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Decisions on Procurement Appeals

Decisions issued by the Office of the Public Auditor on procurement appeals since 1995 are listed below with the most recent listed first. Decisions issued from April 1997 onward are available for download. Decisions issued prior to April 1997 may be requested by filling out the request form or by sending e-mail.

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 Date Decision # Title of Article        
2/15/08 BP-A054 OPA Dismisses Untimely Appeal

(February 15, 2008) Bolis-R-Us Catering appealed Procurement and Supply’s decision denying its protest related to award of a contract for food service for the Department of Corrections, ITB 07-DOC-112. The appeal was filed late and good cause was not be found to justify considering the untimely appeal. The appeal was dismissed.Click here for the full decision.

7/20/07 BP-A052 OPA Cancels CUC RFP 07-001

Telesource CNMI, Inc. appealed to OPA after no action on its Protest regarding CUC RFP 07-001. The Attorney General argued that Telesource did not have standing. OPA found Telesource had standing to bring the Appeal. OPA further ordered the solicitation cancelled as the RFP was not in compliance with the CNMI Procurement Regulations. Click here for the full decision report. 

4/02/07 BP-A051 OPA Denies Appeal Filed by Reaction Co.

Reaction Co. protested the Water Task Force’s cancellation of an Invitation For Bid issued for the procurement 7,000 water meters by the Water Task Force (WTF).  By letter dated December 19, 2006, the Director of the Division of Procurement and Supply issued its protest decision.  On December 28, 2006, Reaction appealed the P&S decision to OPA, requesting OPA to address whether the cancellation of the IFB was allowed under the procurement regulations. Click here for OPA's Decision on the Appeal.

6/14/06 BP-A049 OPA Issues Decision on One-Call Maintenance’s Appeal

One-Call Maintenance filed an appeal with OPA in April 2006 regarding PSS’s invitation for bids for cleaning services at Kagman and Southern High Schools. The issues on Appeal related to the timeliness of One-Call’s filing of its initial protest with PSS and PSS’s exclusion of One-Call as a nonresponsive and nonresponsible bidder. OPA found that the filing of the protest with PSS was untimely and that PSS did not improperly exclude One-Call as a nonresponsive and nonresponsible bidder. Click here to download OPA’s Decision on Appeal, No. BP-A049

 

6/1/06 BP-A050 OPA Affirms Denial of DK Brothers' Procurement Protest

DK Brothers and two other companies submitted bids in March 2006 for the construction of Rota Junior High School classrooms, in response to an Invitation For Bids issued by DPW. In April, DK Brothers protested with the Division of Procurement and Supply that Pacific Cooperation was the lowest bidder, citing the Pacific Cooperation failed to comply with bid requirements. The protest was denied. DK Brothers appealed the protest decision to OPA.  Click here to download OPA’s Decision on Appeal, No. BP-A050.

4/23/04 BP-A040 OPA Affirms CUC's Ruling (100KB)
12/12/03 BP-A038 SK Shipping Appeal Denied (2.6MB)
11/13/03 BP-A039 RNV Appeal Denied (115KB)
10/09/03 BP-A037 Fabriclean Appeal Denied (130KB)
05/23/03 BP-A036 Case de Felipe Appeal Denied
12/17/02 BP-A034 DB Healthcare
12/17/02 BP-A033 Global Access Staffing
07/08/02 BP-A030.1 P&S motion to reconsider Maritech appeal denied Download Decision (148K)
07/24/02 BP-A031 Appeal filed by SSFM (Saipan), Inc. pertaining to solicitation of the A&E design for the CNMI Veteran's Memorial Cemetery
07/08/02 BP-A030 Appeal filed by Maritech concerning procurement of computer maintenance services for the BGR and EWR CNMI Tax Subsystems of DOF
11/28/01 BP-A027.1 Request for reconsideration filed by P&S of OPA's decision on WEI/DRC's appeal pertaining to the construction of the Marpi Solid Waste Facility on Saipan under ITB No. DPW00-IFB-049
11/09/01 BP-A027 Appeal filed by the joint venture of Western Equipment, Inc. and DRC Pacific, Inc. pertaining to the construction of the Marpi Solid Waste Facility on Saipan under ITB No. DPW00-IFB-049
10/09/01 BP-A026 Appeal by IBSS concerning procurement of a medium volume copier for Department of Public Health
02/05/01 BP-A025 CUC's motion to dismiss appeals filed by vendors regarding RFP# 97-0025
01/25/01 BP-A024 IBSS appeal on CUC's procurement of copying machines
01/25/01 BP-A023 Appeal from failure of P&S Director to decide on CNMI NAP solicitation for issuance agents protest
08/25/00 BP-A022.1 Sen Mauleg's request to reconsider decision on DPH procurement
07/12/00 BP-A022 Sen Mauleg's appeal on DPH's procurement of outside ground maintenance services
06/13/00 BP-A021.1 Request for reconsideration of decision in MVA's security service procurement
04/04/00 BP-A021 Appeal of All-Around Security Inc. in procurement of security services for MVA
02/29/00 bp-a020 HRPC's protest concerning Saipan Highway Anti-Skid Overlay Project denied
9/10/99 bp-a019 SCCL's appeal on award of NMC building contract to Telesource denied
7/13/99 bp-a018 P&S Director's decision on MMM's appeal upheld
5/17/99 bp-a017 OPA denies SSFM Engineers appeal
10/30/98 bp-a014_2 Request for reconsideration on MHS 118 air conditioners denied
10/29/98 bp-a016_2 OPA denies CUC's request to amend earlier decisions on 80 MW Power Plant
9/22/98 bp-a016_1 OPA denies CUC's request for reconsideration on Saipan 80 MW power plant
7/20/98 bp-a015_1 OPA reaffirms earlier decision on Tinian Power Plant appeal
6/19/98 bp-a016 CUC's determination of competitive proposers not in compliance with regs
6/9/98 bp-a015 PMIC's appeal on Tinian power plant project denied
5/18/98 bp-a014_1 OPA allows MHS to keep air conditioners, recommends disciplinary actions


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