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B-420921.2,B-420921.3 Dec 21, 2022 1 (2022-12-21)

handle is hein.gao/gaoocf0001 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: Spatial Front, Inc.
File:     B-420921.2; B-420921.3
Date:     December 21, 2022
Jonathan T. Williams, Esq., Katherine B. Burrows, Esq., Jacqueline K. Unger, Esq., and
Patrick T. Rothwell, Esq., PilieroMazza PLLC, for the protester.
Daniel J. Strouse, Esq., and Jason W. Moy, Esq., Cordatis Law LLP, for Technology
Solutions Provider, Inc., an intervenor.
Adam J. Hermann, Esq., and Elin M. Dugan, Esq., Department of Agriculture, for the
agency.
Louis A. Chiarella, Esq., and Peter H. Tran, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO,
participated in the preparation of the decision.
DIGEST
Protest challenging agency's issuance of a task order to a firm under its Federal Supply
Schedule (FSS) contract is sustained where record shows the agency unreasonably
determined that the services (labor categories) quoted by the firm to perform the
requirements of the solicitation were within the scope of the awardee's FSS contract.
DECISION
Spatial Front, Inc., of McLean, Virginia, protests the issuance of an order to Technology
Solutions Provider, Inc. (TSPi), of Reston, Virginia, under request for quotations (RFQ)
No. 12314422Q0063, issued by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for
conservation software delivery support services. The protester contends the agency's
evaluation of TSPi's quotation and resulting award decision were improper.
We sustain the protest.
BACKGROUND
The USDA Farm Production and Conservation Business Center, and Natural Resources
Conservation Service (NRCS), help private landowners improve the health of farming
operations while protecting natural resources for the future. Agency Report (AR),

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