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B-404875 1 (2011-05-25)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadbvb0001 and id is 1 raw text is: iL G A O Comptroller General fi.7!7 Accountabiity * Integrity * Reliability of the United States United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 D .. Decision Matter of: Active Deployment Systems, Inc. File: B-404875 Date: May 25, 2011 Pamela J. Mazza, Esq., Steven J. Koprince, Esq., and Kelly E. Buroker, Esq., PilieroMazza PLLC, for the protester. Lt. Col. Dana J. Chase, Department of the Army, for the agency. Jonathan L. Kang, Esq., and James A. Spangenberg, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST Protest challenging the agency's affirmative determination of responsibility is denied where the record demonstrates that the agency did not fail to consider information concerning the awardee's alleged relationships with other firms that were proposed for debarment. DECISION Active Deployment Systems, Inc. (ADS), of Spicewood, Texas, protests the award of a contract to Acme Support Products (ASP), of Chandler, Arizona, by the Department of the Army, under request for proposals (RFP) No. W9124B-11-TOO06 for the lease of shower and sink trailers. ADS argues that the award to ASP was improper because the awardee intends to subcontract with firms that are proposed for debarment and because the awardee is affiliated with those firms. We deny the protest. BACKGROUND The RFP was issued on February 23, 2011, and sought proposals to provide shower and sink trailers at Fort Irwin, California. The competition was set aside for small business firms. The RFP stated that award would be made to the offeror that submitted the lowest-priced, technically acceptable proposal. The Army received proposals from five offerors, including ADS and ASP, by the closing date of February 26. The agency concluded that ASP's proposal was

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