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B-415045.9 1 (2018-09-10)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadvih0001 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 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: US21, Inc. File: B-415045.9 Date: September 10, 2018 Christopher R. Shiplett, Esq., Randolph Law, PLLC, for the protester. Daniel P. Hanlon, Esq., and Ronald S. Perlman, Esq., Holland and Knight, LLP, for Blue Force, Inc., the intervenor. Kathleen D. Martin, Esq., Department of State, for the agency. Mary G. Curcio, Esq., and Laura Eyester, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST Protest challenging the agency's evaluation of the awardee's past performance is sustained where the record shows that the evaluation was inconsistent with the terms of the solicitation and not adequately documented. DECISION US21, Inc., of Fairfax, Virginia, protests the award of a contract to Blue Force, Inc., of Hampton, Virginia, under solicitation No. SAQMMA-17-R-0213, issued by the Department of State for support services for the agency's mission in supporting the Palestinian Authority Security Forces (PASF) program. The protester contends that the agency unreasonably evaluated Blue Force's past performance. We sustain the protest. BACKGROUND The Department of State, Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL), is working in partnership with the United States Security Coordinator towards strengthening the skills, competencies, and abilities of the Palestinian Authority to provide law enforcement, security, and public safety in the West Bank. Agency Report (AR), Tab 2A, Statement of Work (SOW), at 2. The contractor selected under this solicitation will support the Department of State in this mission. Among other things, the contractor will be required to conduct investigations into matters concerning security, safety, property accountability, misconduct, employee injuries and automobile

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