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B-421764,B-421764.4 Sep 27, 2023 1 (2023-09-27)

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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
                                          been approved for public release


Matter of:  VectorCSP,  LLC

File:     B-421764; B-421764.4

Date:       September  27, 2023

Stephanie M. Harden, Esq., David L. Bodner, Esq., and Oliver E. Jury, Esq., Blank
Rome  LLP, for the protester.
Stephen P. Ramaley, Esq., C. Peter Dungan, Esq., Roger V. Abbott, Esq., and Lauren
S. Fleming, Esq., Miles & Stockbridge P.C., for THOR Solutions, LLC, the intervenor.
Gabriel D. Soll, Esq., and Mark J. Wisniewski, Esq., Department of Homeland Security,
for the agency.
Kenneth L. Kilgour, Esq., and Jennifer D. Westfall-McGrail, Esq., Office of the General
Counsel, GAO,  participated in the preparation of the decision.
DIGEST

1. Protest that agency unreasonably and disparately evaluated technical proposals is
denied where the record demonstrates that the evaluation was reasonable and
consistent with the solicitation and procurement law and regulation.

2. Protest that the agency conducted a flawed best-value tradeoff analysis is denied
where the record does not demonstrate that the protester was prejudiced by the alleged
procurement error.
DECISION

VectorCSP,  LLC (Vector), of Elizabeth City, North Carolina, protests the issuance of a
task order to THOR Solutions, LLC (THOR), of Arlington, Virginia, under task order
request for proposals (TORFP) No. 70ZO2323R45900001,  issued by the Department of
Homeland  Security, United States Coast Guard (USCG), for contractor support
services. Vector asserts that the agency unreasonably and disparately evaluated
technical proposals and conducted a flawed best-value tradeoff analysis.


We  deny the protest.

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