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B-401754,B-401754.2,B-401754.3,B-401754.4 1 (2009-11-23)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadbdk0001 and id is 1 raw text is: ,G A O Comptroller General LXn , Accountability * 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. Decision Matter of: SETA Support Services Alliance; Sigmatech, Inc. File: B-401754; B-401754.2; B-401754.3; B-401754.4 Date: November 23, 2009 J. Scott Hommer, Esq., Paul A. Debolt, Esq., Jeffrey M. Chiow, Esq., Dismas N. Locaria, Esq., and Justin J. Wortman, Esq., Venable LLP, and Gary L. Rigney, Esq., Law Office of Gary L. Rigney, for SETA Support Services Alliance; and Ira E. Hoffman, Esq., Shulman Rogers Gandal Pordy Ecker, P.A., for Sigmatech, Inc., the protesters. Thomas L. McGovern III, Esq., Allison D. Pugsley, Esq., Stephen A. Smyers, Esq., Michael D. McGill, Esq., and Andrew C. Ertley, Esq., Hogan & Hartson LLP, for Electronic Consulting Services, Inc., an intervenor. Wade L. Brown, Esq., Harlan Gottlieb, Esq., Stephen J. Faherty, Esq., and Joseph V. Fratarcangeli, Esq., Department of the Army, for the agency. Paul N. Wengert, Esq., and Ralph 0. White, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST Protests that agency misevaluated proposals and performed an unreasonable price realism analysis are denied where record demonstrates that the technical evaluation was reasonable and consistent with solicitation, and any errors in the price realism analysis did not result in competitive prejudice. DECISION SETA Support Services Alliance, of Orlando, Florida, and Sigmatech, Inc., of Huntsville, Alabama, both small businesses,' protest the award of a contract to Electronic Consulting Services, Inc. (ECS), of Fairfax, Virginia, by the Department of the Army, under request for proposals (RFP) No. W900KK-08-R-0021 for systems 'The Army argues that SETA is not an interested party because it is not a small business--which SETA disputes. Our description of a protester as a small business here is based simply on the protester's representation; the jurisdiction to determine the size status of a particular business rests with the Small Business Administration. See 4 C.F.R. § 21.5(b)(1) (2009).

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