About | HeinOnline Law Journal Library | HeinOnline Law Journal Library | HeinOnline
LOG IN
LOG IN

B-418861,B-418861.2 1 (2020-09-29)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaebtz0001 and id is 1 raw text is: G A O U.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: ANG Quality Testing, Ltd. File: B-418861 ; B-418861.2 Date: September 29, 2020 Joel Hamner, Esq., Whitcomb Selinsky, P.C., for the protester. Jerry Kim, Esq., and Todd Muse, Esq., Defense Logistics Agency, for the agency. Christine Milne, Esq., and Tania Calhoun, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST Protest that the agency unreasonably evaluated the protester's proposal as technically unacceptable is denied where the record shows the agency's evaluation was reasonable and consistent with the solicitation terms. DECISION ANG Quality Testing, Ltd., of Kabul, Afghanistan, protests the award of a contract to COGECO Private Limited, of Lahore, Pakistan, under request for proposals (RFP) No. SPE603-19-R-0511, issued by the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) for the procurement of quality assurance and surveillance services, as well as supply chain visibility services, related to fuel and fuel products in Afghanistan. ANG primarily argues that the agency unreasonably evaluated its proposal as technically unacceptable. We deny the protest. BACKGROUND The RFP, issued on August 20, 2019, requested the performance of such services as inspection, witnessing and verification services of fuel products; transportation of fuel products; and other services related to fuel and fuel products in Afghanistan. Agency Report (AR), Tab 3, RFP at 15. The RFP contemplated the award of a requirements contract with fixed-priced task orders to be performed over a 3-year base period, a 2- year option period, and a 6-month extension period. AR, Tab 15, amend. 0006 at 4. The solicitation initially identified January 1, 2020, as the start date of performance but, after submission of initial proposals, the start date was revised to July 1, 2020. Id.

What Is HeinOnline?

HeinOnline is a subscription-based resource containing thousands of academic and legal journals from inception; complete coverage of government documents such as U.S. Statutes at Large, U.S. Code, Federal Register, Code of Federal Regulations, U.S. Reports, and much more. Documents are image-based, fully searchable PDFs with the authority of print combined with the accessibility of a user-friendly and powerful database. For more information, request a quote or trial for your organization below.



Contact us for annual subscription options:

Contact Us

Already a HeinOnline Subscriber?

Log In

profiles profiles most