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G A 0 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.
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Matter of: VSE Corporation
File: B-414057.2
Date: January 30, 2017
Marcia G. Madsen, Esq., David F. Dowd, Esq., and Polly A. Myers, Esq.,
Mayer Brown LLP, for the protester.
James Y. Boland, Esq., Venable LLP, for ATAP, Inc., an intervenor.
Robert J. Drone, Esq., United States Marine Corps, for the agency.
Glenn G. Wolcott, Esq., and Christina Sklarew, Esq., Office of the General Counsel,
GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision.
DIGEST
Agency reasonably rejected protester's proposal as technically unacceptable where
protester failed to demonstrate an adequate understanding of the solicitation
requirements, including specific requirements regarding welding of hardened steel.
DECISION
VSE Corporation, of Alexandria, Virginia, protests the U.S. Marine Corps's rejection
of VSE's proposal, submitted in response to request for proposals (RFP)
No. M67004-16-R-001 1, for the inspection and repair of certain Marine Corps
vehicles. VSE protests that the agency improperly evaluated VSE's proposal as
technically unacceptable.
We deny the protest.
BACKGROUND
On May 24, 2016, the agency issued RFP No. M67004-16-R-001 1, seeking
proposals to Inspect [and] Repair Only As Necessary (IROAN) a quantity of
vehicles identified as Category (CAT) 1 Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP)
Cougar Vehicles.' Agency Report (AR), Tab 3, Initial Performance Work Statement
1 As ultimately amended, the solicitation called for proposals to inspect and repair a
total of 258 vehicles. Agency Report (AR), Tab 6, RFP amend. No. 2, at 2.](ViewImageLocal?handle=hein.gao/gaobadtbq0001&div=1&collection=&method=preview&ext=.png&size=3)