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B-420174,B-420174.2 Dec 27, 2021 1 (2021-12-27)

handle is hein.gao/gaomuj0001 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: Zermount, Inc. File: B-420174; B-420174.2 Date: December 27, 2021 Damien C. Specht, Esq., James A. Tucker, Esq., and Caitlin A. Crujido, Esq., Morrison & Foerster LLP, for the protester. Terry L. Elling, Esq., Amy L. Fuentes, Esq., Jeremy D. Burkhart, Esq., and Kelsey M. Hayes, Esq., Holland & Knight LLP, for Favor TechConsulting, LLC, the intervenor. Michael H. Noyes, Esq., Department of Homeland Security, for the agency. Katherine I. Riback, Esq., and Evan C. Williams, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST Agency's evaluation and selection of a higher-rated, lower-priced proposal for award are unobjectionable where the agency's evaluation and best-value decision were reasonable and consistent with the terms of the solicitation. DECISION Zermount, Inc., a small business of Arlington, Virginia, protests the award of a task order to Favor TechConsulting, LLC, of Vienna, Virginia, under request for proposals (RFP) No. 70US0921 R70090055, issued by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), United States Secret Service (USSS), for enterprise cybersecurity services. The protester contends that the agency's evaluation of the proposals and resulting award decision were improper. We deny the protest. BACKGROUND On July 16, 2021, the agency issued the RFP as a service-disabled veteran-owned small business set-aside to firms holding the National Institutes of Health Information Technology Acquisition and Assessment Center (NITAAC), Chief Information Office, Solutions and Partners (CIO SP3) contract, pursuant to the procedures of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) subpart 16.5. Agency Report (AR), Tab 7, RFP amend. 2

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