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                    1Oo U.S. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE
                                A Century of Non-Partisan Fact-Based Work
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:   VxL Enterprises, LLC

File:        B-419467.2

Date:        March 8, 2021

Edward  J. Tolchin, Esq., Offit Kurman, P.A., for the protester.
Daniel Strouse, Esq., John J. O'Brien, Esq., and David S. Cohen, Esq., Cordatis Law
LLP, for Triple Canopy, Inc., the intervenor.
Denise A. McLane,  Esq., Department of Homeland Security, 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 challenging the agency's evaluation of past performance is denied where the
evaluation was reasonable and consistent with the solicitation and procurement law and
regulation.
DECISION

VxL Enterprises, LLC, of Alexandria, Virginia, protests the award of a contract to Triple
Canopy,  Inc., of Herndon, Virginia, under request for proposals (RFP)
No. 70RFP420RE7000009, issued by the   Department  of Homeland Security (DHS),
Federal Protective Service (FPS) for armed protective security officer services. VxL
challenges the reasonableness of the agency's past performance evaluation.

We  deny the protest.

BACKGROUND

As the federal agency charged with protecting and delivering integrated law
enforcement and security services to facilities owned or leased by the General Services
Administration, FPS is responsible for securing over 9,000 buildings and safeguarding
their occupants. Contracting Officer's Statement and Memorandum of Law (COS/MOL)
at 1. This solicitation was for protective security officer (PSO) services throughout
Oklahoma.

The solicitation contemplated the issuance of a single indefinite-delivery, indefinite-
quantity contract under which the agency would place fixed-priced task orders. Agency

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