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B-422040 Jan 04, 2024 1 (2024-01-04)

handle is hein.gao/gaoprm0001 and id is 1 raw text is: - A O ` 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: Jacobs Technology, Inc. File: B-422040 Date: January 4, 2024 Brian P. Waagner, Esq., Steven A. Neeley, Esq., and Geroge E. Stewart III, Esq., Husch Blackwell LLP, for the protester. Michael F. Mason, Esq., Taylor A. Hillman, Esq., Christine A. Reynolds, Esq., and Stacy M. Hedeka, Esq., Hogan Lovells US LLP, for InDyne, Inc., the intervenor. Julie A. Glascott, Esq., James Kim, Esq., and Andrew J. Smith, Esq., Department of the Army, for the agency. Mary G. Curcio, Esq., and John Sorrenti, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST 1. Protest that agency unreasonably evaluated protester's technical proposal is denied where evaluation was reasonable and consistent with the solicitation. 2. Protest that agency failed to hold meaningful discussions with protester is denied where evaluation notices led protester into the areas of its proposal with which the agency had concerns. 3. In making best-value tradeoff determination, the agency is not required to quantify benefits of selecting higher-priced, higher technically rated proposal. DECISION Jacobs Technology, Inc., of Tullahoma, Tennessee, protests the award of a contract to InDyne, Inc., of Lexington Park, Maryland, under request for proposals (RFP) No. W91 RUS-22-R-0082, issued by the Department of the Army for support services for the Electronic Proving Ground (EPG) at Fort Huachuca, Arizona. Jacobs alleges that the Army unreasonably evaluated its proposal and failed to hold meaningful discussions. Jacobs also challenges the agency's best-value tradeoff decision. We deny the protest.

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