2-Minute Debrief: Corrective Action That Lowers Value of A Task Order Award May Bar Future Protests

The Government Accountability Office’s jurisdiction to consider protests of civilian agency task order awards applies only when the value of the task order exceeds $10 million ($25 million for DoD, NASA, and the Coast Guard). GAO won’t take up a challenge to a task order valued below that amount, even when an order exceeds that threshold at the time of award, but decreases in value due to an unexpected turn of events.