GAO Bid Protest Report for 2024

Last week, GAO released its protest report for 2024. Here are some key points:

During the 2024 fiscal year,

·       GAO received 1,803 cases: 1,740 protests, 33 cost claims, and 30 requests for reconsideration.

·       GAO closed 1,706 cases during the fiscal year: 1,635 protests--23.7 percent of which were issued merit decisions (sustain or deny), 39 cost claims, and 32 requests for reconsideration.

·       Of the 1,706 cases closed, 346 were attributable to GAO’s bid protest jurisdiction over task orders.

Most Prevalent Grounds for Sustaining Protests:

(1) unreasonable technical evaluation;

(2) flawed selection decision; and

(3) unreasonable cost or price evaluation.

It is important to note that a significant number of protests filed with the GAO do not reach a decision on the merits because agencies voluntarily take corrective action in response to the protest rather than defend the protest on the merits. Agencies need not, and do not, report any of the myriad reasons they decide to take voluntary corrective action.

 Bid Protests Statistics Chart

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