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B-401258 1 (2009-07-13)

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f.l!    Accountabii1ty * Integrity * Reliability                       of the United States
  United States Government Accountability Office
  Washington, DC 20548

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          Decision


          Matter  of:  DEI Consulting

          File:        B-401258

          Date:        July 13, 2009

          Amir Malek for the protester.
          Daniel J. Kraftson, Esq., Kraftson Caudle, LLC, for Enviro-Management & Research,
          Inc., the intervenor.
          Prentis Cook, Jr., Esq., Department of Energy, for the agency.
          Eric M. Ransom, Esq., and Christine S. Melody, Esq., Office of the General Counsel,
          GAO,  participated in the preparation of the decision.
          DIGEST

          Protestor's challenge to agency's technical evaluation of its quotation in response to
          solicitation for technical support services is denied where the record shows that the
          agency's evaluation was reasonable and consistent with the terms of the solicitation.
          DECISION

          DEI  Consulting of Falls Church, Virginia, protests the rejection of its quotation by
          the Department of Energy (DOE) under request for quotations (RFQ) No.
          DE-SOL-0000032,  for technical support services for federal energy efficiency
          programs.  The procurement was conducted using the procedures in Federal
          Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 8.4, Federal Supply Schedules (FSS).

          We  deny the protest.

          BACKGROUND

          In June 2008, the agency invited four small business contractors listed on the Energy
          Management   Support and Services Solutions FSS schedule to participate in a pre-
          proposal conference on June 26. The RFQ was issued on June 27. The RFQ
          provided for a best value source selection and set forth four evaluation factors;
          technical proposal, key personnel and staffing plan, past performance, and price.
          The RFQ  stated that the three non-price factors, cumulatively, were more important
          than price. DEI and one other contractor submitted quotations by the July 10 closing
          date.

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