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B-417268 1 (2019-03-21)

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GAOU.S. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE
441 G St. N.W.                                                Comptroller General
Washington, DC 20548                                           of the United States
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                                           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:  Redhorse Corporation

File:       B-417268

Date:       March 21, 2019

Richard B. Oliver, Esq., and J. Matthew Carter, Esq., Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman
LLP, for the protester.
Anuj Vohra, and Christian N. Curran, Esq., Crowell & Moring LLP, for Boston
Government Services, LLC, the intervenor.
Stephanie B. Young, Esq., Christie M. Alvarez, Esq., and Adam DeDent, Esq.,
Department of Energy, for the agency.
Todd C. Culliton, Esq., and Tania Calhoun, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO,
participated in the preparation of the decision.
DIGEST

Protest is denied where the record shows that the agency's best-value tradeoff analysis
was reasonable and consistent with the evaluation criteria.
DECISION

Redhorse Corporation, of San Diego, California, protests the establishment of a blanket
purchase agreement (BPA) with Boston Government Services, LLC (BGS), of Lenoir
City, Tennessee, under request for quotations (RFQ) No. 89243418QEE000007, issued
by the Department of Energy for mission-oriented technical support services. Redhorse
alleges that the agency's source selection decision was unreasonable.

We deny the protest.

BACKGROUND

The RFQ, issued on June 21, 2018, was set aside for 8(a) small business vendors
holding General Services Administration Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) OOCORP
(Professional Services Schedule) contracts with various special item numbers (e.q.,
520-12 (budgeting), 874-1 (integrated consulting services), and 871-211 (energy
consulting services)). Combined Contracting Officer's Statement of Facts/
Memorandum of Law (COS/MOL) at 2-3. The RFQ provided for the establishment of a
BPA for mission-oriented technical support services to be performed over a 1-year base

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