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B-421953,B-421953.2 Dec 18, 2023 1 (2023-12-18)

handle is hein.gao/gaopqp0001 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 redacted version has been approved for public release Matter of: Washington Business Dynamics, LLC File: B-421953; B-421953.2 Date: December 18, 2023 Amy C. Hoang, Esq., Stephanie B. Magnell, Esq., Erica L. Bakies, Esq., and Bret C. Marfut, Esq., Seyfarth Shaw LLP, for the protester. Stephen L. Bacon, Esq., Lisa N. Himes, Esq., Deborah N. Rodin, Esq., and Cindy Lopez, Esq., Rogers Joseph O'Donnell, PC, for VPD Government Solutions, the intervenor. Emily E. Warner, Esq., Office of Personnel Management; Meagan K. Guerzon, Esq., Small Business Administration, for the agencies. Michael P. Grogan, Esq., and Evan D. Wesser, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST 1. Protester is an interested party to challenge the agency's establishment of a blanket purchase agreement set aside for service-disabled veteran-owned small business concerns where its eligibility is based on its size status at the time of its initial offer for and award of its Federal Supply Schedule contract. 2. Protest challenging the agency's evaluation of quotations and resulting award decision is sustained where the agency's evaluation was unreasonable, inconsistent with the terms of the solicitation, and inadequately documented. DECISION Washington Business Dynamics, LLC (WBD), a small business of Washington, D.C., protests the Office of Personnel Management's (OPM) establishment of a blanket purchase agreement (BPA) with VPD Government Solutions (VPD), a service-disabled veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB) of Arlington, Virginia, pursuant to request for quotations (RFQ) No. 47828, issued for procurement and acquisition support services. The protester challenges the agency's evaluation of quotations and best-value decision as unreasonable. We sustain the protest.

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