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B-408505 1 (2013-09-19)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadpty0001 and id is 1 raw text is: ' G A O Comptroller General r Accountablity * Integrity * Reliability of the United States United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 Decision Matter of: Symvionics, Inc. File: B-408505 Date: September 19, 2013 Harold S. Gault, Symvionics, Inc., for the protester. Alexander T. Bakos, Esq., J. Brett Swanson, Esq., and Chauncey C. Williams, Esq., National Aeronautics and Space Administration, for the agency. Heather Weiner, Esq., and Jonathan L. Kang, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST Protest challenging the solicitation's evaluation scheme as biased in favor of offerors with existing government-approved purchasing systems is denied where the RFP's evaluation criteria do not improperly favor offerors in the manner alleged or otherwise reflect bias or bad faith. DECISION Symvionics, Inc., of Arcadia, California, protests the terms of request for proposals (RFP) No. NND12374119R, issued by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), for research facilities and engineering support services at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center. The protester argues that the solicitation contains an improper preference for offerors that have a government-approved purchasing system. We deny the protest. BACKGROUND On May 3, 2013, NASA issued the solicitation seeking research facilities and engineering support services at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center. RFP, Performance Work Statement (PWS) at 5. The procurement is a small-business set-aside under North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code 541513, Computer Facilities Management Services, with a small business size standard of $25.5 million in annual revenue. RFP at 1. The solicitation anticipates the award of a cost-plus award-fee contract for a base year with three

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