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B-408178.4 1 (2014-02-12)

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         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
         Decision                                  [e         for pic release.



         Matter of: InTec, LLC

         File:        B-408178.4

         Date:        February 12, 2014

         Bruce Donaldson for the protester.
         Peter B. Ford, Esq., and Antonio R. Franco, Esq., Piliero Mazza PLLC, for The Red
         Gate Group, Limited, an intervenor.
         Stephan Piel, Esq., and Janet Repka, Esq., Department of Defense, for the agency.
         Cherie J. Owen, Esq., and David A. Ashen, Esq., Office of the General Counsel,
         GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision.
         DIGEST

         Protest that agency improperly downgraded vendor's quotation under experience
         factor is denied where the quotation failed to clearly demonstrate the preferred
         experience as defined in the solicitation.
         DECISION

         InTec, LLC, of Fairfax, Virginia, protests the Department of Defense, Washington
         Headquarters Service's award of blanket purchase agreements (BPA) to Azimuth
         Corporation, of Dayton, Ohio; Ian, Evan & Alexander Corporation, of Ashburn,
         Virginia; The Red Gate Group, Limited, of Chantilly, Virginia; Redhorse Corporation,
         of San Diego, California; and Winbourne & Costas, Inc., of Arlington, Virginia, under
         request for quotations (RFQ) No. HQ0034-13-R-001 0, for professional, technical,
         analytical, and administrative services. InTec contends that the agency's evaluation
         of its proposal was unreasonable.

         We deny the protest.

         BACKGROUND

         The RFQ, issued on February 14, 2013, contemplated issuance of up to five BPAs
         for professional, technical, analytical, and administrative services to assist the Office
         of the Under Secretary of Defense (Intelligence) in the areas of worldwide

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