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B-406025 1 (2012-01-17)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadong0001 and id is 1 raw text is: G A Comptroller General Accountability * integrlity* 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: Integrated Science Solutions, Inc. File: B-406025 Date: January 17, 2012 Patricia A. Meagher, Esq., Suhani Kamdar, Esq., and Lauren B. Kramer, Esq., Rogers Joseph O'Donnell, for the protester. Victoria H. Kauffman, Esq., and J. Brett Swanson, Esq., National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 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 Agency decision to cancel award to protester and reevaluate proposals is unobjectionable where, in response to agency level protest, agency discovered unequal treatment in evaluation which appeared to benefit protester in the evaluation. DECISION Integrated Science Solutions, Inc. (ISSi), of Walnut Creek, California, protests the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) decision to cancel the order awarded to ISSi, and reevaluate the quotations that were received in response to request for quotations (RFQ) No. NND1 0348201 R, for environmental consulting services. We deny the protest. The RFQ was issued to five vendors that hold a General Services Administration (GSA), Federal Supply Service (FSS) schedule contract for Environmental Services, Consulting. The RFQ provided for the order to be issued on a best value basis, based on the following evaluation factors: technical capability (with subfactors for staffing plan, management plan, and safety and health plan); past performance; and price. As relevant to this protest, the solicitation further provided that the staffing plan would be evaluated against six elements: appropriateness and rationale for the proposed skill mix; identification of key personnel; ability and methodology to hire and retain qualified staff; corporate staffing standards; rationale for hiring or replacing incumbent personnel; and methods for addressing absences and surge

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