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B-410959.3 1 (2015-07-24)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadrjt0001 and id is 1 raw text is: G A O Comptroller General Accountabilty * 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 L .-- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - . . . . .. Matter of: Excellus Solutions, Inc. File: B-410959.3 Date: July 24, 2015 Matthew T. Schoonover, Esq., and Steven J. Koprince, Esq., Koprince Law LLC, for the protester. Brandon Bodnar, Esq., David Metzger, Esq., and Kristen Ittig, Esq., Arnold & Porter LLP, for Digital Management, Inc., the intervenor. Capt. Adam N. Olsen, Capt. Christopher M. Kovach, and Maj. Damund E. Williams, Department of the Air Force, for the agency. Brent Burris, Esq., and Edward Goldstein, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST Protest alleging that agency mechanically applied an undisclosed staffing estimate when evaluating proposals is denied where the record demonstrates that the agency considered the protester's proposed staffing plan and reasonably determined that it did not meet the requirements of the solicitation. DECISION Excellus Solutions, Inc., of McLean, Virginia, protests the issuance of a task order to Digital Management, Inc. (DMI), of Bethesda, Maryland by the Department of the Air Force under Request for Proposals (RFP) No. FA6643-14-R-0029 for financial management information technology (IT) support services. Excellus argues that the agency improperly evaluated its proposal as technically unacceptable based on a mechanical application of an undisclosed staffing estimate. We deny the protest. BACKGROUND The RFP was issued on September 19, 2014 to contractors holding an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract under the Air Force's

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