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         G    A                                                      Comptroller General
ItAccountabity , Integrity I Refiabflit                              of the United States
United States Government Accountability Office
Washington, DC 20548



          Decision


          Matter of: Solstice Advertising

          File:       B-405529.2

          Date:       November 21, 2011

          S. Lane Tucker, Esq., Stoel Rives LLP, for the protester.
          Capt. Stephan D. Rice, Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers, for the agency.
          Gary R. Allen, Esq., and Guy R. Pietrovito, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO,
          participated in the preparation of the decision.
          DIGEST

          The agency reasonably excluded the protester's proposal from the competitive
          range, where the agency found that the protester failed to satisfy the solicitation's
          company experience requirements, and where the protester's unacceptable offer was
          not among the most highly rated proposals.
          DECISION


          Solstice Advertising, of Anchorage, Alaska, protests the exclusion of its proposal
          from the competitive range under request for proposals (RFP) No. W912P9-11-R-
          0708, issued by the Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers for a range of
          communications services related to the agency's National Flood Risk Management
          and Dam/Levee Safety Programs.

          We deny the protest.

          BACKGROUND

          Under the National Flood Risk Management and Dam/Levee Safety Programs, the
          Corps has undertaken several inter-agency initiatives to focus on a comprehensive
          approach to flood risk management. RFP § C at 4. The RFP, issued as a small
          business set-aside, sought proposals for the award of a fixed-price contract for
          various communications services supporting these programs. The successful
          contractor will assist the agency with improving effectiveness, efficiency and
          coordination among its flood risk related programs; developing associated
          communication, outreach, and training materials; implementing stakeholder

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