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B-407013 1 (2012-10-19)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadpdm0001 and id is 1 raw text is: G A Comptroller General c ity * Integrity * Rellability 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: Science Applications International Corporation File: B-407013 Date: October 19, 2012 James J. McCullough, Esq., Brian M. Stanford, Esq., and Karen M. Soares, Esq., Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP, for the protester. Keith R. Szeliga, Esq., Jonathan S. Aronie, Esq., Anne B. Perry, Esq., and Franklin C. Turner, Esq., Sheppard, Mullin, Richter, & Hampton LLP, for Harding Security Associates, Inc., an intervenor. Wade L. Brown, Esq., and Leslie A. Neppert, Esq., Department of the Army, for the agency. Pedro E. Briones, Esq., Christina Sklarew, Esq., and Guy R. Pietrovito, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST In a fixed-price procurement which reserved an agency's right to conduct a price realism analysis if necessary, the agency reasonably found the awardee's price realistic and reasonable. DECISION Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC), of McLean, Virginia, protests the award of a contract to Harding Security Associates, Inc., of McLean, Virginia, under request for proposals (RFP) No. W52P1 J-1 1 -R-0050, issued by the Department of the Army for services supporting efforts to counter insurgency and improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in Afghanistan and elsewhere. In essence, SAIC argues that Harding's price is unrealistically low. We deny the protest. BACKGROUND The RFP provided for the award of a fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite- quantity contract for a 3-month transition and 9-month base period, and six 6-month

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