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B-298432.3 1 (2007-01-17)

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



          Decision


          Matter of: Indtai Inc.

          File:        B-298432.3

          Date:        January 17, 2007

          Robert Brotzman for the protester.
          Janice Davis, Esq., Davis & Steele, for Dynamic Systems Technology, Inc,
          and Daniel R. Forman, Esq., and Peter J. Eyre, Esq., Crowell & Moring, for
          aXseum Solutions, LLC, the intervenors.
          Maj. ChristinaLynn E. McCoy and Capt. James F. Ford, Department of the Army, for
          the agency.
          Nora K. Adkins, Esq., and James Spangenberg, Esq., Office of the General Counsel,
          GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision.
          DIGEST

          1. The past performance of proposed subcontractors may properly be considered in
          evaluating the past performance of an offeror where the solicitation does not
          expressly prohibit its consideration.

          2. Agency performed a sufficient price analysis, which determined the awardees'
          prices were fair and reasonable based on adequate price competition, and was not
          required to perform a price realism analysis to ascertain whether there were
          performance risks associated with awardees' low prices because the solicitation did
          not provide for such an analysis.
          DECISION

          Indtai Inc. protests the award of three contracts under request for proposals (RFP)
          No. W74V8H-06-R-0044, issued by the Department of the Army for non-personal
          educational support services to assist government professionals in the delivery of
          adult education services at sites in eight designated regions worldwide.

          We deny the protest.

          The RFP contemplated award on a best-value basis of as many as two indefinite-
          delivery, indefinite-quantity, labor-hour contracts for each of eight regions.
          Proposals were to be evaluated under three evaluation factors: technical capability,

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