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B-411415,B-411415.2 1 (2015-07-22)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadric0001 and id is 1 raw text is: G A O Comptroller General Accountabilty * Integrity * Reliability 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 Decision GAO Protective Order. This redacted version has been approved for public release. Matter of: STG, Inc. File: B-411415; B-411415.2 Date: July 22, 2015 David S. Cohen, Esq., John J. O'Brien, Esq., Gabriel Kennon, Esq., and Daniel Strouse, Esq., Cohen Mohr LLP, for the protester. Scott E. Pickens, Esq., Scott N. Godes, Esq., and Devin J. Stone, Esq., Barnes & Thornburg LLP, for SRA International, Inc., the intervenor. Peter G. Hartman, Esq., and Robin Overby, Esq., Department of Homeland Security, for the agency. Heather Weiner, Esq., and Tania Calhoun, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST 1. Protest is denied where the agency reasonably found the protester's proposal was technically deficient and ineligible for award based on assumptions in the protester's proposal. 2. Protest is denied where the record shows that the agency did not unequally conduct clarifications, and that any exchanges regarding the assumptions in the protester's proposal would have constituted discussions. 3. Protest is denied where the record shows that the agency reasonably evaluated proposals consistent with the stated criteria. 4. Protest alleging that awardee engaged in an improper bait and switch scheme regarding its proposed personnel is denied where the record does not demonstrate that awardee knowingly or negligently represented that it would rely on specific personnel that it did not reasonably expect to furnish during contract performance. DECISION STG, Inc., of Reston, Virginia, protests the issuance of a task order to SRA International, Inc., of Fairfax, Virginia, under task order request for proposals (RFP) No. HSHQDC-15-R-00014, issued by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), for internet technology (IT) support services to manage DHS's Next Generation

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