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B-403226,B-403226.2,B-403226.3 1 (2010-10-01)

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         G     A    0                                                 Comptroller General
       Accountability * Integrity * Reliability                        of the United States
United States Government Accountability Office      DOCUMENT FOR PUBLIC RELEASE
Washington, DC 20548                                 The decision issued on the date below was subject to a
                                                     GAO Protective Order. This redacted version has been
                                                     approved for public release.

          Decision

          Matter of:  Aegis Defence Services, Ltd.

          File:       B-403226; B-403226.2; B-403226.3

          Date:       October  1, 2010

          Jonathan D. Shaffer, Esq., John S. Pachter, Esq., and Mary Pat Buckenmeyer, Esq.,
          Smith Pachter McWhorter PLC, for the protester.
          Ron R. Hutchinson, Esq., Doyle & Bachman LLP, for TigerSwan, Inc., an intervenor.
          CPT Bridget E. Keenan, Department of the Army, for the agency.
          Edward  Goldstein, Esq., and Christine S. Melody, Esq., Office of the General
          Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision.
          DIGEST

          Agency reasonably determined that awardee's pricing was realistic, notwithstanding
          the fact that it was below that of the other technically acceptable offerors, where the
          agency determined that awardee's lower pricing was due to its particular staffing
          approach, which allowed it to significantly reduce its costs.
          DECISION

          Aegis Defence Services, Ltd., of London, United Kingdom, protests the award of a
          contract to TigerSwan, Inc., of Apex, North Carolina, under request for proposals
          (RFP) No. W91GDW-10-R-6008,  issued by the Department of Defense, CENTCOM
          Contracting Command,  for personal security detail (PSD) services for the Task
          Force for Business and Stability Operations (TFBSO) in Iraq. Aegis challenges the
          agency's technical evaluation, price realism evaluation, and best value selection
          decision.

          We deny the protest.

          BACKGROUND

          On June 7, 2010, CENTCOM  issued the solicitation, which contemplates the award of
          a firm fixed-price contract to provide, for a 7-month period, personal security
          services needed for secure transportation and close proximity protection for
          designated officials throughout the country of Iraq. In order to facilitate the safe and
          secure movement  of TFBSO personnel and guests throughout Iraq, the contractor is
          required to provide mobile security teams capable of operating on a stand-alone

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