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B-420150.4,B-420150.5,B-420150.6 Aug 25, 2022 1 (2022-08-25)

handle is hein.gao/gaonnm0001 and id is 1 raw text is: 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 version has been approved for public release. Matter of: Meridian Knowledge Solutions, LLC File: B-420150.4; B-420150.5; B-420150.6 Date: August 25, 2022 Lucas T. Hanback, Esq., Eleanor M. Ross, Esq., Alexandria Tindall Webb, Esq., and Cindy Lopez, Esq., Rogers Joseph O'Donnell, PC, for the protester. Roger A. Hipp, Esq., and Matthew D. McKenzie, Esq., Department of Homeland Security, for the agency. Michael Willems, Esq., and Evan Wesser, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST 1. Protest alleging that agency's decision to cancel a solicitation was a pretext for making an impermissible sole source award is denied where the agency's explanation for the decision was reasonable. 2. Protest challenging agency's decision to enter into an inter-agency agreement is denied where the agreement was authorized by statute. DECISION Meridian Knowledge Solutions, LLC, of Reston, Virginia, protests the cancellation of request for quotations (RFQ) No. 70RTAC20Q00000081 by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for information technology support services. The protester alleges that the agency's decision to cancel the solicitation and procure its requirements through an inter-agency agreement (IAA) with the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is unreasonable and contrary to law. We deny the protest. BACKGROUND On September 24, 2020, DHS issued an RFQ pursuant to the procedures of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) subpart 8.4 to establish blanket purchase agreements (BPAs) against the General Services Administration Information Technology Federal Supply Schedule (FSS). The RFQ sought information technology services supporting

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