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B-297112 1 (2005-11-21)

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         G    A     0Comptroller General
WAf    Accountability * Integrity * Reliability                     of the United States
United States Government Accountability Office
Washington, DC 20548


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         Decision

         Matter  of: Carahsoft Technology Corporation

         File:       B-297112

         Date:       November  21, 2005

         Frederick W. Claybrook, Jr., Esq., and Edward R. Murray, Esq., Crowell & Moring
         LLP, for the protester.
         Barry C. Hansen, Esq., Kristen E. Bucher, Esq., and John Caterini, Esq., Department
         of Justice, and Sherry Kinland Kaswell, Esq., Department of the Interior, for the
         agencies.
         Kenneth L. Kilgour, Esq., and Christine S. Melody, Esq., Office of the General
         Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision.
         DIGEST

         Solicitation for software to computerize employee appraisal process that calls for the
         same software to be used both agency-wide and for one agency component that
         requires its own separate, internally-hosted software system is not unduly restrictive
         of competition where the record shows that the requirement furthers agency's need
         for efficiency and risk avoidance in its modernization efforts.
         DECISION

         Carahsoft Technology Corporation protests the terms of request for quotations
         (RFQ) No. 1435-04-05-RQ-44166, issued by the Department of the Interior--GovWorks
         for a web-based executive pay and performance appraisal system (EPPAS) for the
         Department of Justice (DOJ), Justice Management Division (JMD).' Carahsoft
         argues that the requirement that the software system be capable of being installed on
         the agency's internal computer networks is unduly restrictive of competition.

         We  deny the protest.




         1 GovWorks is a franchise fund established in the Department of Interior to provide
         administrative procurement services to federal agencies. DOJ entered into an
         agreement with GovWorks for procurement support in connection with this
         acquisition.

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