Home Mergers and Acquisitions Cases Protester Claimed a Merger Involving the Awardee Created an OCI. Should the... CasesMergers and Acquisitions Protester Claimed a Merger Involving the Awardee Created an OCI. Should the Agency Have Investigated Before Making Award? September 19, 2022 59 Vitalii Vodolazskyi | Shutterstock You must be a Paid or Free Trial Member to Access this Content. Paid members, please login to view your news subscription(s). RELATED ARTICLESMORE FROM AUTHOR Bid Protests Protester Cries Foul Over Awardee’s Bargain Price. Did GAO Bite? Bid Protests Unfair Discussions? Nope. GAO Finds Agency Deflty Executed Exception to the “Discussions-With-All-Offerors” Rule Bid Protests When Excellence Is Not Good Enough: Protester Kills It on the Technical Ratings But Still Loses the Award