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GAO Denies InSpace 21 Reconsideration Request Of Protest Dismissal

Pat Host

Wednesday, April 8th, 2015

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GAO Denies InSpace 21 Reconsideration Request Of Protest Dismissal

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) on Wednesday denied InSpace 21 LLC’s reconsideration request after GAO dismissed a protest challenging the award of a contract to Range Generation Next LLC for range services at the Air Force’s two launch sites.GAO said it denied the request for consideration because the protestor has not demonstrated that the decision contained errors of law or fact that merited modification or reversal of its decision. GAO also said it denied a request for reconsideration based on…

Congress

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Space

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Congress

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Pentagon

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