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B-298810.2 1 (2006-12-21)

handle is hein.gao/gaocrptassc0001 and id is 1 raw text is: A G A O Comptroller General . Accountability * Integrity * Reliability of the United States United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 Decision Matter of: Hernandez Consulting LLC File: B-298810.2 Date: December 21, 2006 Alex Hernandez for the protester. Richard B. Oliver, Esq., McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP, for C. Martin Company, Inc., an intervenor. Audrey H. Liebross, Esq., Federal Emergency Management Agency, for the agency. Peter D. Verchinski, Esq., and John M. Melody, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST Protest that agency unreasonably found protester's proposal technically unacceptable due to lack of information is denied where information was necessary for agency to fully evaluate proposal and agency reasonably determined that necessary information was lacking. DECISION Hernandez Consulting LLC protests the rejection of its proposal as technically unacceptable under Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), request for proposals (RFP) No. HSFEHQ-06-R-0043, issued as a service-disabled veteran-owned (SDVO) small business set-aside for integrated operations and maintenance at FEMA-based housing in Louisiana. Hernandez primarily asserts that the agency improperly evaluated its proposal. We deny the protest. The RFP, issued on May 26, 2006, contemplated the award of multiple indefinite-delivery/indefinite quantity contracts on the basis of low price and technical acceptability under the following factors: technical approach (with subfactors for phase-in, task order performance plan, quality control plan, and resources and understanding), past performance/corporate experience, and price. Competition was limited to firms that reside or primarily do business in the State of Louisiana, and the solicitation provided guidance--including a non-exclusive list of eight factors, such as the state and date of incorporation, Louisiana state licenses,

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