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B-405869 1 (2011-12-22)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadomu0001 and id is 1 raw text is: I QA Comptroller General 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. L - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - i Decision Matter of: Zolon Tech, Inc. File: B-405869 Date: December 22, 2011 J. Patrick McMahon, Esq., and Wiliam T. Welch, Esq., McMahon, Welch and Learned, PLLC, for the protester. Holly Emrick Svetz, Esq., James K. Kearney, Esq., and Steven W. Cave, Esq., Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, for Sevatec, Inc., an intervenor. Nathan E. Mires, Esq., and Ralph G. Bittelari, Esq., Department of Justice, for the agency. Mary G. Curcio, Esq., and David A. Ashen, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST Protest that agency unreasonably evaluated subcontractor's past performance because reference listed in quotation did not complete past performance survey is denied where (1) there is no indication that the person who completed the survey (the prior contracting officer's technical representative) was not cognizant of the subcontractor's past performance and (2) the listed reference served as an evaluator for this procurement who did not question the reported weaknesses. DECISION Zolon Tech, Inc., of Herndon, Virginia, protests the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives' award of a contract to Sevatec, Inc., of Falls Church, Virginia, under request for quotations (RFQ) No. ATF-DJA1 1 RFQ0029, for information technology support services. Zolon asserts that the agency unreasonably evaluated its technical proposal and past performance. We deny the protest. The solicitation provided for a best value award based on an evaluation of the following factors, listed in descending order of importance: past performance; technical approach; corporate qualifications; and price. Following the evaluation of proposals, Zolon, who offered to perform for $15,654,123, was rated marginal for past performance, acceptable for technical approach, and outstanding for corporate

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