Chaedrol GAO Protest Log 20240909: Thales (AI)
Thales LAS France SAS - B-422805
You should not care.
Category: Standing
Date: August 30, 2024
URL: https://www.gao.gov/products/b-422805
In this case, Thales LAS France SAS, a subcontractor, protested the prime contractor's refusal to sign an end user certificate, which the protester argued impeded their ability to submit a complete subcontract proposal. However, GAO dismissed the protest on jurisdictional grounds, noting that the procurement was not conducted by the government and the agency had not requested the subcontract protests be adjudicated by GAO. Therefore, the GAO deferred to the agency's decision-making process, emphasizing its limited jurisdiction in matters not directly involving government procurement.
Digest
Protest challenging the decision of a prime contractor to refuse to sign an end user certificate with the protester in connection with a subcontract procurement is dismissed where the procurement was not by the government and the agency awarding the prime task order has not requested that subcontract protests be decided by our Office.
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