. The General Accountability Office determined that the General Services Administration's solicitation included "ambiguous" language and did not "clearly communicate whether objectives are optional or required."
Posted in August, the request for proposals sought bidders for "an
end-to-end travel management servicethat automates and consolidates federal travel processes in a secure, web-based environment." CW Government Travel (part of Carlson Wagonlit Sato Travel, which is owned by Carlson Wagonlit Travel) is the incumbent service provider for GSA's ETS1. In November, it protested for four reasons;
GAO dismissed threeof them because they "lack merit."