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B-408005.2 1 (2013-10-21)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadpup0001 and id is 1 raw text is: SG A O Comptroller General Accountability * Integrity * Reliability of the United States United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 Decision Matter of: Strategic Technology Institute, Inc. File: B-408005.2 Date: October 21, 2013 James Y. Boland, Esq., Lars E. Anderson, Esq., and Christina K. Kube, Esq., Venable LLP, for the protester. William H. Butterfield, Esq., and Daniel L. Winand, Esq., Department of Homeland Security, for the agency. Paula J. Haurilesko, Esq., and Guy R. Pietrovito, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST Protest of an agency's cancellation of a solicitation after receipt of proposals is denied, where the record demonstrates that cancellation was reasonable. DECISION Strategic Technology Institute, Inc. (STi), of Rockville, Maryland, protests the cancellation of request for proposals (RFP) No. HSCG40-13-R-51007 issued by the United States Coast Guard for analytical support services for the agency's Surface Forces Logistics Center. We deny the protest. BACKGROUND The RFP, issued under the Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) procedures of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) subpart 8.4, provided for a task order for analytical support services for a base year and 1 option year. Vendors were informed that the task order would be issued on a best-value basis, considering price, technical capability, and past performance. RFP at 25. The technical capability factor included the following subfactors: technical approach, management approach, and teaming arrangements. Id. at 26. The RFP provided four contract line items (CLIN) for asset material managers and field terminal operators to support the small boat and patrol boat product lines, as

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