SLS Says Navy Ignored Court in $5 Billion Procurement Protest

SLS Federal Services LLC is again challenging the US Navy’s management of a global contingency construction procurement worth up to $5 billion.

Following an SLS protest filed last year, the US Court of Federal Claims enjoined the procurement, which stopped performance of six contract awardees. The Navy’s Facilities and Engineering Systems Command conducted an inadequate pricing reasonableness evaluation, the court ruled Jan. 10.

While the Navy has issued an amendment that “pays lip service” to firm-fixed pricing contract evaluation requirements, the Navy isn’t following the court’s order, and is violating applicable procurement laws, SLS said in a complaint filed with ...