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B-406306.3 1 (2012-09-17)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadpah0001 and id is 1 raw text is: G A O Comptroller General ,!7Accountability * Integrity * Reliability of the United States United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 Decision Matter of: NCS Technologies, Inc. File: B-406306.3 Date: September 17, 2012 Thomas K. David, Esq., and Kenneth D. Brody, Esq., David, Brody & Dondershine, LLP, for the protester. David S. Cohen, Esq., and John J. O'Brien, Esq., Cohen Mohr LLP, for Intelligent Decisions, Inc., the intervenor. Lisa L. Baker, Esq., United States Marine Corps, for the agency. Kenneth Kilgour, Esq., and David A. Ashen, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST Protest that agency improperly evaluated proposed prices is denied where the agency's evaluation conformed to the terms of the solicitation; in any case, any ambiguity in the price evaluation method announced in the solicitation was patent, and protester was required to file before the closing time for receipt of proposals. DECISION NCS Technologies, Inc., of Gainesville, Virginia, protests the United States Marine Corps' award of a contract to Intelligent Decisions, Inc., of Ashburn, Virginia, and CDW-Government, of Vernon Hills, Illinois, under request for proposals (RFP) No. M67854-1 1 -R-4051, for hardware and logistics support. NCS asserts that the agency unreasonably evaluated its price proposal. We deny the protest. BACKGROUND The Marine Corps Common Hardware Suite (MCHS) program seeks to obtain commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) servers, desktops, laptops, storage solutions, and rugged computing equipment for the Marine Corps. The COTS hardware will deploy with Marines worldwide and will be required to operate in varying conditions. MCHS is charged with ensuring that the procured equipment is provided with sufficient logistical support to meet the Marine Corps' demanding requirements.

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