both have gone to the Government Accountability Office with complaints about how State handled proposals for the enterprise IT vehicle. Two disappointed bidders have filed protests after failing to make the cut for the State Department’s $10 billion Evolve contract.
State wants to use the multiple-award contract for enterprise-wide IT projects and has been evaluating proposals for more than one year.
Bids were originally due in January 2023, but the department extended that deadline multiple times up until October 2023. State apparently has made awards to 12 companies, though their names have not been released.
KPMG and TekSnap are challenging the department’s decision to not award them places on the vehicle.
KPMG alleges the department improperly assigned a weakness to the firm’s proposal and evaluated proposals disparately.
These mistakes led to a flawed best-value determination, according to KPMG. Details on TekSnap’s protest were not available.
KPMG filed its protest on June 2 and the Government Accountability Office’s ruling is due Sept. 10. TekSnap filed on Tuesday with a GAO response expected by Sept. 18.
GAO may issue a single decision if the issues raised in the two protests are related.
Evolve consolidates 11 current contracts in a single vehicle. Some of the work areas include IT management, cloud and data center services, application development, network and telecommunications services, and customer support.
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