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B-422957,B-422957.2,B-422957.3 Dec 03, 2024 1 (2024-12-03)

handle is hein.gao/gaordu0001 and id is 1 raw text is: GAO U.S. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE 441 G St. N.W. Comptroller General Washington, DC 20548 of the United States Decision Matter of: Smokeys Helping Hand, LLC File: B-422957; B-422957.2; B-422957.3 Date: December 3, 2024 Taten Petersian, for the protester. William B. Blake, Esq., Department of the Interior, for the agency. Todd C. Culliton, Esq., and Tania Calhoun, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST 1. Protest that the agency unreasonably rejected protester's quotation for failing to demonstrate compliance with the solicitation's terms and conditions is denied where the record shows that the protester quoted an alternate payment schedule. 2. Protest that the agency unequally conducted discussions is denied where the record shows that the agency did not conduct discussions with any vendor. DECISION Smokeys Helping Hand, LLC (SHH), of Denver, Colorado, protests the issuance of a purchase order to RGZ Forestry, LLC, of Medford, Oregon, under request for quotations (RFQ) No. 140L3724Q0131, issued by the Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM), for vegetation control services. SHH argues that the agency unreasonably evaluated its quotation as offering an alternative payment schedule. We deny the protest. BACKGROUND BLM issued the RFQ to procure commercial vegetation control services over 350 acres in Cibola County, New Mexico. Agency Report (AR), Tab 2, RFQ at 1.1 Pihon and juniper trees within and adjacent to the project area have encroached on grasslands and meadows decreasing overall watershed capabilities, wildlife habitat, and forage 1 Citations to the record utilize the Adobe PDF page numbers.

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