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B-404607,B-404607.2 1 (2011-03-08)

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A     ,   G    A    O                                                   Comptroller General
        Acc untabiity * 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.
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          Matter  of:  Network  Innovations, Inc.

          File:        B-404607; B-404607.2

          Date:        March 8, 2011

          Richard J. Conway, Esq., and Pablo A. Nichols, Esq., Dickstein Shapiro LLP, for the
          protester.
          David Z. Bodenheimer, Esq., and Jonathan M. Baker, Esq., Crowell & Moring LLP, for
          DRS  Technical Services, Inc., the intervenor.
          Erica S. Beardsley, Esq., Department of the Army; and Maj. Kathryn M. Navin, United
          States Marine Corps, for the agencies.
          Christina Sklarew, Esq., and Guy R. Pietrovito, Esq., Office of the General Counsel,
          GAO,  participated in the preparation of the decision.
          DIGEST

          In a procurement that provided for award on a lowest-price, technically acceptable
          basis, the protester's proposal was properly rejected as technically unacceptable
          where the agency found that the proposal failed to satisfy the required standards
          under several subfactors.
          DECISION

          Network  Innovations, Inc., of Calgary, Alberta, Canada, protests the award of a
          contract to DRS Technical Services, Inc., of Herndon, Virginia, under request for
          proposals (RFP) No. W5K9FH-10-R-0100,  issued by the United States Marine Corps
          for wireless internet services.

          We  deny the protest.

          BACKGROUND

          The RFP  provided for award of a fixed-price contract for wireless internet service at
          Camps  Leatherneck, Dwyer, and Delaram, in Afghanistan. A detailed statement of
          work  (SOW) was  provided that described the required services and provided
          performance-based  standards. In this regard, the contractor will be responsible for
          the design and installation of a system, and for all labor, supervision, and equipment
          necessary to satisfy the SOW requirements. Among other things, the contractor was

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