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B-422177.4 Jun 14, 2024 1 (2024-06-14)

handle is hein.gao/gaoqlt0001 and id is 1 raw text is: 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 redacted version has been approved for public release. Matter of: Excelsior Ambulance Service, Inc. File: B-422177.4 Date: June 14, 2024 William M. Weisberg, Esq., Law Offices of William Weisberg PLLC, for the protester. Stephanie L. Ellis, Esq., Nicole Pottroff, Esq., John L. Holtz, Esq., and Shane McCall, Esq., Koprince, McCall & Pottroff, LLC, for GovTranz, LLC, the intervenor. Deborah K. Morrell, Esq., Department of Veterans Affairs, for the agency. Cosette Vincent, Christine Milne, Esq., and Tania Calhoun, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST Protest that the agency unreasonably evaluated the awardee's quotation is denied where the record shows that the agency reasonably evaluated the awardee's quotation in accordance with the terms of the solicitation and procurement laws and regulations. DECISION Excelsior Ambulance Service, Inc., a service-disabled veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB), of Ludowici, Georgia, protests the award of a contract to GovTranz, LLC, also an SDVOSB, of Salt Lake City, Utah, under request for quotations (RFQ) No. 36C24924Q0020, issued by the Department of Veterans Affairs for non-emergency patient transportation services for the Tennessee Valley Healthcare System. Excelsior argues that the agency unreasonably evaluated GovTranz's past performance. We deny the protest. BACKGROUND The agency issued the RFQ on October 20, 2023, as a total SDVOSB set-aside pursuant to Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) part 13, simplified acquisition procedures. Agency Report (AR), Tab 3, RFQ at 1; Contracting Officer's Statement (COS) at 1. The solicitation required non-emergent patient transportation services for the Tennessee Valley Healthcare System's veterans and beneficiaries from their place of origin to their destination, including providing wheelchair van services and other

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