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B-407111.5,B-407111.6,B-407111.7 1 (2013-05-20)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadpnq0001 and id is 1 raw text is: G A O Comptroller General 0 lAountAbiliy * Intglrty * ReIiabiiity 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 Decision [been approved for public release. Matter of: Exelis Systems Corporation File: B-407111.5; B-407111.6; B-407111.7 Date: May 20, 2013 Kevin P. Connelly, Esq., Harold D. Lester, Esq., Kelly E. Buroker, Esq., Jacob W. Scott, Esq., and Kyle E. Gilbertson, Esq., Vedder Price P.C., for the protester. Robert Nichols, Esq., Susan B. Cassidy, Esq., Anuj Vohra, Esq., Jade C. Totman, Esq., and Saurabh Anand, Esq., Covington & Burling LLP, for the intervenor. Kathleen D. Martin, Esq., Department of State, for the agency. Scott H. Riback, Esq., and Tania Calhoun, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST 1. Protest that agency misevaluated awardee's staffing plan is sustained where record shows that, although awardee proposed adequate staffing for the base year of the contract, its proposed staffing for the option years was significantly lower than that proposed in the base year, and the agency's evaluation failed to take this fact into consideration. 2. Protest challenging agency's evaluation of past performance is denied where record shows that agency's evaluation was reasonable and consistent with the terms of the solicitation and applicable statutes and regulations. DECISION Exelis Systems Corporation, of Colorado Springs, Colorado, protests the award of a contract to PAE Government Services, Inc., of Arlington, Virginia, under request for proposals (RFP) No. SAQMMA-12-R-0012, issued by the Department of State (DOS) for operations and maintenance support services (OMSS) for agency facilities in Iraq, including the Baghdad Embassy Compound (BEC). Exelis maintains that the agency misevaluated proposals and made an unreasonable source selection decision. We sustain the protest in part and deny it in part.

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