Agile Defense, Inc.

B-412811.2 Oct 17, 2016 Jump To VIEW DECISION DOWNLOADS RELATED PAGES GAO CONTACTS Highlights Agile Defense, Inc., of Reston, Virginia, protests the issuance of a task order to Advanced Alliant Solutions Team, LLC (AAST), of Fairfax, Virginia, under request for proposals (RFP) No. W91CRB-15-R-0039, issued by the Department of the Army, Army Test and Evaluation Command, for information technology support services. Agile challenges the Army's assignment of deficiencies to the firm's proposal. We deny the protest. View Decision DOCUMENT FOR PUBLIC RELEASE The decision issued on the date below was subject to a GAO Protective Order. This redacted version has been approved for public release. Decision Matter of:  Agile Defense, Inc. File:  B-412811.2 Date:  October 17, 2016 Joseph P. Hornyak, Esq., Elizabeth N. Jochum, Esq., and Kelly A. Krystyniak, Esq., Holland & Knight LLP, for the protester. Steven J. Koprince, Esq., Matthew T. Schoonover, Esq., Matthew P. Moriarty, Esq., and Candace M. Shields, Esq., Koprince Law LLC, for Advanced Alliant Solutions Team, LLC, the intervenor. Captain Matthew A. Freeman, and Scott N. Flesch, Esq., Department of the Army, for the agency. Paula J. Haurilesko, Esq., and Tania Calhoun, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST Protest that the agency unreasonably concluded that one of the protester’s proposed project managers failed to meet the minimum requirements of the solicitation is denied, where the record shows that the individual’s resume did not demonstrate that the requirements were met.   DECISION Agile Defense, Inc., of Reston, Virginia, protests the issuance of a task order to Advanced Alliant Solutions Team, LLC (AAST), of Fairfax, Virginia, under request for proposals (RFP) No. W91CRB-15-R-0039, issued by the Department of the Army, Army Test and Evaluation Command, for information technology support services.  Agile challenges the Army’s assignment of deficiencies to the firm’s proposal. We deny the protest. BACKGROUND The RFP was issued on September 3, 2015 to holders of the General Services Administration’s (GSA) Alliant Small Business government-wide acquisition contract (GWAC).  The solicitation contemplated the issuance of a cost-plus-fixed-fee task order for a base year with four 1-year options against the successful offeror’s Alliant GWAC.  The successful offeror is to provide information technology (IT), IT logistics, and cybersecurity support to the Army Test and Evaluation Command headquarters, the Army Evaluation Center, and the Army’s Aberdeen Test Center, all located at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland; and the Army Operational Test Command at Fort Hood, Texas.  RFP (Conformed) at 56.[1] The RFP stated that award would be made to the responsible offeror whose proposal was determined to be the lowest-priced, technically acceptable proposal.  To be considered for award, a proposal had to be rated acceptable under the technical/management factor (including subfactors) and the past performance factor.  The technical/management factor was comprised of the following subfactors:  project management plan, quality control plan, transition plan, staffing, and experience.[2]  RFP at 177.  With regard to the staffing subfactor, offerors were required to provide a resume for each of the three individuals identified as key personnel:  the program manager, a project manager for Aberdeen Proving Ground, and a project manager for Fort Hood.  The resumes were to show the experience, duties, and responsibilities that were held in previous positions and were relevant to the performance work statement.  Id.