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B-405602 1 (2011-12-01)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadokr0001 and id is 1 raw text is: A G A 0 Comptroller General ,m 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. D e c i s i o n ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Matter of. First Information Technology Services, Inc. File: B-405602 Date: December 1, 2011 Todd R. Overman, Esq., Michael D. McGill, Esq., and C. Peter Dungan, Esq., Hogan Lovells US, LLP, for the protester. Richard J. Vacura, Esq., K. Alyse Latour, Esq., Susan J. Borschel, Esq., and Keric B. Chin, Esq., for Knowledge Consulting Group, Inc., an intervenor. Christian F.P. Jordan, Esq., Kimberly M. Shackelford, Esq., and Angela M. Varner, Esq., Department of Homeland Security, Transportation Security Administration, for the agency. Tania Calhoun, Esq., and Edward Goldstein, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST Protester's allegation that it was coerced by the agency during discussions to increase its pricing is denied where, during discussions, the agency raised concerns regarding protester's low labor rates for 10 of 12 proposed labor categories, asked the protester to provide additional support for its rates, and the protester ultimately made a business decision to raise its labor rates rather than provide the agency with additional support for its initially proposed rates. DECISION First Information Technology Services, Inc. (FITS), of Arlington, VA, protests the award of a contract to Knowledge Consulting Group, Inc. (KCG), of Reston, VA, under request for proposals (RFP) No. HSTS03-1 1-R-CIO556, issued by the Department of Homeland Security, Transportation Security Administration (TSA), to obtain information technology security support services. FITS argues that the agency improperly conducted a price realism analysis which led to prejudicially misleading discussions with the firm, improperly evaluated KCG's proposal, and made a flawed best value determination. We deny the protest.

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