Alphaport Inc.

B-414086.3 May 23, 2017 Jump To VIEW DECISION DOWNLOADS RELATED PAGES GAO CONTACTS Highlights Alphaport, Inc., of Cleveland, Ohio, requests that we reconsider our decision in Alphaport, Inc., B-414086, B-414086.2, Feb. 10, 2017, 2017 CPD ¶ 69, in which we denied Alphaport's protest challenging the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) award of a contract to Banner Quality Management, Inc. (Banner), of Ellicott City, Maryland pursuant to request for proposals (RFP) No. NNC16ZNA009R for technical support services. Alphaport argues that our decision contained errors of law that warrant reconsideration of our decision. We deny the request for reconsideration. We deny the request for reconsideration. 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:  Alphaport Inc.--Reconsideration File:  B-414086.3 Date:  May 23, 2017 Bradley D. Wine, Esq., Tina D. Reynolds, Esq., Steven W. Cave, Esq., and Sandeep N. Nandivada, Esq., Morrison & Foerster LLP, for the protester. Edward T. DeLisle, Esq., Jacqueline J. Ryan, Esq., Maria L. Panichelli, Esq., and Carl J. Vernetti, Esq., Cohen Seglias Pallas Greenhall & Furman PC, for Banner Quality Management, Inc., an intervenor. Richard J. McCarthy, Esq., Macallister A. West, Esq., and Oliver J. Dunford, Esq., National Aeronautics and Space Administration, for the agency. Nora K. Adkins, Esq., and Tania Calhoun, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST Request for reconsideration is denied where the requesting party has not shown that our decision contains either errors of fact or law that warrant reversal or modification of the decision. DECISION Alphaport, Inc., of Cleveland, Ohio, requests that we reconsider our decision in Alphaport, Inc., B-414086, B-414086.2, Feb. 10, 2017, 2017 CPD ¶ 69, in which we denied Alphaport’s protest challenging the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) award of a contract to Banner Quality Management, Inc. (Banner), of Ellicott City, Maryland pursuant to request for proposals (RFP) No. NNC16ZNA009R for technical support services.  Alphaport argues that our decision contained errors of law that warrant reconsideration of our decision. We deny the request for reconsideration. BACKGROUND The RFP was issued on March 24, 2016, under Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) part 15 and set aside for woman-owned small businesses.  RFP at 00423, 00645.  The solicitation contemplated the award of a single cost-plus-fixed-fee contract, with a 2‑year base and three 1-year option periods, for technical support services for the NASA Safety Center at the Glenn Research Center.  Id. at 00425, 00428, 00446, 00494.  Award was to be made on a best-value basis considering three evaluation factors:  technical capability, cost/price, and relevant experience and past performance.  Id. at 00525.  Technical capability was more important than past performance, which was approximately equal in importance to cost/price.  Id. at 00531.  The technical factors, when combined, were significantly more important than price.  Id. For the cost factor, the solicitation stated that a cost realism analysis would be conducted to assess the reasonableness and realism of the proposed costs.  Id. at 00528.  The solicitation also advised that the status of an offeror’s accounting system and audits of such systems would be considered as part of the cost evaluation.  Id.