About | HeinOnline Law Journal Library | HeinOnline Law Journal Library | HeinOnline

B-421548.2,B-421548.3 Sep 29, 2023 1 (2023-09-29)

handle is hein.gao/gaophr0001 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

   D c  is io  nI                            :The decision issued on the date below was subject to
                                             D a GAO Protective Order. This redacted version has
                                             been approved for public release.

Matter of:   Mitchell Vantage Systems, LLC

File:     B-421548.2; B-421548.3

Date:     September 29, 2023

Gregory S. Jacobs, Esq., Erin L. Felix, Esq., and Daniel H. Petkoff, Esq., Polsinelli PC,
for the protester.
Richard B. Oliver, Esq., J. Matthew Carter, Esq., and Dinesh C. Dharmadasa, Esq.,
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, for McCallie Associates, Inc., the intervenor.
Jennifer L. Howard, Esq., and Marla R. Harrington, Esq., National Aeronautics and
Space  Administration, for the agency.
Michelle Litteken, Esq., and Christina Sklarew, Esq., Office of the General Counsel,
GAO,  participated in the preparation of the decision.
DIGEST

1. Protest challenging the agency's evaluation of proposals under the solicitation's
mission suitability factor is denied where the evaluation was done in a manner that was
reasonable and consistent with the terms of the solicitation.

2. Protest challenging the agency's past performance evaluation is denied where the
record shows that the evaluation was reasonable and consistent with the terms of the
solicitation.
DECISION

Mitchell Vantage Systems, LLC (MVS), an 8(a)1 small business of Oklahoma City,
Oklahoma,  protests the award of a contract to McCallie Associates, Inc., an 8(a) small
business of Bellevue, Nebraska, under request for proposals (RFP)
No. 80GSFC20R0037, issued by   the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
(NASA), for mission and instrument systems engineering services for the Mission


1 Section 8(a) of the Small Business Act, 15 U.S.C. § 637(a), authorizes the Small
Business Administration (SBA) to enter into contracts with government agencies and to
arrange for performance through subcontracts with socially and economically
disadvantaged small businesses. Federal Acquisition Regulation subpart 19.8. This
program  is commonly referred to as the 8(a) program.

What Is HeinOnline?

HeinOnline is a subscription-based resource containing thousands of academic and legal journals from inception; complete coverage of government documents such as U.S. Statutes at Large, U.S. Code, Federal Register, Code of Federal Regulations, U.S. Reports, and much more. Documents are image-based, fully searchable PDFs with the authority of print combined with the accessibility of a user-friendly and powerful database. For more information, request a quote or trial for your organization below.



Contact us for annual subscription options:

Already a HeinOnline Subscriber?

profiles profiles most