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B-409976.3 1 (2015-01-22)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadqyf0001 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: Theodor Wille Intertrade AG File: B-409976.3 Date: January 22, 2015 Marc Lamer, Esq., Kostos and Lamer, P.C., for the protester. Michael A. Hordell, Esq., Thomas J. Madigan, Esq., Robert A. Gallagher, Esq., and Kristopher Berr, Esq., Pepper Hamilton LLP, for Noble Supply and Logistics, Inc., the intervenor. Nicole M. Franchetti, Esq., Defense Logistics Agency, for the agency. Robert T. Wu, Esq., and Tania Calhoun, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST Protest that the agency's non-price evaluation and discussions were objectionable is denied where the record shows that the agency's evaluation of the protester's non-price proposal was reasonable and discussions were meaningful. DECISION Theodor Wille Intertrade AG (TWI), of Zug, Switzerland, protests the award of contracts to Atlantic Diving Supply, Inc. (ADS), of Virginia Beach, Virginia, and Noble Supply and Logistics, Inc., of Rockland, Massachusetts, by the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Troop Support, Europe and Africa under request for proposals (RFP) No. SPE5B1-14-R-0001 for logistics support services in Europe and Africa. TWI argues that the agency failed to conduct meaningful discussions, and challenges the agency's price analysis, past performance evaluation, and best value tradeoff decision. We deny the protest. BACKGROUND The RFP, issued on March 28, 2014, contemplated the award of four indefinite- delivery/indefinite-quantity contracts, each with a two-year base ordering period, and two 18-month option periods. RFP at 9. These contracts will provide total logistics support of various maintenance, repair and operations requirements to

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