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B-411745 1 (2015-10-08)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadroc0001 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 - .-- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - . . . . .. Matter of: National O&M, Inc. File: B-411745 Date: October 8, 2015 Jennifer S. Zucker, Esq. and John R. Prairie, Esq., Wiley Rein LLP, for the protester. Christopher S. Cole, Esq., Department of the Air Force, 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 improperly evaluated the awardee's proposal as technically acceptable is denied where the record shows that the agency's evaluation was reasonable and consistent with the solicitation's terms. DECISION National O&M, Inc., of Roanoke, Virginia, protests the award of a contract to Project Solutions, Inc. (PSI), of Rapid City, South Dakota, by the Department of the Air Force under request for proposals (RFP) No. FA4855-15-R-0002 for wastewater treatment plant services. National argues that the agency unreasonably found PSI's proposal to be technically acceptable. We deny the protest. BACKGROUND The RFP, issued on April 22, 2015, sought proposals for operation, inspection, maintenance, and repair services at a wastewater treatment plant located on Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico. RFP at 3. The RFP contemplated the award of a fixed-price contract for one nine-month base period and four 1-year options. Id. at 3-7. Proposals were to be evaluated on a lowest-priced, technically acceptable basis, considering price and technical capability. Id. at 15. Technical capability included two subfactors: technical proficiency and mission essential contractor services plan. Id. at 16. Ratings of acceptable or unacceptable were to be assigned to each subfactor and to the technical capability factor. A rating of

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