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G- AOU.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:  H2K  Solutions, Inc.

File:       B-422790; B-422790.2; B-422790.3; B-422790.4

Date:       November  1, 2024

Alexander B. Ginsberg, Esq., Katherine L. St. Romain, Esq., and Michael J. Anstett,
Esq., Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP, for the protester.
Adam  A. Bartolanzo, Esq., C. Peter Dungan, Esq., Alfred M. Wurglitz, Esq., Lauren S.
Fleming, Esq., and Cash W. Carter, Esq., Miles & Stockbridge P.C., for Cloud Lake
Technology, LLC, the intervenor.
Melanie T. Dasher, Esq., Department of Homeland Security, for the agency.
Heather Weiner, Esq., and Jennifer D. Westfall-McGrail, Esq., Office of the General
Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision.
DIGEST

Protest challenging agency's technical evaluation is denied where the agency evaluated
the quotations in accordance with the terms of the solicitation.
DECISION

H2K  Solutions, Inc., a small business of Herndon, Virginia, protests the issuance of a
task order to Cloud Lake Technology, LLC, also a small business located in Herndon,
Virginia, under request for quotations (RFQ) No. 70B04C24Q00000016. The
Department of Homeland  Security, United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
issued the solicitation for information technology management services. H2K
challenges the agency's evaluation of technical quotations and the award decision.

We  deny the protest.

BACKGROUND

Preceding Request for Proposals (RFP)

In July 2023, the CBP issued RFP No. 70B04C23R00000157  to small businesses
holding contracts under the General Services Administration (GSA) 8(a) STARS III
indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract. Contracting Officer's Statement
(COS) at 1. The solicitation sought end-user device information technology

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