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B-405244,B-405244.2 1 (2011-09-30)

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 SG             AO                                                     Comptroller General
f.Accountabity * 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 version has been approved
                                                     for public release.
           D  e c i s i o n                         ......................................................................................................................


           Matter of: Dell Services Federal Government, Inc.

           File:       B-405244; B-405244.2

           Date:       September 30, 2011

           William L. Walsh, Jr., Esq., J. Scott Hommer, III, Esq., Justin J. Wortman, Esq., and
           George W. Wyatt, Esq., Venable LLP, for the protester.
           James P. Winthrop, Esq., Department of the Navy, Naval Supply Systems Command,
           for the agency.
           Eric M. Ransom, Esq., and Edward Goldstein, Esq., Office of the General Counsel,
           GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision.
           DIGEST

           Protest alleging that agency failed to provide the protester with effective notice of a
           solicitation amendment is denied where the amendment was received by one of two
           points of contact identified in the protester's proposal.
           DECISION

           Dell Services Federal Government, Inc., protests its preclusion from competition for
           award under request for proposals (RFP) No. N00189-11-R-0002, issued by the
           Department of the Navy, Naval Supply Systems Command, for submarine technical
           support.

           We deny the protest.

           BACKGROUND

           On March 9, 2011, the agency issued the RFP via the Federal Business Opportunities
           (FedBizOpps) website for the procurement of submarine engineering, logistics, and
           technical support services for the Naval Ship Support Activity in Norfolk, Virginia.
           The agency subsequently issued three amendments to the RFP prior to the RFP's
           initial closing date. These amendments were also issued via FedBizOpps, and
           modified a number of RFP clauses.

           Three offerors, including Dell, submitted proposals prior to the initial closing date of
           the solicitation. Following receipt of the proposals, the contracting specialist noted

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