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B-417498.2,B-417498.3 Aug 16, 2021 1 (2021-08-16)

handle is hein.gao/gaomcy0001 and id is 1 raw text is: 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: Xerox Corporation File: B-417498.2; B-417498.3 Date: August 16, 2021 Jonathan S. Aronie, Esq., Ryan E. Roberts, Esq., and Daniel J. Alvarado, Esq., Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP, for the protester. Michael E. Barnicle, Esq., Keith J. Feigenbaum, Esq., and Patrick J. Gavin, Esq., Duane Morris LLP, for Trident Engineering and Procurement, Inc., an intervenor. Bruce T. McCarty, Esq., and Kevin F. Phillips, Esq., Defense Logistics Agency, for the agency. Scott H. Riback, Esq., and Tania Calhoun, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST 1. Protest challenging agency's conduct of a reverse auction is denied where the record shows that the agency conducted it in accordance with the rules established for the reverse auction. 2. Protest challenging agency's evaluation of the awardee's proposal is denied where the record shows the agency's evaluation was reasonable and consistent with the terms of the solicitation and applicable statutes and regulations. DECISION Xerox Corporation, of Washington, D.C., protests the award of a contract to Trident Engineering and Procurement, Inc., of Pottsville, Pennsylvania, under request for proposals (RFP) No. SP7000-19-R-1 001, issued by the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) for an array of shipboard multipurpose devices, along with supplies and support services. Xerox argues that the agency conducted an improperly administered reverse auction and also misevaluated the awardee's proposal. We deny the protest. BACKGROUND The RFP contemplates the award of a fixed-price, indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contact, on a lowest-price, technically acceptable (LPTA) basis, to provide an array of

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