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Task order protest at GAO — civilian agencies
$10,000,000
- Citation
- FAR 16.505(a)(10)(i)(B)
- Last moved
- Long-standing; no recent change
- Checked
- 2 November 2026, against the codified FAR and, where it leads the FAR, the statute
- Note
- The two-tier split is the single most commonly reversed pair of numbers in federal contracting.
A disappointed offeror wants to protest a task order at GAO on evaluation grounds. The agency is civilian — not DoD, NASA or the Coast Guard. Above what order value will GAO take it?
$10,000,000 (FAR 16.505(a)(10)(i)(B)), as of 2 November 2026.
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