This is the accessible text file for GAO report number GAO-07-155R 
entitled 'GAO Bid Protest Annual Report to the Congress for Fiscal 
Year 2006' which was released on November 15, 2006.

This text file was formatted by the U.S. Government Accountability 
Office (GAO) to be accessible to users with visual impairments, 
as part of a longer term project to improve GAO products' 
accessibility. Every attempt has been made to maintain the structural 
and data integrity of the original printed product. Accessibility 
features, such as text descriptions of tables, consecutively numbered 
footnotes placed at the end of the file, and the text of agency 
comment letters, are provided but may not exactly duplicate the 
presentation or format of the printed version. The portable document 
format (PDF) file is an exact electronic replica of the printed version. 
We welcome your feedback. Please E-mail your comments regarding the 
contents or accessibility features of this document to Webmaster@gao.gov. 

This is a work of the U.S. government and is not subject to copyright 
protection in the United States. It may be reproduced and distributed 
in its entirety without further permission from GAO. Because this work 
may contain copyrighted images or other material, permission from the 
copyright holder may be necessary if you wish to reproduce this 
material separately. 

United States Government Accountability Office: 
Washington, DC 20548: 

GAO-07-115R: 

B-158766: 

November 15, 2006: 

The Honorable J. Dennis Hastert: 
Speaker of the House of Representatives: 

Dear Mr. Speaker: 

This letter responds to the requirements of the Competition in 
Contracting Act of 1984, 31 U.S.C. § 3554(e)(2) (2000), that the 
Comptroller General report to Congress each instance in which a federal 
agency did not fully implement a recommendation made by our Office in 
connection with a bid protest decided the prior fiscal year. We are 
pleased to report that there was no such occurrence during fiscal year 
2006. 

During the fiscal year, we received 1,270 protests (including 58 cost 
claims) and 57 requests for reconsideration, for a total of 1,327 
cases. We closed 1,274 cases: 1,224 protests (including 52 cost claims) 
and 50 requests for reconsideration. Enclosed for your information is a 
chart comparing the bid protest activity for fiscal years 2002-2006. 

A copy of this report, with the enclosure, is being furnished to the 
Chairman and Ranking Minority Member of the House Committee on 
Government Reform. A similar report is being furnished to the President 
of the Senate. 

Sincerely yours, 

Signed by: 

Gary L. Kepplinger: 
General Counsel: 

Enclosure: 

Bid Protest Statistics for Fiscal Years 2002-2006: 

Cases Filed: 
FY 2006: 1,327 (down 2%[1]); 
FY 2005: 1,356 (down 9%); 
FY 2004: 1,485 (up 10%); 
FY 2003: 1,352 (up 12%); 
FY 2002: 1,204 (up 5%).   

Cases Closed: 
FY 2006: 1,274; 
FY 2005: 1,341; 
FY 2004: 1,405; 
FY 2003: 1,244;  
FY 2002: 1,133. 

Merit (Sustain + Deny) Decisions: 
FY 2006: 249; 
FY 2005: 306; 
FY 2004: 365; 
FY 2003: 290; 
FY 2002: 256. 

Number of Sustains: 
FY 2006: 72; 
FY 2005: 71; 
FY 2004: 75; 
FY 2003: 50;  
FY 2002: 41. 

Sustain Rate: 
FY 2006: 29%; 
FY 2005: 23%; 
FY 2004: 21%; 
FY 2003: 17%; 
FY 2002: 16%. 

Effectiveness Rate (reported)[2]: 
FY 2006: 39%; 
FY 2005: 37%; 
FY 2004: 34%; 
FY 2003: 33%; 
FY 2002: 33%. 

ADR[3] (cases used): 
FY 2006: 91; 
FY 2005: 103; 
FY 2004: 123; 
FY 2003: 120; 
FY 2002: 145. 

ADR Success Rate[4]: 
FY 2006: 96%; 
FY 2005: 91%; 
FY 2004: 91%; 
FY 2003: 92%; 
FY 2002: 84%. 

Hearings: 
FY 2006: 11% (51 cases); 
FY 2005: 8% (41 cases); 
FY 2004: 9% (56 cases); 
FY 2003: 13% (74 cases); 
FY 2002: 5% (23 cases).  

[1] From the prior fiscal year. 

[2] Based on a protester's obtaining some form of relief from the 
agency, as reported to GAO. 

[3] Alternative Dispute Resolution. 

[4] Percentage resolved without a formal GAO decision. 

[End of enclosure] 

[End of report]