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B-409984 1 (2014-09-11)

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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
                                                     been approved for public release.
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          Matter of:   Athena Technology Group, Inc.

          File:        B-409984

          Date:        September 11, 2014

          E. Sanderson Hoe, Esq., and J. Hunter Bennett, Esq., McKenna Long & Aldridge
          LLP, for the protester.
          James H. Roberts III, Esq., Van Scoyoc Kelly & Roberts PLLC, for Systems Kinetics
          Integration, Inc., the intervenor.
          Debra J. Talley, Esq., Department of the Army, 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 is denied where agency reasonably found that awardee had proposed
          personnel meeting solicitation requirement for immediate ability and practical
          experience with managing satellite communication database.
          DECISION

          Athena Technology Group, Inc. (ATG), of Falls Church, Virginia, protests the award
          of a contract to Systems Kinetics Integration, Inc. (SysKin), of Marston Mills,
          Massachusetts, under request for proposals (RFP) No. W1 5P7T-1 4-R-0006, issued
          by the Department of the Army for mission command modernization strategic
          services. The protester contends that it should have received the award as the only
          offeror submitting a technically acceptable proposal.

          We deny the protest.

          BACKGROUND

          The RFP, which was issued on February 25, 2014, sought services in support of the
          Army Staff elements charged with operational mission command modernization and
          the Training and Doctrine Command. The awardee is to assist the Army in the
          analysis, assessment and development of strategic documents and programs for
          Program Objective Memorandum (POM) FY 16-20 and beyond, tied to the Army
          Force Generation Model process. Areas to be supported include: (1) development

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