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B-418160,B-418160.2 1 (2020-01-16)

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




Decision                                           DOCUMENT  FOR  PUBLIC RELEASE
                                                 The decision issued on the date below was subject to
                                                 a GAO Protective Order. This redacted version has
Matter of:   Logistics Management Institute  been   approved for public release.

File:     B-418160; B-418160.2

Date:     January 16,   2020

Milton C. Johns, Esq., and Emily A. Spence, Esq., FH+H, PLLC, for the protester.
Christian Curran, Esq., Robert A. Burton, Esq., and Zachary H. Schroeder, Esq.,
Crowell & Moring LLP, for PotomacWave  Consulting, Inc., the intervenor.
Kathleen D. Martin, Esq., Department of State, for the agency.
Joshua R. Gillerman, Esq., and Peter H. Tran, Esq., Office of the General Counsel,
GAO,  participated in the preparation of the decision.
DIGEST

1. Protest challenging the agency's evaluation of the protester's quotation is denied
where the record shows that the evaluation was consistent with the solicitation and
applicable statutes and regulations.

2. Protest challenging the agency's source selection decision is denied where the
record shows that the selection decision was consistent with the solicitation and
applicable statutes and regulations.
DECISION

Logistics Management  Institute (LMI), of Tysons, Virginia, protests the issuance of a
task order to PotomacWave Consulting, Inc., of Alexandria, Virginia, under request for
quotations (RFQ) No. 19AQMM19Q0066, issued by   the Department of State (DOS) for
contract administration support services. LMI challenges the agency's evaluation of
quotations and the source selection decision.

We  deny the protest.

BACKGROUND

The RFQ  was  issued on August 2, 2019, under the procedures of Federal Acquisition
Regulation (FAR) subpart 8.4, to vendors holding contracts under the General Services
Administration (GSA), Federal Supply Schedule (FSS), Professional Services Schedule,
Special Item Number 874-1 (Integrated Consulting Services). Contracting Officer's

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