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B-419523,B-419523.2 Apr 02, 2021 1 (2021-04-02)

handle is hein.gao/gaolhq0001 and id is 1 raw text is: 1Oo U.S. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE A Century of Non-Partisan Fact-Based Work 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: Ajanta Consulting LLC File: B-419523; B-419523.2 Date: April 2, 2021 Mark G. Jackson, Esq., and Stowell B. Holcomb, Esq., Jackson Holcomb, LLP, for the protester. Devon E. Hewitt, Esq., Protorae Law PLLC, for PacArctic, LLC, the intervenor. Maria Perez Rivera, Esq., and Kristopher Fischer, Esq., Department of the Navy, 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's best-value tradeoff decision is flawed is denied where the record shows the decision was reasonable and consistent with the solicitation's terms. DECISION Ajanta Consulting, LLC, a small business of San Antonio, Texas, protests the award of a contract to PacArctic, LLC, a small business of Chantilly, Virginia, under request for proposals (RFP) No. N00030-19-R-4444, issued by the Department of the Navy for financial management support services. The protester argues that the agency made a flawed best-value tradeoff decision. The protest is denied. BACKGROUND On May 30, 2019, the agency issued the RFP to procure United States and United Kingdom financial management support services and analysis to remain compliant with the Chief Financial Officer Act. The agency sought proposals from participants in the Small Business Administration's section 8(a) program and contemplated the award of a fixed-price contract to be performed over a 1-year base period and four 1-year option periods. Agency Report (AR), exh. 2, RFP, amend. 5 at 16. Award would be made on a best-value tradeoff basis considering the following factors: past performance, corporate experience, customer relations management, technical

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