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B-420765,B-420765.2 Jun 08, 2022 1 (2022-06-08)

handle is hein.gao/gaonei0001 and id is 1 raw text is: U.S. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE 441 G St. N.W. Comptroller General Washington, DC 20548 of the United States Decision Matter of: Monbo Group International File: B-420765; B-420765.2 Date: June 8, 2022 Dee Monbo for the protester. Gregory J. Matherne, Esq., and Richard L. Hatfield, Esq., Department of the Treasury, for the agency. David Carter and Jennifer D. Westfall-McGrail, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST Protest challenging solicitation language barring vendors who did not submit Phase I quotations from participation in Phase II of the solicitation is dismissed as untimely where the protest was filed after the deadline for submission of Phase I quotations. DECISION Monbo Group International, of Owings Mills, Maryland protests the terms of request for quotations (RFQ) No. 2032H3-22-R-00005, issued by the Department of Treasury, Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for Freedom of Information Act support services.1 The RFQ contemplates the establishment of a blanket purchase agreement pursuant to Federal Acquisition Regulation section 8.405-3. The protester contends that the solicitation improperly restricts competition, and that the agency improperly failed to issue a presolicitation notice to assess marketplace interest in the opportunity. We dismiss the protest. The solicitation was issued on April 26, 2022, via the General Services Administration's (GSA's) electronic e-Buy system. As relevant here, the RFQ provided for a two-phase submittal process. RFQ at 43. In Phase I, vendors were required to submit a one-page summary demonstrating their experience performing work similar in size, scope and 1 The solicitation indicates that it is a Request for Proposal (RFQ). RFQ at 1, 6. While a request for proposals (RFP) is not synonymous with a request for quotations (RFQ), differences between the two are not material for purposes of our decision here.

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