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B-413419,B-413419.2 1 (2016-10-25)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadsrw0001 and id is 1 raw text is: G A O Comptroller General Accountabilty * 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: Mercom, Inc. File: B-413419; B-413419.2 Date: October 25, 2016 H. Todd Whay, Esq., The Whay Law Firm, for the protester. Mark S. Christopher, Esq., and D. Randall Kemplin, Esq., Department of the Navy, for the agency. Kenneth Kilgour, Esq., and Laura Eyester, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST Protest that the agency improperly evaluated the protester's proposal as unacceptable is denied where the record shows that the agency's evaluation was reasonable and in accordance with the solicitation requirements. DECISION Mercom, Inc., of Pawleys Island, South Carolina, protests the agency's evaluation of its offer as unacceptable under request for proposals (RFP) No. N65236-13-R- 0016, issued by the Department of the Navy for command and control commercial off-the-shelf equipment, software and hardware licenses, maintenance associated with that equipment, and renewals for software and hardware licenses, maintenance, and warranties. The protester asserts that the agency unreasonably evaluated its proposal as unacceptable and thus ineligible for award. We deny the protest. BACKGROUND The RFP, issued pursuant to Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) parts 12 and 15, contemplated the award of multiple, fixed-price indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contracts, for a term of 1 year with four 1-year options, on a best-value basis, considering price and the following evaluation factors: reseller relationships/agreements, technical capability, past performance, and small business participation. RFP at 80-84. The value of the contracts was not to exceed $750 million. Id. at 7.

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