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B-422761,B-422761.2 Oct 18, 2024 1 (2024-10-18)

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   GAO 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:  AOC   Solutions, Inc.

File:     B-422761; B-422761.2

Date:       October 18, 2024

Gerald M. Ritzert, Esq. and Robert B. Walker Jr., Esq., Gombos Leyton, PC, for the
protester.
Katherine B. Burrows, Esq., Jacqueline K. Unger, Esq., Joseph P. Loman, Esq., and
Kelly A. Kirchgasser, Esq., Piliero Mazza, PLLC, for Castro & Company, LLC, the
intervenor.
Marie Choi, Esq., and Michael Lezaja, Esq., Federal Trade Commission, for the agency.
Thomas  J. Warren, Esq., and Alexander 0. Levine, Esq., Office of the General Counsel,
GAO,  participated in the preparation of the decision.
DIGEST

1. Protest challenging agency's evaluation under solicitation's technical and
management   approach factor is denied where the protester fails to demonstrate that the
agency's evaluation was unreasonable.

2. Protest challenging agency's evaluation under solicitation's past performance factor
is denied where the protester fails to demonstrate that the agency's evaluation was
unreasonable.

3. Protest challenging agency's source selection decision is denied where the record
shows that the evaluation and source selection decision were reasonable and
consistent with the terms of the solicitation.
DECISION

AOC  Solutions, Inc., of Fairfax, Virginia, protests the establishment of a blanket
purchase agreement  (BPA) with Castro & Company, LLC, of Alexandria, Virginia, under
request for quotation (RFQ) No. 1679927, issued by the Federal Trade Commission
(FTC) for financial management and internal controls support services. The protester
challenges the agency's evaluation of AOC's quotation and best-value determination.


We  deny the protest.

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