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B-420806 Aug 30, 2022 1 (2022-08-30)

handle is hein.gao/gaonob0001 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
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: SOC LLC
File:     B-420806
Date:     August 30, 2022
Robert J. Sneckenberg, Esq., Cherie Owen, Esq., James Peyster, Esq., and Amanda H.
McDowell, Esq., Crowell & Moring LLP, for the protester.
Gary J. Campbell, Esq., Kelly Doran, Esq., Suzanne Boehm, Esq., and Miles McCann,
Esq., Perkins Coie LLP, for Aegis Defense Services, LLC d/b/a GardaWorld Federal
Services, the intervenor.
Kathleen D. Martin, Esq., Department of State, for the agency.
Todd C. Culliton, Esq., and Tania Calhoun, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO,
participated in the preparation of the decision.
DIGEST
Protest that the agency unreasonably evaluated protester's technical proposal is denied
where the record shows that the evaluation was consistent with the stated evaluation
criteria.
DECISION
SOC LLC, of Chantilly, Virginia, protests the issuance of a task order to Aegis Defense
Services, LLC d/b/a GardaWorld Federal Services, of McLean, Virginia, under task
order request for proposals (TORFP) No. 19AQMM21 R0370, issued by the Department
of State (DOS) for security services. SOC argues that the agency unreasonably
evaluated its proposal, and improperly made the selection decision.
We deny the protest.
BACKGROUND
On December 9, 2021, DOS issued the task order against the DOS Worldwide
Protective Services (WPS) III indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract for
guard, specialized security, and logistical support services at the U.S. Embassy in
Baghdad, Iraq. Contracting Officer's Statement (COS) at 1; Agency Report (AR), Tab 1,
TORFP at 1-2; AR, Tab 2, TORFP, Performance Work Statement (PWS) at 3. The

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