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B-419964.2,B-419964.3 Jan 18, 2022 1 (2022-01-18)

handle is hein.gao/gaomrh0001 and id is 1 raw text is: GU.S. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE
441 G St. N.W.                                       Comptroller General
Washington, DC 20548                                 of the United States
DOCUMENT FOR PUBLIC RELEASE
The decision issued on the date below was subject to
Decision                           a GAO Protective Order. This redacted version has
L been approved for public release.
Matter of: TechOp Solutions International, Inc.
File:     B-419964.2; B-419964.3
Date:     January 18, 2022
C. Peter Dungan, Esq., Stephen P. Ramaley, Esq., Roger V. Abbott, Esq., Tara D.
Hopkins, Esq., and Jarrod R. Carman, Esq., Miles & Stockbridge P.C., for the protester.
Katherine B. Burrows, Esq., Kevin T. Barnett, Esq., Lauren R. Brier, Esq., Piliero Mazza
PLLC, for Savan Group, LLC, the intervenor.
Bruce M. James, Esq., and Matthew Lane, Esq., Department of Homeland Security, for
the agency.
Samantha S. Lee, Esq., and Peter H. Tran, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO,
participated in the preparation of the decision.
DIGEST
1. Protest that the agency engaged in unequal discussions is denied where the
agency's exchanges with an offeror were clarifications, not discussions.
2. Protest challenging the agency's non-price evaluation is denied where the record
shows that the evaluation was consistent with the solicitation.
DECISION
TechOp Solutions International, Inc., a small business of Stafford, Virginia, protests the
establishment of a blanket purchase agreement (BPA) with Savan Group, LLC, a small
business of McLean, Virginia, under request for proposals (RFP)
No. 70FA4021 R00000003 issued by the Department of Homeland Security, Federal
Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), to provide professional support services for
the Office of the Chief Administrative Officer (OCAO). TechOp challenges several
aspects of the agency's non-price evaluation.

We deny the protest.

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