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B-417689 1 (2019-09-24)

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




Decision


Matter of:  K2 Solutions, Inc.

File:       B-417689

Date:       September 24, 2019

Meghan Whitt, Esq., K2 Solutions, Inc., for the protester.
Matthew T. Schoonover, Esq., John M. Mattox II, Esq., Haley E. Claxton, and
Gregory P. Weber, Esq., Koprince Law, LLC, for Actionable Solutions Group, LLC, the
intervenor.
Heather M. Mandelkehr, Esq., and Alexis J. Bernstein, Esq., Department of the Air
Force, for the agency.
Evan C. Williams, Esq., and Amy B. Pereira, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO,
participated in the preparation of the decision.
DIGEST

1. Protest challenging the agency's evaluation of awardee's proposal under the past
performance evaluation factor is denied where the solicitation did not prohibit the
agency from giving more weight to the past performance of awardee's joint venture
partner than the past performance of a subcontractor, and the agency's evaluation was
reasonable.

2. Protest alleging that the agency failed to comply with the pre-award notification
requirements of Federal Acquisition Regulation § 15.503(a)(2) is denied where the
failure to provide such notice constitutes a procedural deficiency that did not affect the
validity of the award.
DECISION

K2 Solutions, Inc. (K2), a service-disabled veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB), of
Southern Pines, North Carolina, protests the award of a contract to Actionable Solutions
Group, LLC (ASG)l under request for proposals (RFP) No. H92222-18-R-0012, issued

1 ASG is a SDVOSB joint venture between Preting and Cyberspace Solutions, LLC
(Cyberspace), under the Small Business Administration's (SBA) All-Small
Mentor/Prot6g6 Program. Intervenor's Comments at 1.

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