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B-407352 1 (2012-12-21)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadpfy0001 and id is 1 raw text is: G A O Comptroller General -Ac;MtabiltI ty nfgilty I ReliIbikty of the United States United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 Decision Matter of: Energy Engineering & Consulting Services, LLC File: B-407352 Date: December 21, 2012 Dennis R. Zappone, for the protester. Charles G. McCarthy, Esq., General Services Administration, for the agency. Andrew J. Stephens, Esq., and Jonathan L. Kang, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST Protest challenging the evaluation of the protester's proposal as unacceptable is denied where the record shows that the agency reasonably found that the protester did not address a material requirement of the solicitation. DECISION Energy Engineering & Consulting Services, LLC (EECS), of Swayzee, Indiana, protests the award of a contract to Tetra Tech EM, of Pasadena, California, under request for quotations (RFQ) ID09120060, issued by the General Services Administration (GSA), for resource efficiency management (REM) support services. The protester argues that the agency unreasonably found that its proposal was technically unacceptable. We deny the protest. GSA issued the RFQ on July 24, 2012, for onsite REM support services at the Misawa Air Base in Japan. The RFQ was limited to vendors who hold contracts under GSA Federal Supply Schedule No. 03FAC. The RFQ had a base period of 12 months with four 12-month options. The RFQ listed two technical evaluation factors: (1) technical solution and management approach, and (2) past performance and past experience. The RFQ also included a cost factor for evaluation. The RFQ stated that the award would be awarded on a lowest-price, technically-acceptable basis. GSA received proposals from three offerors, including EECS and Tetra Tech EM. Two of the offerors, including EECS, received a rating of Not Met with respect to

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