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B-407111,B-407111.2,B-407111.3,B-407111.4 1 (2012-11-13)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadpfu0001 and id is 1 raw text is: G A O Comptroller General Acc cAntabLilty inegity ReIbity of the United States U n ite d S ta te s G o v e rn m e n t A c c o u n ta b ility O ff ic e ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------. Unsigt , Stats Gn ADOCUMENT 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. D e c is io n ........................................................................................................................ Matter of: Exelis Systems Corporation File: B-407111; B-407111.2; B-407111.3; B-407111.4 Date: November 13, 2012 Kevin P. Connelly, Esq., Eric J. Marcotte, Esq., Kelly E. Buroker, Esq., Jacob W. Scott, Esq., and Kyle E. Gilbertson, Esq., Vedder Price P.C., for the protester. Susan B. Cassidy, Esq., Robert Nichols, Esq., Jade C. Totman, Esq., and Anuj Vohra, Esq., Covington & Burling, LLP, for PAE Government Services, Inc., the intervenor. Kathleen D. Martin, Esq., Department of State, for the agency. Jonathan L. Kang, Esq., and James A. Spangenberg, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST 1. Protest challenging the evaluation of offerors' proposed staffing is sustained where the agency did not reasonably evaluate the offerors' proposals in accordance with solicitation's staffing plan subfactor. 2. Protest challenging the agency's assignment of weaknesses to the protester's proposal based on the protester's lack of direct contracting experience with the procuring agency is sustained where the evaluation was unreasonable and was not reasonably related to the solicitation's evaluation scheme. 3. Protest that agency identified strengths in the awardee's proposal, but unreasonably failed to recognize similar strengths to the protester's proposal is sustained where the agency did not provide meaningful explanation as to why it did not treat the offerors equally. 4. Protest that agency failed to consider three inspector general reports in evaluating the awardee's past performance is denied where the agency evaluators were unaware of two of the reports--neither of which was too close at hand to ignore--and where the other report had not been issued at the time of award, and the contracting officer disagreed with the preliminary findings that would later be reported.

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