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B-418722 1 (2020-07-14)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaebpy0001 and id is 1 raw text is: GAOU.S. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE 441 G St. N.W. Comptroller General Washington, DC 20548 of the United States ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DOCUMENT FOR PUBLIC RELEASE The decision issued on the date below was subject to Decision a GAO Protective Order. This redacted version has 1been approved for public release. Matter of: Mainstream IP Solutions File: B-418722 Date: July 14, 2020 John R. Tolle, Esq., and H. Todd Whay, Esq., Baker, Cronogue, Tolle & Werfel, LLP, for the protester. Todd J. Canni, Esq., J. Matthew Carter, Esq., and Kevin R. Massoudi, Esq., Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, for First American Business Solutions Inc., the intervenor. Kim Churchill, Esq., and Trevor Davies, Esq., Department of the Navy, for the agency. Kenneth Kilgour, Esq., and Jennifer D. Westfall-McGrail, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST Protest that agency unreasonably evaluated protester's proposal as unacceptable is denied because the record demonstrates that the evaluation was reasonable and consistent with the solicitation's requirements. DECISION Mainstream IP Solutions, of Tampa, Florida, protests the award of a contract to First American Business Solutions Inc., of New Port Richey, Florida, under request for proposals (RFP) No. N0040620R0004, issued by the Department of the Navy, Naval Supply Systems Command, for commercial telecommunications operation and maintenance support services. The protester asserts that the agency unreasonably evaluated its proposal as unacceptable. We deny the protest. BACKGROUND The solicitation, set aside for small businesses, was issued under the simplified acquisition procedures of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) part 12 and subpart 13.5. The RFP sought proposals for the award of a fixed-price contract, with a 1-year base period and four 1-year options. Award would be made to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation was most advantageous to the agency, considering three factors--technical, past performance, and price. Agency Report (AR),

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