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B-418007 1 (2019-10-30)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaeadm0001 and id is 1 raw text is: G&O U.S. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE 441 G St. N.W. Comptroller General Washington, DC 20548 of the United States Decision Matter of: Quasar Global Technologies, Inc. File: B-418007 Date: October 30, 2019 Jarl G. Ferko for the protester. David R. Johnson, Esq., and John M. Satira, Esq., Vinson & Elkins LLP, for ABM Electrical Power Solutions, LLC, the intervenor. Kimberly Kegowicz, Esq., Department of Veterans Affairs, for the agency. Kasia Dourney, Esq., and Christina Sklarew, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST Protest challenging the evaluation of a protester's quotation as technically unacceptable, and alleging that an agency improperly decided to cancel a solicitation set aside for service-disabled veteran-owned small business concerns and procure the requirement on an unrestricted basis, is dismissed when the protest is untimely and the protester is not an interested party to challenge the procurement. DECISION Quasar Global Technologies, Inc. (Quasar), a service-disabled veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB) concern located in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, protests the Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA) evaluation of its technical quotation under request for quotations (RFQ) No. 36C24419Q0681 (RFQ 0681), for triennial breaker testing at the VA Pittsburgh Medical Center, and the VA's decision to cancel the RFQ, a set-aside for SDVOSBs. Quasar also challenges the agency's decision to procure the requirement on an unrestricted basis under RFQ No. 36C24419Q0974 (RFQ 0974), and to award the contract to ABM Electrical Power Solutions, LLC. We dismiss the protest. BACKGROUND On May 22, 2019, the agency posted RFQ 0681 on the Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) website, as a set-aside for SDVOSBs. Request for Dismissal, exh. 1, Contracting Officer's Statement (COS) at 1. The solicitation sought proposals for

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