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B-421739.3,B-421739.4,B-421739.5 Jan 31, 2024 1 (2024-01-31)

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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 version has been
                                          - - - - - - approved for public release.


Matter of:   Jacobs Technology, Inc.

File:     B-421739.3; B-421739.4; B-421739.5

Date:     January 31,   2024

Brian P. Waagner, Esq., Steven A. Neeley, Esq., George E. Stewart, III, Esq., and Peter
A. Strickland, Esq., Husch Blackwell LLP, for the protester.
Kevin P. Connelly, Esq., Kelly E. Buroker, Esq., Jeffrey M. Lowry, Esq., and Michael
P. Ols, Esq., Vedder Price P.C., for Peraton, Inc., the intervenor.
Barbara Behn  Ayala, Esq., General Services Administration, for the agency.
Nathaniel S. Canfield, Esq., and Evan D. Wesser, Esq., Office of the General Counsel,
GAO,  participated in the preparation of the decision.
DIGEST

1. Protest that the agency improperly evaluated the protester's proposal as technically
unacceptable due to the unavailability of a proposed key individual is denied where the
agency's evaluation was consistent with the solicitation's terms, and the agency was not
required to enter into discussions to permit a substitution.

2. Protest that the agency failed to consider relevant information in making an
affirmative responsibility determination is denied where the protester has not
demonstrated  that the agency knew or should have known about the information.

3. Protest that the agency unreasonably failed to conduct a Procurement Integrity Act
investigation is dismissed as factually and legally insufficient.
DECISION

Jacobs Technology  Inc., of Tullahoma, Tennessee, protests the issuance of a task
order to Peraton Inc., of Herndon, Virginia, under task order request (TOR)
No. 47QFCA23R0003, issued by   the General Services Administration (GSA), Federal
Systems  Integration and Management Center, for network operations and technical
support services required by the United States Special Operations Command
(USSOCOM). The protester   contends that the agency unreasonably found that the
protester's proposal was unacceptable due to the unavailability of a proposed key

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