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B-419271.5,B-419271.6,B-419271.8 Apr 26, 2021 1 (2021-04-26)

handle is hein.gao/gaolmr0001 and id is 1 raw text is: 1O o 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 a GAO Protective Order. This version has been Decision e~ approved for public release. Matter of: Verizon Business Network Services, Inc. File: B-419271.5; B-419271.6; B-419271.8 Date: April 26, 2021 Jason A. Carey, Esq., Kayleigh Scalzo, Esq., Peter B. Terenzio III, Esq., and Sarah M. Shepson, Esq., Covington & Burling, LLP, for the protester. Jonathan M. Baker, Esq., Christian N. Curran, Esq., Alexandra L. Barbee-Garrett, Esq., and Rina M. Gashaw, Esq., Crowell & Moring LLP, for AT&T Corp., an intervenor. Peter G. Hartman, Esq., and Brian C. Habib, Esq., Department of Homeland Security, for the agency. Louis A. Chiarella, Esq., Emily R. O'Hara, Esq., and Peter H. Tran, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST 1. Protest alleging that the difference between the offerors' proposed prices shows that they were not competing on a common basis is denied where the protester does not identify any solicitation provisions which were vague or misleading. 2. Protest challenging the agency's evaluation of the protester's technical proposal is denied where the evaluation was without prejudice to the protester. 3. Protest alleging the agency engaged in inadequate discussions is denied where the agency's exchanges were meaningful, not misleading, and without prejudice to the protester. 4. Protest alleging that awardee was ineligible for award is dismissed as untimely where it fails to independently meet GAO timeliness requirements and represents an unwarranted piecemeal development and presentation of protest issues, which our Bid Protest Regulations do not contemplate. DECISION Verizon Business Network Services, Inc., of Ashburn, Virginia, protests the issuance of task orders to AT&T Corp., of Oakton, Virginia, under fair opportunity request for proposals (RFP) No. 70RTAC20R00000026, issued by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for DHS headquarters core data (HQCD) requirements. The protester

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