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B-415311.7,B-415311.8 1 (2018-12-10)

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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:  Thomas Solutions, Inc.

File:        B-415311.7; B-415311.8

Date:        December 10, 2018

Maria L. Panichelli, Esq., Robert G. Ruggieri, Esq., and Casey J. McKinnon, Esq.,
Cohen Seglias Pallas Greenhall & Furman PC, for the protester.
Major Adam Kama, Wayne Branom, Esq., and Scott N. Flesch, Esq., Department of the
Army, for the agency.
Nora K. Adkins, Esq. and Amy B. Pereira, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO,
participated in the preparation of the decision.
DIGEST

1. Protest challenging agency's evaluation of technical proposals is denied where the
agency's evaluation was reasonable and equal.

2. Protest challenging agency's evaluation of past performance is denied where the
protester's proposal is unawardable and the protester has not demonstrated how any of
the alleged improprieties would impact the ultimate award decision.
DECISION

Thomas Solutions, Inc. (TSI), a service-disabled veteran-owned small business
(SDVOSB), located in Springfield, Virginia, protests the award of a contract to SOLKOA
Inc., a SDVOSB located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, issued by the Department of
the Army pursuant to request for proposals (RFP) No. W9124G-17-R-0001 for full
spectrum survival, evasion, resistance, and escape (SERE) level C instruction and
instructional support services. The protester contends the agency improperly evaluated
the offerors' technical approach and past performance factors and failed to follow its
corrective action plan to mitigate potential conflict of interests.

We deny the protest.

BACKGROUND

On June 27, 2017, the Army issued the RFP as a SDVOSB set-aside pursuant to the
procedures of Federal Acquisition Regulation part 15 for SERE level C full spectrum

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