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B-409016 1 (2013-12-16)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadqem0001 and id is 1 raw text is: G A O 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. D e c i s i o n L .-- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - . . . . .. Matter of: Square One Armoring Services File: B-409016 Date: December 16, 2013 Cynthia Malyszek, Esq., Malyszek & Malyszek, for the protester. Douglas J. Becker, Esq., Department of Homeland Security, for the agency. Christina Sklarew, Esq., and Guy R. Pietrovito, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST The rejection of the protester's quotation as unacceptable was reasonable where the agency found that the quotation failed to satisfy material terms in the solicitation. DECISION Square One Armoring Services, of Miami, Florida, protests the rejection of its quotation as technically unacceptable under request for quotations (RFQ) No. 1921131AOHQ500059, issued by the Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), for armored vehicles. Square One challenges the agency's evaluation as inconsistent with the terms of the RFQ. We deny the protest. BACKGROUND In September, 2011, ICE established blanket purchase agreements (BPAs) with a number of vendors to supply armored vehicles. The BPAs, which were established pursuant to the vendors' Federal Supply Schedule contracts, provide terms, conditions and pricing for furnishing armor packages in accordance with levels established by the Department of State. See Agency Report (AR) at 3; see also AR, Tab 2, Square One BPA, at 8. ICE issued the RFQ to BPA holders (such as Square One) to obtain quotations for armoring of five sport utility vehicles. Vendors were informed that a fixed-price delivery order would be issued on a low-priced, technically acceptable basis, considering technical and price. RFQ at 1-2.

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