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B-409024 1 (2014-01-23)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadqax0001 and id is 1 raw text is: G A O Comptroller General Accountability * Integrity * Reliability 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. D e c i s i o n L .-- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - . . . . .. Matter of: Research Analysis & Maintenance, Inc. File: B-409024 Date: January 23, 2014 Theodore P. Watson, Esq., and Nicole L. Carter, Esq., Watson & Associates, LLC, for the protester. J. Cobbie de Graft, Esq., Law Offices of J. Cobbie de Graft, for X-EETO, Inc., the intervenor. Kristen M. Nowadly, Esq., General Services Administration, for the agency. Jennifer D. Westfall-McGrail, Esq., and Edward Goldstein, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST Protest objecting to evaluation of protester's proposed staffing plan based on comparison to undisclosed government estimate is denied where protester fails to demonstrate that (1) government estimate was inflated, or (2) agency failed to take into account the specifics of protester's proposed approach in evaluating sufficiency of its proposed staffing. DECISION Research Analysis and Maintenance, Inc. (RAM), of El Paso, Texas, protests the issuance of an order, by the General Services Administration (GSA), to X-EETO, Inc., of Miami, Florida, pursuant to request for quotations (RFQ) No. ID02130029. The procurement, which was conducted by GSA on behalf of the U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM), sought information technology (IT) support services. The protester challenges the agency's evaluation of its quotation and the best-value selection decision. We deny the protest. BACKGROUND The RFQ, which sought enterprise level command, control, communications, computers and IT support services, was issued on July 10, 2013, under Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 8.4, to vendors who hold contracts under

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