Anteon Corporation, B-293523; B-293523.2, March 29, 2004

Anteon Corporation, B-293523; B-293523.2, March 29, 2004 TITLE: Anteon Corporation, B-293523; B-293523.2, March 29, 2004 BNUMBER: B-293523; B-293523.2 DATE: March 29, 2004 ********************************************************************** Anteon Corporation, B-293523; B-293523.2, March 29, 2004 Decision Matter of: Anteon Corporation File: B-293523; B-293523.2 Date: March 29, 2004 John R. Tolle, Esq., and William T. Welch, Esq., Barton, Baker, McMahon, Hildebrant & Tolle, for the protester. Maria Bellizzi, Esq., General Services Administration, and Jennifer R. Seifert, Esq., Government Printing Office, for the agencies. Sharon L. Larkin, Esq., and Ralph O. White, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST Protest that task order request for electronic passport covers is outside the scope of General Services Administration*s (GSA) indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity, multiple-award contract for *Smart Identification Cards* (Smart Card) is sustained, where GSA*s Smart Card contract contemplates the purchase of credit card-sized plastic cards, while the task order here contemplates the purchase of cloth cover sheets for electronic passports with embedded integrated circuit chip inlays that are significantly larger in size than a Smart Card and are manufactured using different materials; task order requirements for adhesive and travel are also not included in GSA*s Smart Card contract. DECISION Anteon Corporation protests the issuance of task order request (TOR) No. BA24076GPS by the General Services Administration (GSA) for electronic passport covers under the agency*s *Smart Identification Card* (Smart Card) contact. Anteon contends that electronic passport covers are outside the scope of the Smart Card contract. We sustain the protest. BACKGROUND The Smart Card contract is an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (ID/IQ) contract, issued by GSA, for the *supplies and services necessary to support a common, interoperable, multi-application Smart Card program.* Smart Card Solicitation S: C.3. The Smart Card program is a cooperative effort under the leadership of GSA and a steering committee comprised of federal civilian, defense, and intelligence communities. The program is described as a *first step* in addressing a *growing concern related to the security and safety of government personnel, buildings, systems, and other facilities,* and in addressing the *need for the Federal government to provide the necessary tools and safeguards to support the burgeoning growth in electronic commerce.* Id. S: C.1(a). The Smart Card program is available for use by *all authorized activities that have received written delegated ordering authority from [GSA].* These activities, *[a]t a minimum,* may use the Smart Card as a *Federal employee, Armed Services, military dependent or federal beneficiary identification card.* Id. S: C.3. The Smart Card contract provides for award of task or delivery orders for Smart Card solutions that, among other things, *support visual identification, physical access control and logical access control functions on a single card.* Id. S: C.5(b). The Smart Card is defined to be a *Credit Size Card with an integrated chip* that is 3.370 inches wide, 2.125 inches high, and 0.030 inches thick. Id. S:S: C.2(d), J.7.[1] The Smart Card contract contemplates that the Smart Card will *encompass a broad range of applications.* Id. S: C.4(a). The actual configuration of the Smart Card system is expected to vary from organization to organization depending on agency needs and other factors, but certain *generic components* are to be part of every Smart Card platform: an integrated circuit (IC) chip card that *may utilize multiple technologies and have varying capabilities,* a central card management system, card issuing equipment including computers and peripherals, a certificate/attribute authority system, a card acceptance device, applications, and interfaces to legacy databases. Id. S: C.5(a); see also id. S: C.4(a) (*Conceptually,* the services shall consist of cards, card readers, and driver software). In addition, the contract provides for a *customized selection* of various Smart Card functions, services, and applications *[t]o meet the specific circumstances and to enhance an organization*s Smart Card Program.* Id. S: C.5. These services include providing such things as a card security and inventory control system, program integration and management, standard reporting, and card holder services. Id. S: C.5(e)(3)(5), (7), (8). The TOR, issued on November 21, 2003 to four Smart Card contractors, seeks delivery of embedded IC chips into electronic passport covers.