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                    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
                /   7been approved for public release.

Matter of:   Leidos Inc.; Booz Allen Hamilton Inc.

File:     B-421524, B-421524.2, B-421524.3, B-421524.4, B-421524.5

Date:        June 20, 2023

Paul F. Khoury, Esq., J. Ryan Frazee, Esq., and W. Benjamin Phillips, III, Esq.,
Wiley Rein LLP, for Leidos Inc.; Gary J. Campbell, Esq., Alexander O. Canizares, Esq.,
Joshuah  R. Turner, Esq., and Jedidiah Blake, Esq., Perkins Coie LLP, for Booz Allen
Hamilton Inc., the protesters.
Daniel R. Forman, Esq., Louis A. Chiarella, Esq., William B. O'Reilly, Esq., and
Zariah T. Altman, Esq., Crowell & Moring LLP, for Science Applications International
Corporation, the intervenor.
Justin M. Wakefield, Esq., Gregory J. Matherne, Esq., Meghan M. Baka, Esq., and
Richard L. Hatfield, Esq., Department of the Treasury, for the agency.
Raymond   Richards, Esq., and John Sorrenti, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO,
participated in the preparation of the decision.
DIGEST

1. Protest that the agency failed to conduct a required price realism evaluation is
denied where the solicitation did not require a price realism evaluation.

2. Protests challenging the agency's technical evaluation of quotations are denied
where the record demonstrates that the evaluation was conducted reasonably and in
accordance with the terms of the solicitation, or where the protester fails to demonstrate
competitive prejudice.

3. Protests challenging the agency's best-value tradeoff are denied where the record
demonstrates that the tradeoff was conducted reasonably and in accordance with the
terms of the solicitation.
DECISION

Leidos Inc., of Reston, Virginia, and Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. (Booz Allen), of McLean,
Virginia, protest the establishment of a blanket purchase agreement (BPA) with Science
Applications International Corporation (SAIC), of Reston, Virginia, under request for
quotations (RFQ) No. 5000129611, issued by the Department of the Treasury, for
information technology goods and services.

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