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B-415761 1 (2018-03-06)

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GO U.S. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE
441 G St. N.W.                                                  Comptroller General
Washington, DC 20548                                            of the United States




Decision


Matter of:   Data Monitor Systems, Inc.

File:        B-415761

Date:       March 6, 2018

Robert S. Gardner, Esq., Angeline R. Burke, Esq., and Laura A. Gardner, Esq., Robert
S. Gardner Law Office, for the protester.
Alexis J. Bernstein, Esq., and Captain Justin D. Haselden, Department of the Air Force,
for the agency.
Michael Willems, Esq., Eric Ransom, Esq., and Edward Goldstein, Esq., Office of the
General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision.
DIGEST

1. Protest challenging agency's decision to use a lowest-priced, technically-acceptable
source selection scheme is denied where record reflects that, prior to issuance of the
solicitation, agency officials identified and documented reasonable bases for using such
an approach.

2. Protest challenging agency's decision not to employ past performance as an
evaluation factor is denied where record reflects that, prior to issuance of the
solicitation, agency officials identified and documented reasonable bases for using such
an approach that are consistent with applicable Federal Acquisition Regulation
requirements.

3. Protest alleging that the solicitation does not provide adequate information to allow
offerors to compete on a common basis is denied where the solicitation provides
adequate information for offerors to compete intelligently and on an equal basis.

DECISION

Data Monitor Systems, Inc., a service-disabled veteran-owned small business
(SDVOSB) of Midwest City, Oklahoma, challenges the terms of solicitation No.
FA4654-17-R-0007 issued by the Department of the Air Force for base operations and
support services at Grissom Air Reserve Base, Indiana. The protester contends that
several terms of the solicitation are unreasonable or otherwise contrary to law or
regulation. Specifically the protester contends that the agency erred by: establishing a

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