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B-411806,B-411807 1 (2015-10-07)

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         G     A    0                                                 Comptroller General
m Accountabilty * Integrity * Reliability                             of the United States
United States Government Accountability Office
Washington, DC 20548



          Decision


          Matter of: W.P. Tax & Accounting Group

          File:       B-411806; B-411807

          Date:       October 7, 2015

          Dee Monbo, for the protester.
          James T. Mahoney, Esq., John H. Eckhardt, Esq., and Daniel C. Hymer, Esq.,
          National Aeronautics and Space Administration, for the agency.
          Noah B. Bleicher, Esq., and Nora K. Adkins, Esq., Office of the General Counsel,
          GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision.
          DIGEST

          Protests challenging solicitation provision as unduly restrictive of competition are
          denied where the agency has articulated a reasonable basis for imposing the
          requirement.
          DECISION

          W.P. Tax & Accounting Group (WPTA), a small business of Owings Mills, Maryland,
          protests the terms of requests for quotations (RFQ) Nos. NNG1 5547972Q
          (RFQ-7972Q) and NNG1 5547975Q (RFQ-7975Q), issued by the National
          Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for financial audit services. WPTA
          alleges that the solicitations are unduly restrictive of competition.

          We deny the protests.

          BACKGROUND

          NASA issued the RFQs on July 16, 2015, as combined synopsis/solicitations
          pursuant to Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) subparts 12 and 13. RFQ-7972Q
          seeks proposals for the 2015 financial audit for the Goddard Child Development
          Center (GCDC) and RFQ-79750Q seeks proposals for the 2015 financial audit for

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