Army’s $64 Million Funeral Honors Award Stays With 360 Patriot

360 Patriot Enterprises LLC can move forward with a $64 million US Army task order for military funeral honors and survivor outreach services, the GAO said in a decision released Friday.

Protester Strategic Resources Inc., which made a nearly $69 million offer, didn’t show that technical strengths in its proposal—like the management team’s experience—merited paying a higher price, the US Government Accountability Office said.

• The GAO rejected Strategic Resources’ argument that the Army failed to identify dozens of significant strengths in its proposal, stating that an agency’s judgment that features in a proposal don’t significantly exceed requirements is a matter ...