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B-413305 1 (2016-09-26)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadsoj0001 and id is 1 raw text is: G A O Comptroller General 7Accountability * Integrity * Reliability of the United States United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 Decision Matter of: Davis Strategic Innovations, Inc. File: B-413305 Date: September 26, 2016 Jim A. Davis, for the protester. Victoria H. Kauffman, Esq., Richard J. McCarthy, Esq., and Alex M. Ray, Esq., National Aeronautics and Space Administration, for the agency. Pedro E. Briones, Esq., Noah B. Bleicher, Esq., and Peter H. Tran, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST Protest of the agency's consideration of past performance of the incumbent contract in evaluating the awardee's proposal is denied where the solicitation specifically permitted consideration of past performance by an offeror's predecessor companies. DECISION Davis Strategic Innovations, Inc. (DSI), of Huntsville, Alabama, protests the award of a contract to MECx, Inc., of Houston, Texas, under request for proposals (RFP) No. NND15538677R, issued by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for safety and environmental support services for the Armstrong Flight Research Center at Edwards Air Force Base (AFB), California. DSI contends that NASA's past performance evaluation and selection decision were based on the agency's improper consideration of the incumbent contract performed by a different entity. We deny the protest. BACKGROUND The RFP was issued on July 7, 2015, as a set-aside for service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses (SDVOSB), and provided for the award of a fixed-price, indefinite-quantity, indefinite-delivery (IDIQ) contract for a base year,

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