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B-403713.6 1 (2011-06-09)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadotk0001 and id is 1 raw text is: I QA Comptroller General Accountability * Integrity * Reliability of the United States United States Government Accountability Office DOCUMENT FOR PUBLIC RELEASE Washington, DC 20548 The decision issued on the date below was subject to a GAO Protective Order. This redacted version has been approved for public release. L - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - i Decision Matter of: MicroTechnologies, LLC File: B-403713.6 Date: June 9, 2011 Timothy Sullivan, Esq., and Katherine S. Nucci, Esq., Thompson Coburn, LLP, for the protester. Robert A. Russo, Esq., Frank V. DiNicola, Esq., Desiree A. DiCorcia, Esq., Department of Veteran's Affairs, for the agency. Mary G. Curcio, Esq., and David A. Ashen, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST Protest that agency used unstated evaluation criteria in evaluating offerors, responses to sample task orders is denied where agency consideration of whether responses addressed the specific tasks necessary for successful performance of the overall sample tasks was reasonably related to the stated evaluation criteria for understanding of the problems regarding, and feasibility of approach to, the sample tasks. DECISION MicroTechnologies, LLC (Microtech), of Vienna, Virginia, protests the elimination from the competitive range of the proposal it submitted in response to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) request for proposals (RFP) No. VA-1 18-10- RP-0052, for information technology (IT) services. Microtech asserts that the agency misevaluated its proposal. We deny the protest. The solicitation provided for award of up to 15 contracts on a best value basis considering the following factors: technical (with subfactors for sample task orders (STO) and management), past performance, veterans involvement, small business participation commitment, and price. RFP § M.2.A. The agency received more than 90 proposals, including 1 from Microtech. Microtech's proposal, with an evaluated price of $ 7.952 billion, was rated acceptable for the technical factor and each subfactor, low risk for past performance, acceptable for small business participation, and full credit for veterans involvement. VA determined that Microtech's proposal

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