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B-422390 May 28, 2024 1 (2024-05-28)

handle is hein.gao/gaoqeu0001 and id is 1 raw text is: G- AOU.S. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE 441 G St. N.W. Comptroller General Washington, DC 20548 of the United States Decision Matter of: Security Logistics Intelligence Construction Engineering Company File: B-422390 Date: May 28, 2024 Cecil Avery for the protester. Jared M. Levin, Esq., Department of Veterans Affairs, for the agency. Christopher Alwood, Esq., and Alexander 0. Levine, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST Protest challenging solicitation requirements as unduly restrictive of competition is denied where the record supports the agency's position that the requirement is reasonably necessary to meet the agency's needs. DECISION Security Logistics Intelligence Construction Engineering Company (SLICE), a service-disabled veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB) of Moline, Illinois, protests the terms of request for quotations (RFQ) No. 36C25024Q7572, issued by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for ambulette transportation services supporting the Columbus, Ohio VA Ambulatory Care Center (VAACC). The protester contends that the RFQ is unduly restrictive of competition. We deny the protest. BACKGROUND On February 9, 2024, the VA issued the RFQ as a set-aside procurement for SDVOSB concerns, pursuant to the simplified acquisition procedures of Federal Acquisition Regulation part 13, seeking quotations to provide ambulette transportation services for the Columbus VA Ambulatory Care Center in Ohio. Agency Report (AR), Exh. 1, RFQ at 1, 5, 48. The RFQ contemplates the award of a single indefinite-quantity, indefinite-delivery contract for a 1-year base period and four 1-year option periods. Id. at 1. The RFQ provides for award on a best-value tradeoff basis considering price and three non-price factors: technical, past performance, and veterans involvement. Id. at 75.

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