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B-422229 Feb 20, 2024 1 (2024-02-20)

handle is hein.gao/gaopxj0001 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 Decision Matter of: Security Logistics Intelligence Construction Engineering Company File: B-422229 Date: February 20, 2024 Cecil Avery for the protester. Deborah K. Morrell, Esq., Department of Veterans Affairs, for the agency. Michelle Litteken, Esq., and Christina Sklarew, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST Protest challenging solicitation requirements as unduly restrictive is denied where the record supports the agency's position that the requirement is reasonably necessary to meet the agency's needs. DECISION Security Logistics Intelligence Construction Engineering Company (SLICE), a service- disabled veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB) of Moline, Illinois, protests the terms of request for quotations (RFQ) No. 36C26024Q0033, issued by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for security guard services at facilities within the agency's health care system in Oregon. The protester contends that the RFQ is unduly restrictive of competition. We deny the protest. BACKGROUND The VA issued the RFQ, as a set-aside procurement for SDVOSB concerns, pursuant to the procedures of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) part 12, on November 6, 2023, seeking a contractor to provide security guard services at five clinics and a community resource and referral center in Oregon.1 Agency Report (AR), Tab 3, RFQ 1 Before issuing the RFQ, the agency issued a sources sought notice, which advised potential offerors that the VA was seeking security guard services for various VA clinics in Oregon. Req. for Dismissal, exh. 1, Sources Sought Notice. The sources sought (continued...)

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