As of early Dec. 30, no companies have filed challenges with the Government Accountability Office to contest the Dec. 10 award of the new $160-million Paducah Infrastructure Support Services Contract to Kentucky-based Swift & Staley.
The Department of Energy received four bids for the contract, an agency spokesperson said Dec. 17. The spokesperson did not immediately reply to an inquiry on when debrief sessions were being held for the runners up.
Losing companies must typically file challenges with the Government Accountability Office (GAO) within 10 days of learning details of the federal contracting selection decision.
Days after the award, an official with another mid-sized DOE contractor expressed doubt that the infrastructure services award will be contested. The company for which the contractor works did not bid because Swift & Staley seemed a good bet to retain the business, this person said. Officials with two other contractors said they did not know when the debriefs were being held or if the award would be challenged.
The Paducah-based, employee-owned Swift & Staley provides facility support services, safeguards & security and automated access control services, administrative support and records management.
