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B-420945,B-420945.3,B-420945.5,B-420945.6 Nov 16, 2022 1 (2022-11-16)

handle is hein.gao/gaoobf0001 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
D e    s / ' +'a GAO Protective Order. This redacted version has
been approved for public release.
Matter of:  Lumen Technologies Government Solutions, Inc.
File:      B-420945; B-420945.3; B-420945.5; B-420945.6
Date:      November 16, 2022
Shelly L. Ewald, Esq., Andrew L. Balland, Esq., and Jordan A. Hutcheson, Esq., Watt
Tieder Hoffar & Fitzgerald, LLP, for the protester.
Jonathan M. Baker, Esq., James G. Peyster, Esq., and Tyler S. Brown, Esq., Crowell &
Moring LLP, for AT&T Corporation, the intervenor.
Christian Jordan, Esq., Kimberly M. Shackelford, Esq., and Christopher J. Curry, Esq.,
Department of Homeland Security, for the agency.
Christopher Alwood, Esq., and Alexander O. Levine, Esq., Office of the General
Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision.
DIGEST
1. Protest challenging awardee's eligibility for task order award based on alleged
compliance errors with the terms and requirements of the relevant governmentwide
acquisition contract is dismissed where the allegations concern matters of contract
administration or are untimely filed.
2. Protest challenging agency's evaluation of proposals under the performance
management factor is denied where the evaluation was reasonable and consistent with
the terms of the solicitation.
3. Protest arguing that agency's discussions were not meaningful is denied where the
agency provided the offeror with all required information during discussions.
4. Protest challenging the agency's failure to amend the solicitation to account for a 6-
month reduction in the base period of performance is denied where the protester did not
establish that it was prejudiced by the agency's actions.
5. Protest challenging the agency's best-value tradeoff is denied where the agency's
best-value tradeoff was reasonable, adequately documented, and consistent with the
terms of the solicitation.

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