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                   U.S. GOVERNMENT   ACCOUNTABILITY   OFFICE
441 G St. N.W.                                                Comptroller General
Washington, DC 20548                                           of the United States




Decision


Matter of:  SamKnows   Inc.

File:       B-421595

Date:       July 17, 2023

Alex Salter for the protester.
Kelly Zeng, Esq., and Hilary Martinson, Esq., Federal Communications Commission, for
the agency.
Kyle E. Gilbertson, Esq., and Peter H. Tran, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO,
participated in the preparation of the decision.
DIGEST

Protester's challenge to the agency's technical evaluation is denied where the record
shows that the evaluation was reasonable and consistent with the solicitation's terms.
DECISION

SamKnows   Inc., of Washington, DC, protests the award of a contract to MOZARK PTE
Ltd., of Singapore, under request for quotations (RFQ) No. 273FCC23Q0004, issued by
the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), for a broadband data collection (BDC)
speed test mobile application. The protester challenges the agency's evaluation of its
technical submission and the resulting award decision.

We  deny the protest.

BACKGROUND

The agency issued the RFQ on February 17, 2023, as a combined synopsis/solicitation
in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) part 12, in conjunction with the
simplified acquisition procedures prescribed in FAR subpart 13.5. Agency Report (AR),
Tab 4.a, RFQ at 1.1 Issued as an unrestricted, full and open competition, the solicitation


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