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B-419727.3 Mar 21, 2023 1 (2023-03-21)

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                    U.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 version has been
                                           approved for public release.


Matter of:   AB International Services, LLC

File:        B-419727.3

Date:     March 21,   2023

John J. O'Brien, Esq., David S. Cohen, Esq., and Laurel Hockey, Esq., Cordatis LLP, for
the protester.
Michael L. Sterling, Esq., Anthony J. Mazzeo, Esq., and Peyton Farley, Esq., Woods
Rogers Vandeventer  Black PLC, for The Bionetics Corporation, the intervenor.
Colonel Frank Yoon, Christian H. Robertson II, Esq., Isabelle P. Cutting, Esq., Thomas
M. Powers, Esq., and Shelby L. Markus, Esq., Department of the Air Force, for the
agency.
Christopher Alwood, Esq., and Alexander O. Levine, Esq., Office of the General
Counsel, GAO,  participated in the preparation of the decision.
DIGEST

1. Protest challenging the agency's evaluation of proposals under the technical, past
performance, and price factor is denied where the evaluation was reasonable and
consistent with the solicitation's evaluation criteria.

2. Protest challenging the agency's comparative analysis and source selection decision
is denied where the agency's best-value tradeoff and source selection decision were
reasonable, adequately documented, and consistent with the terms of the solicitation.
DECISION

AB  International Services, LLC (ABIS), a small business located in Vienna, Virginia,
protests the award of a contract to The Bionetics Corporation, of Yorktown, Virginia,
under request for proposals (RFP) No. FA2263-20-R-0002, issued by the Department of
the Air Force for metrology and technical writing services in support of the Air Force
Metrology and Calibration (AFMETCAL)  program.1 Agency Report (AR), Tab 3, RFP

1 Metrology is the science of measurement and its application. The AFMETCAL
program acquires and sustains precision measurement capabilities and operates a
worldwide calibration network to help ensure that Air Force systems and equipment are
accurate, uniform, reliable, and safe. Air Force Metrology and Calibration, AIR FORCE

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