Grant Thornton Keeps TSA Support Award Despite Deloitte Protest

Deloitte Consulting LLP failed to show that the Transportation Security Administration improperly awarded Grant Thornton Public Sector LLC a blanket purchase agreement for program analysis and strategic support services, the GAO said in a decision released Friday.

The agency’s evaluation of both price and non-price factors adhered to solicitation requirements, and the tradeoff analysis was reasonable, the Government Accountability Office said.

The agency contemplated establishing a single-BPA with a total estimated value of $350 million, under which fixed-price, time-and-materials, or hybrid task orders would be issued, the GAO said.

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP represented Deloitte. Brittin Law Group ...