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GAO-11-211SP 1 (2010-11-23)

handle is hein.gao/gaobacxml0001 and id is 1 raw text is: &GAO -Accountability* Integrity Reliability United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 B-158766 November 23, 2010 The Honorable Nancy Pelosi Speaker of the House of Representatives Dear Madam Speaker: This letter responds to the requirements of the Competition in Contracting Act of 1984, 31 U.S.C. § 3554(e)(2) (2006), that the Comptroller General report to Congress each instance in which a federal agency did not fully implement a recommendation made by our Office in connection with a bid protest decided the prior fiscal year. There were three such occurrences in fiscal year 2010, DGR Assocs., Inc., B-402494, May 14, 2010, 2010 CPD T 115, Rice Servs., Inc., B-402966.2, Sept. 16, 2010, 2010 CPD ¶ 217, and Rice Servs., Inc., B-403746, Sept. 16, 2010, 2010 CPD ¶ 220. Enclosed is a copy of our report on these matters created pursuant to 31 U.S.C. § 3554(e)(1), as well as copies of our decisions in the protests explaining in greater detail the particulars surrounding the procurements. During the fiscal year, we received 2,220 protests (including 52 cost claims) and 79 requests for reconsideration, for a total of 2,299 cases. Of the 2,299 cases filed, 189 are attributable to GAO's recently expanded bid protest jurisdiction over task orders. We closed 2,226 cases during the fiscal year: 2,131 protests (including 64 cost claims), 94 requests for reconsideration, and 1 non-statutory decision. Enclosed for your information is a chart comparing the bid protest activity for fiscal years 2006-2010. A copy of this report, with the enclosure, is being furnished to the Chairman and Ranking Minority Member of the House Committee on Government Reform. A similar report is being furnished to the President of the Senate. Sincerely yours, L HL Gibson Acting General Counsel Enclosure

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