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B-421799,B-421799.2 Oct 16, 2023 1 (2023-10-16)

handle is hein.gao/gaophg0001 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: Asteri Consulting Services, LLC d/b/a Asteri EMS File: B-421799; B-421799.2 Date: October 16, 2023 Samuel Van Kopp, Esq., Michael Bhargava, Esq., Lynne Halbrooks, Esq., and Robert Nichols, Esq., Nichols Liu LLP, for the protester. Bradley L. Drell, Esq., and Heather M. Mathews, Esq., Gold Weems Bruser Sues & Rundell, for Legacy EMS, Inc., the intervenor. Morgan L. Hilgendorf, Esq., and Brent F. Osgood, Esq., Department of Defense, for the agency. Paula A. Williams, Esq., and Evan D. Wesser, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST 1. Protest challenging the agency's evaluation and selection of a lower-priced quotation evaluated as technically equal to the protester's is denied where the record shows that the agency's evaluation and selection decision were reasonable and consistent with the terms of the solicitation. 2. Protest asserting that agency conducted discussions with the awardee but not with the protester, is denied where the communication sent by the agency to the awardee constituted clarifications rather than discussions. DECISION Asteri Consulting Services, LLC d/b/a Asteri EMS, a small business located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, protests the award of a contract to Legacy EMS, Inc., a small business located in Alexandria, Louisiana, under request for quotations (RFQ) No. HT9407-23-Q-0001 issued by the Department of Defense (DOD), Defense Health Agency (DHA) for ground ambulance services. Asteri, the incumbent contractor, argues that the agency unreasonably evaluated the awardee's experience, conducted unequal discussions, performed an unreasonable price analysis, and that the resulting selection decision was flawed. We deny the protest.

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