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B-417194 1 (2019-03-25)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadzek0001 and id is 1 raw text is: GAiOU.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: DeWitt and Company, Inc. File: B-417194 Date: March 25, 2019 Christopher R. Shiplett, Esq., Randolph Law, PLLC, for the protester. James G. Nowogrocki, Esq., Heyl Royster, for Gateway to Outdoor Solutions, LLC, the intervenor. Jason A. M. Fragoso, Esq., Department of Veterans Affairs, for the agency. Paula A. Williams, Esq., and Edward Goldstein, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST Protest challenging the agency's evaluation and the selection of a lower-priced quotation rated as technically equal to the protester's is denied where the record shows that the agency's evaluation and selection decision were reasonable and consistent with the terms of the solicitation. DECISION DeWitt and Company, Inc. (DeWitt), a service-disabled veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB) located in Newman, Georgia, protests the issuance of an order to Gateway to Outdoor Solutions, LLC (Gateway), a SDVOSB located in St. Louis, Missouri, under request for quotations (RFQ) No. 36C7861 Q0009, issued by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), National Cemetery Administration, for grounds maintenance services. DeWitt challenges the evaluation of quotations and the selection decision. We deny the protest. BACKGROUND On August 11, 2018, the VA posted the RFQ on the Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOpps) website as a combined synopsis/solicitation under the commercial item acquisition and simplified acquisition procedures of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) parts 12 and 13. The solicitation, which was set-aside for SDVOSB concerns, sought quotations to provide grounds maintenance at Camp Butler National Cemetery in Springfield, Illinois, as specified in the solicitation's performance work statement. The

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