St. Michael's Inc.
St. Michael's Inc. appealed three CPARS ratings from the Defense Logistics Agency, arguing they were arbitrary and capricious. The Board denied the appeals, finding them moot due to the expiration of the ratings.
Material Facts
- SMI was awarded Blanket Purchase Agreement SP4703-17-A-0002 on January 31, 2017.
- The BPA was for assistance to DLA in achieving its financial statement audit sustainment objectives.
- DLA became concerned about vacancies in SMI’s staff compared to the planned staffing shown in SMI’s TO proposals.
- SMI agreed that recruiting and retaining staff was a problem and continually sought to hire and train new employees.
- DLA, KPMG, and SMI discussed weekly vacancy reports, but SMI never achieved full staffing for any of the three TOs at issue.
- SMI/KPMG timely met the requirements for TO deliverables.
- The CPARS ratings became inaccessible on April 30, 2022, three years after the completion of the TOs.
Parties
- Appellant
- St. Michael's Inc.
- Respondent Agency
- Defense Logistics Agency
- Contract Number
- SP4703-17-A-0002
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