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FAR 16.500 (c):  Federal Supply Schedules - not exempt from protest under Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act

U. S. Court of Federal Claims - Key Excerpts

While the GAO decision in Severn recites that it relied on the legislative history of FASA itself, the Court of Federal Claims concluded that FASA’s legislative history “does not shed meaningful light on the scope of the task order protest bar.” Id. It relied, instead, on the language of and regulatory comment to FAR Subpart 16.5, which covers Indefinite Delivery contracts and the procedures for orders placed against them. The court concluded that the regulation and adopting commentary suggest that GSA FSS contracts are governed by a separate regulatory scheme apart from ordinary Indefinite Delivery contracts. It concluded that, although a GSA FSS contract might be of the Indefinite delivery type, as is the case here, it is governed by FAR Part 8, the provision dealing with GSA FSS contracts, rather than by FAR Subpart 16.5. FAR Part 8 does not contain similar restrictive language. The court then concluded that, because FAR Subpart16.5 does not apply to FSS contracts, neither should the statutory bar. (Group Seven Associates, LLC, v. U. S., and CACI, Inc., No. 05-867C, October 13, 2005) (pdf)

In sum, the procurement at issue in this case is not exempt from protest under the FASA, 41 U.S.C. 253j(d), and may be reviewed for reasonableness pursuant to the Tucker Act. 28 U.S.C. 1491(b)(1).  (Labat-Anderson Inc., v. U. S. and JHM Research and Development, Inc., No. 01-350C, July 27, 2001)

U. S. Court of Federal Claims - Listing of Decisions
For the Government For the Protester
Group Seven Associates, LLC, v. U. S., and CACI, Inc., No. 05-867C, October 13, 2005 (pdf)  
Labat-Anderson Inc., v. U. S. and JHM Research and Development, Inc., No. 01-350C, July 27, 2001  
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