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B-421143 Jan 10, 2023 1 (2023-01-10)

handle is hein.gao/gaoobz0001 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 Decision Matter of: MCG Energy Solutions, LLC File: B-421143 Date: January 10, 2023 Brenda Huebsch, MCG Energy Solutions, LLC, for the protester. Kevin R. Hilferty, Esq., Stephanie B. Young, Esq., Elizabeth S. Cypers, Esq., and John D. Kral, Esq., Department of Energy, for the agency. Uri R. Yoo, Esq., and Alexander O. Levine, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST Protest of agency's sole-source award of a follow-on contract for a highly specialized system is denied where the record shows the agency reasonably concluded that award to any other source would likely cause substantial cost duplication and unacceptable delays in fulfilling the agency's requirements. DECISION MCG Energy Solutions, LLC, a small business located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, protests the award of a sole-source contract to Open Access Technology International, Inc. (OATI), of Minneapolis, Minnesota, by the Department of Energy, Western Area Power Administration (WAPA), for the provision of web-hosted applications for power industry energy scheduling, trading, settlements, e-tagging, and operations. The protester argues that the agency improperly failed to use full and open competition to procure the requirement. We deny the protest. BACKGROUND The procurement at issue seeks the provision of web-hosted applications for power industry energy scheduling, trading, settlements, e-tagging, and operations to support WAPA's mission. Contracting Officer's Statement and Memorandum of Law (COS/MOL) at 1, 3. As one of four power marking administrations within the Department of Energy, WAPA operates and maintains 17,280 miles of transmission lines, 326 substations, and other related facilities in a service area that covers

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