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B-420388,B-420388.2 Feb 16, 2022 1 (2022-02-16)

handle is hein.gao/gaomun0001 and id is 1 raw text is: GAiOU.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: KPMG LLP File: B-420388; B-420388.2 Date: February 16, 2022 Dominique L. Casimir, Esq., Michael J. Montalbano, Esq., and Samarth Barot, Esq., Blank Rome LLP, for the protester. David A. Evers, Esq., Defense Logistics Agency, for the agency. Young H. Cho, Esq., and Christina Sklarew, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST Protest challenging agency's decision to set aside for service-disabled veteran-owned small business concerns a procurement conducted pursuant to the procedures of Federal Acquisition Regulation subpart 8.4 is denied; the decision to set aside such a procurement is within the discretion of the contracting agency and the protester does not show that the agency abused its discretion. DECISION KPMG, LLP, a large business concern of McLean, Virginia, protests the terms of request for quotations (RFQ) No. SP4704-21-Q-0004, issued by the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) for the establishment of multiple blanket purchase agreements (BPAs) for financial improvement and audit readiness services. KPMG, an incumbent BPA holder, argues that the agency's decision to set aside the solicitation for service-disabled veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB) concerns is unreasonable. We deny the protest. BACKGROUND The RFQ was issued on November 3, 2021, to holders of the General Services Administration's (GSA) Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) contracts for budget and financial management services, under the procedures of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) subpart 8.4, seeking program management, subject matter expertise, and support for DLA-wide stewardship, business process improvement, and audit sustainment initiatives. Contracting Officer's Statement and Memorandum of Law

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