GAO Rejects URS/Washington DOE Bid Claim of $4 Billion
The U.S. Government Accountability Office has rejected a protest by the Washington division of URS Corp., formerly Boise-based Washington Group International, against the selection of a Fluor Corp.-led team for a $4-billion U.S. Energy Dept. nuclear cleanup site contract in South Carolina. Fluor announced the decision April 25, but did not provide any information related to GAO's rationale.
Sharon Larkin, a senior GAO attorney, says the agency's decision in the case was not disclosed publicly because the parties involved have not yet agreed to release of "competitively sensitive" information compiled during the protest. The decision, currently under "protective order," could possibly be made public in one to two weeks, she says.