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B-420905 Oct 25, 2022 1 (2022-10-25)

handle is hein.gao/gaonvh0001 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 a GAO Protective Order. This redacted version has Decision d c been approved for public release. Matter of: Orlans PC File: B-420905 Date: October 25, 2022 Samuel S. Finnerty, Esq., Katherine B. Burrows, Esq., and Patrick T. Rothwell, Esq., Piliero Mazza PLLC, for the protester. Elin Dugan, Esq., Department of Agriculture, for the agency. Nathaniel S. Canfield, Esq., and Evan D. Wesser, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST Protest challenging the terms of a solicitation for commercial services is sustained where the record does not show that the agency performed adequate market research to demonstrate that the terms were consistent with customary commercial practice, as required by the rules applicable to commercial item procurements set forth in the Federal Acquisition Regulation at part 12. DECISION Orlans PC, of Troy, Michigan, protests the terms of request for proposals (RFP) No. 12SAD122R0001, issued by the Department of Agriculture, Rural Development Administration, for nationwide default management services. The protester contends that certain pricing and payment terms are inconsistent with customary commercial practice and unduly restrictive of competition. We sustain the protest. BACKGROUND The agency issued the RFP pursuant to Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) part 12 on May 6, 2022, and subsequently amended it eight times. Contracting Officer's Statement (COS) at 1-2. The RFP seeks proposals to provide nationwide default management services for the Rural Development Single Family Direct Loan portfolio, including foreclosure services, real estate owned (REO) services, property preservation services, appraisal services, eviction services, and bankruptcy services. Agency Report

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