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B-405191,B-405191.2 1 (2011-09-16)

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G              A     0                                                 Comptroller General
     Accuntabiity * 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.
          D  e c i s i o n                          ......................................................................................................................


          Matter of: AccuTech Solutions, Inc.

          File:        B-405191; B-405191.2

          Date:        September 16, 2011

          Kenneth D. Brody, Esq., David, Brody & Dondershine, LLP, for the protester.
          Joseph G. Billings, Esq., and Rita J. Piel, Esq., Miles & Stockbridge, PC, for NuAxis,
          an intervenor.
          Sherry Kinland Kaswell, Esq., Department of the Interior, for the agency.
          Frank Maguire, Esq., and Scott H. Riback, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO,
          participated in the preparation of the decision.
          DIGEST

          Protest that proposal should have been rated technically excellent is denied where
          technical evaluation plan provided that proposal would be rated excellent only when
          vendor's approach contained no identified deficiencies or weaknesses and protester
          failed to demonstrate that the identification of weaknesses by the technical
          evaluation panel was unreasonable.
          DECISION

          AccuTech Solutions, Inc., of Alexandria, Virginia, protests the award of a contract to
          NuAxis, of Vienna, Virginia, under request for proposals (RFP) No. Dl lPS40135,
          issued by the Department of the Interior, National Business Center (NBC), for
          managed desktop support services. AccuTech challenges the evaluation of its and
          the awardee's proposals. We deny the protest.

          BACKGROUND

          This acquisition was limited to firms eligible under the Small Business
          Administration's section 8(a) program. Agency Report (AR) at 1. Offerors were
          required to complete a pricing schedule for a task called Management Desktop
          Support Services, as well as for an optional second task called, Tier 1 Customer
          Support Center. RFP, attach. 3, Schedule B. Award was to be made on a best
          value basis considering the following non-price factors, in descending order of

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