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G a A               O                                                  Comptroller General
.       Accountability * Integrity * Reliability                       of the United States
United States Government Accountability Office
Washington, DC 20548



          Decision


          Matter of: The Severson Group

          File:        B-298195

          Date:        June 9, 2006

          Robert E. Severson for the protester.
          Phillipa L. Anderson, Esq., Department of Veterans Affairs, for the agency.
          Jeanette M. Soares and James A. Spangenberg, Esq., Office of the General Counsel,
          GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision.
          DIGEST

          Agency reasonably determined a quotation was technically unacceptable where
          protester failed to submit the training certificates required by the solicitation.

          DECISION

          The Severson Group (TSG) protests the Department of Veteran Affairs' (VA)
          determination that the firm's quotation in response to request for quotations (RFQ)
          No. 600-532-06JS was technically unacceptable. TSG also protests the cancellation
          of the RFQ because no technically acceptable quotations were received.

          We deny the protest.

          The VA issued the RFQ to provide rodent control services at several VA cemeteries
          in California as a set-aside for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses
          (SDVOSB). Quotations were to be evaluated based on the following evaluation
          factors: (1) technical capabilities, (2) past performance and (3) cost/price. There
          were five subfactors within the technical capabilities factor. Subfactor la required
          submission of a business license to perform rodent control. Subfactor lb required
          the names and copies of training certificate/documents and the number of years
          experience of contractor personnel performing rodent control. RFQ at 36.

          TSG and another SDVOSB concern submitted quotations. TSG's quotation included
          Terminix as a subcontractor and Terminix's business license for rodent control.

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