Carlson Wagonlit sues the federal government after losing $1.3 billion contract to Concur
Skift Take
Word on the street is that Concur won a low-ball contract for federal government travel. Still a 15-year exclusive contract to handle all travel for 70 federal government civilian agencies, from the State Department to the Commerce Department, amounts to big bucks for Concur, and Carlson Wagonlit has a lot to lose by being shut out.
Carlson Wagonlit Travel is suing the federal government over the General Services Administration's decision last year to award a 15-year, $1.3 billion government travel contract to just one provider, Concur, Skift has exclusively learned.
In suing the United States government over the contract to handle the travel of 70 civilian government agencies. CWT Sato Travel alleges that the GSA award was an "unlawful decision" that leaves Concur with no incentive to improve services or lower prices.
"Winner-take-all single-award scenarios are by definition non-competitive," the suit alleges.
The bid-protest complaint, in which Concur subsequently became a "defendant-intervenor" to protect its commercial interests and reputation, actually was filed October 18, 2012, but hasn't been publicized until now. A hearing in the U.S. Court of Federal
