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B-415149.2 1 (2017-11-29)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaduai0001 and id is 1 raw text is: GAOU.S. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE 441 G St. N.W. Comptroller General Washington, DC 20548 of the United States _ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- DOCUMENT FOR PUBLIC RELEASE Decision The decision issued on the date below was subject to a GAO Protective Order. This redacted version has been approved for public release. Matter of: APRO International File: B-415149.2 Date: November 29, 2017 John J. O'Brien, Esq., and Daniel J. Strouse, Esq., Cohen Mohr LLP, for the protester. Debra J. Talley, Esq., and Kenneth C. Gilliland, Esq., Department of the Army, for the agency. Joshua R. Gillerman, Esq., and Tania Calhoun, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST Protest challenging the terms of the solicitation as being unduly restrictive of competition is denied where the record shows that the terms of the solicitation were reasonably necessary to meet the agency's needs. DECISION APRO International, of Vienna, Virginia, protests the terms of request for proposals (RFP) No. W1 5QKN-1 7-R-1 051, issued by the Department of the Army for tactical water distribution system and water storage and distribution systems training. APRO, the incumbent contractor, argues that the terms of the solicitation are unduly restrictive of competition and reflect an agency bias against the firm. We deny the protest. BACKGROUND The RFP, issued on June 30, 2017, as a small business set-aside, contemplated the award of a contract with fixed-price and cost-reimbursable contract line item numbers for a 1-year base period and two 1-year option periods. Agency Report (AR), Tab 8, RFP at 1-3. The RFP sought the provision of all equipment, supplies, facilities, and non-personnel services necessary to train water purification teams in the operation of tactical water distribution systems and water storage and distribution systems. Performance Work Statement (PWS) at §1.1. Award was to be made to the lowest-priced, technically acceptable (LPTA) offeror, considering two factors: technical/mission capability and price. RFP, Evaluation Factors for Award, §1.1.

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