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B-410682 1 (2015-01-22)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadqzs0001 and id is 1 raw text is: G A 0Comptroller General ity * Integrity * Rellability 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 version has been approved for public release. L - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - i Decision Matter of: ERIMAX, Inc. File: B-410682 Date: January 22, 2015 Jerry A. Miles, Esq., Jennifer Banks, Esq., and Angeline Burke, Esq., Deale Services, LLC, for the protester. Rebecca E. Pearson, Esq., Robert A. Burton, Esq., and Elizabeth Ann Buehler, Esq., Venable LLP, for Veterans Management Services, Inc., an intervenor. Mark Langstein, Esq., and Shraddha A. Upadhyaya, Esq., Department of Commerce, for the agency. Peter D. Verchinski, Esq., and Nora K. Adkins, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST 1. Protest alleging that awardee's quotation contained a material misrepresentation regarding authorization to use a proposed subcontractor's name is denied where the protester has not demonstrated that the awardee's representation was false. 2. Protest challenging the agency's price evaluation is denied where the solicitation did not provide for a price realism analysis and where the record demonstrates that the agency did not conduct such an assessment. DECISION ERIMAX, Inc., of Largo, Maryland, protests the establishment of a blanket purchase agreement (BPA) with Veterans Management Services, Inc. (VMSI), of Sterling, Virginia, under request for quotations (RFQ) No. ST-1 330-14-RQ-0541, issued by the Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) for acquisition and grant management support services. The protester alleges that the awardee made a material misrepresentation regarding its authorization to use a subcontractor's name in its quotation. ERIMAX also challenges the agency's evaluation of the quotations and award decision. We deny the protest.

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