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        G     A    O                                                 Comptroller General
      Accountability * Integrity * Reliability            of the United States
United States Government Accountability Office
Washington, DC 20548



         Decision


         Matter of: Global Technology Systems, Inc.

         File:       B-408461

         Date:       August 30, 2013

         Michael Grosberg, Global Technology Systems, Inc., for the protester.
         Kyle E. Chadwick, Esq., Department of the Army, for the agency.
         Christopher L. Krafchek, Esq., and Jonathan L. Kang, Esq., Office of the General
         Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision.
         DIGEST

         Protest challenging agency's rejection of proposal as technically unacceptable is
         denied where agency's evaluation was reasonable and consistent with solicitation
         terms.
         DECISION

         Global Technology Systems, Inc. (GTS), of Framingham, MA, protests its exclusion
         from the competitive range under request for proposals number HQ0682-13-R-0008
         (RFP) for high capacity batteries, issued by the Joint Improvised Explosive Device
         Defeat Organization (JIEDDO), a component of the Department of Defense. GTS
         challenges the agency's rejection of its proposal as technically unacceptable,
         arguing that the underlying evaluation was unreasonable and inconsistent with the
         terms of the RFP.

         We deny the protest.

         BACKGROUND

         On January 24, 2013, JIEDDO issued request for information No. W15QKN-13-R-
         0081 (RFI) for Counter Remote Control Improvised Explosive Device Electronic
         Warfare (CREW) high capacity lithium-ion batteries. Protest at 2. GTS responded
         to the RFI with a statement of interest and also indicated that it possessed the
         capability to meet the RFI's technical requirements. Id.

         On April 1, JIEDDO issued solicitation number HQ0682-13-R-0007 seeking
         proposals for rechargeable lithium-ion batteries. GTS submitted a proposal in

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