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B-418465.2,B-418465.3 1 (2020-11-16)

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GAO U.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
                                          been approved for public release.


Matter of:   Federal Conference.com

File:     B-418465.2;   B-418465.3

Date:     November 16, 2020

Olivia L. Lynch, Esq., Anuj Vohra, Esq., and Zachary H. Schroeder, Esq., Crowell &
Moring LLP, for the protester.
Paul F. Khoury, Esq., Lindy C. Bathurst, Esq., and Nicholas L. Perry, Esq., Wiley Rein
LLP, for TechTrans International, Inc., the intervenor.
Sean M. Connolly, Esq., and Major Seth B. Ritzman, Department of the Army, for the
agency.
Todd C. Culliton, Esq., and Tania Calhoun, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO,
participated in the preparation of the decision.
DIGEST

Protest that the agency unreasonably evaluated the awardee's proposal is denied
where the record shows that the evaluation was reasonable and consistent with the
terms of the solicitation.
DECISION

National Conferencing, Inc. d/b/a Federal Conference.com (FedCon), of Dumfries,
Virginia, protests the award of an indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract
to TechTrans International, Inc., of Houston, Texas, under request for proposals (RFP)
No. W9124J-19-R-0003,  issued by the Department of the Army for event planning and
logistical support services. FedCon, the incumbent contractor, alleges that the agency
unreasonably evaluated TechTrans's proposal as technically acceptable.

We  deny the protest.

BACKGROUND

On August 8, 2019, the agency issued the RFP to procure event planning, coordination,
and logistical support services for the Army Chaplain Corps. Agency Report (AR)
Tab 15, RFP, amend. 4 at 3. The selected contractor would provide these services to
support events designed to meet the religious, spiritual, and relational needs of Army
soldiers and their families. RFP, amend. 4 at 3.

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