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B-421764.6,B-421764.7 Mar 27, 2024 1 (2024-03-27)

handle is hein.gao/gaoqit0001 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: Insight Technology Solutions, LLC
File:     B-421764.6; B-421764.7
Date:     March 27, 2024
Alexander B. Ginsberg, Esq., and Frank V. DiNicola, Esq., Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver
& Jacobson LLP, for the protester.
Stephen P. Ramaley, Esq., Roger V. Abbott, Esq., and Lauren S. Fleming, Esq., Miles
& Stockbridge P.C., for THOR Solutions, LLC, the intervenor.
Gabriel D. Soll, Esq., Department of Homeland Security, for the agency.
Jacob M. Talcott, Esq., and Jennifer D. Westfall-McGrail, Esq., Office of the General
Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision.
DIGEST
1. Protest that the agency's evaluation of proposals was unreasonable is denied where
the evaluation was reasonable and in accordance with the terms of the solicitation.
2. Protest that the agency failed to credit protester's corporate experience reference
with American Bureau of Shipping experience is dismissed where the protester first
raised this protest ground more than 10 days after it knew or should have known the
basis for protest.
DECISION
Insight Technology Solutions, LLC, of Annapolis, Maryland, protests the issuance of a
task order to THOR Solutions, LLC (THOR), of Arlington, Virginia, under task order
request for proposals (TORFP) No. 70ZO2323R45900001, issued by the Department of
Homeland Security, United States Coast Guard (USCG), for contractor support
services. Insight asserts that USCG's evaluation of its proposal and THOR's proposal
was unreasonable.
We deny the protest in part and dismiss it in part.
BACKGROUND
This task order competition was conducted pursuant to Federal Acquisition Regulation
(FAR) subpart 16.5. The TORFP was issued to holders of the General Services
Administration, One Acquisition Solution for Integrated Services indefinite-delivery,

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