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B-413861.4 1 (2017-06-23)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadtob0001 and id is 1 raw text is: GO U.S. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE 441 G St. N.W. Comptroller General Washington, DC 20548 of the United States ....................................................................................................................... DOCUMENT FOR PUBLIC RELEASE The decision issued on the date below was subject to Decision a GAO Protective Order. This redacted version has been approved for public release. Matter of: Aurotech, Inc. File: B-413861.4 Date: June 23, 2017 Kenneth A. Martin, Esq., The Martin Law Firm, PLLC, for the protester. Robert J. Symon, Esq., and Aron C. Beezley, Esq., Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP, for the intervenor. Anthony E. Marrone, Esq., Department of Health and Human Services, for the agency. Pedro E. Briones, Esq., and Peter H. Tran, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST Protest challenging the agency's evaluation of quotations and award of a blanket purchase agreement and task order is denied where the record shows that the evaluation and source selection decision were reasonable and consistent with the terms of the solicitation. DECISION Aurotech, Inc., (Aurotech) of Silver Spring, Maryland, protests the establishment of a blanket purchase agreement (BPA) and issuance of a task order to Discover Technologies LLC (Discover Tech) of Reston, Virginia, under request for quotations (RFQ) No. FDA-1 6-RFQ-1 151397, issued by the Department of Health and Human Services, Food and Drug Administration (FDA), for information technology support services. Aurotech contends that the FDA evaluated vendors' quotations disparately and contrary to the terms of the solicitation, and challenges the agency's best-value determination. We deny the protest. BACKGROUND The RFQ was issued on May 26, 2016, to eight small business vendors holding contracts under General Services Administration Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) 70, Category 132-51, Information Technology Professional Services. Agency Report (AR), Tabs 3A-B, RFQ Email & Cover Page; Contracting Officer's Statement (COS) 1. The

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