GAO Sustains AT&T Protest Against Verizon Contract With SSA

Government Accountability Office says it sustains an objection by AT&T against the award of a contract to Verizon by the Social Security Admin.

• “The agency unreasonably concluded that there was no possibility of any potential conflicts arising from the awardee’s performance of a related task order,” GAO says in decision posted on its website
• GAO recommends SSA conducts new evaluation to reassess potential for conflicts arising from Verizon’s other contractual obligations and document findings
  • Also recommends AT&T be reimbursed the costs of filing and pursuing its challenge
• NOTE: Contract is for agency’s Next Generation Telephony Project

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