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B-407331 1 (2012-12-18)

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          G     A   O                                                  Comptroller General
Acc      ; tabty * Infegrilty Reliabikty                               of the United States
  United States Government Accountability Office
  Washington, DC 20548                                 DOCUMENT FOR PUBLIC RELEASE
                                                     The decision issued on the date below was subject to
                                                     a GAO Protective Order. This redacted version has
           Decision                                  been approved for public release.



           Matter of:  Paragon Technology Group, Inc.

           File:       B-407331

           Date:       December 18, 2012

           John E. Jensen, Esq., Daniel S. Herzfeld, Esq., and Nicole Y. Beeler, Esq., Pillsbury
           Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, for the protester.
           Philip J. Davis, Esq., Nicole J. Owren-Wiest, Esq., and W. Barron A. Avery, Esq.,
           Wiley Rein LLP, for PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP, the intervenor.
           Amanda M. Page, Esq., and Col. Barbara E. Shestko, Department of the Air Force,
           and Kenneth M. Roth, Esq., and Robert Bowers, Esq., U.S. Transportation
           Command, for the agencies.
           Peter D. Verchinski, Esq., and Guy R. Pietrovito, Esq., Office of the General
           Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision.
           DIGEST

           Protest challenging an agency's evaluation of the awardee's and protester's past
           performance is denied, where the agency's evaluation was reasonable and
           consistent with the terms of the solicitation.
           DECISION

           Paragon Technology Group, Inc., of Vienna, Virginia, protests the issuance of a task
           order to PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC), of McLean, Virginia, under request
           for quotations (RFQ) No. HTC711-12-Q-D041, issued by the U.S. Transportation
           Command (TRANSCOM), Department of Defense (DOD), for support services.
           Paragon primarily challenges the agency's past performance evaluation and source
           selection decision.

           We deny the protest.

           BACKGROUND

           The RFQ, issued under the Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) procedures of Federal
           Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 8.4, sought quotations from vendors holding
           General Service Administration (GSA) Mission Oriented Business Integrated
           Services or Logistics Worldwide contracts. The RFQ provided for the issuance of a

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