ActioNet, Inc.

B-416557.4 Feb 27, 2019 Jump To FULL REPORT VIEW DECISION RELATED PAGES GAO CONTACTS Highlights ActioNet, Inc. of Vienna, Virginia protests the corrective action taken by the Department of the Interior (DOI), Interior Business Center, Acquisition Services Directorate, in response to ActioNet's protest of DOI's issuance of a task order to ASRC Federal Data Network Technologies (AFDNT) of Beltsville, Maryland, under request for quotations (RFQ) No. 140D0418Q0172, for Defense Healthcare Management Systems sustainment and systems integration support services. ActioNet alleges that the agency's decision to allow offerors to update their quotations to substitute key personnel but not allow any other quotation revisions is unreasonable and constitutes unequal discussions. We deny the protest. 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:  ActioNet, Inc. File:  B-416557.4 Date:   February 27, 2019 Gregory H. Petkoff, Esq., and Carla J. Weiss, Esq., Jenner & Block LLP, for the protester. Damien C. Specht, Esq., Rachael K. Plymale, Esq., and R. Locke Bell, Esq., Morrison & Foerster LLP, for the intervenor. William B. Blake, Esq., Department of the Interior, for the agency. John Sorrenti, Esq., and Christina Sklarew, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST In taking corrective action in response to bid protest, agency acted within its discretion to limit quotation revisions allowing offerors to update only key personnel where agency reasonably concluded that only this information was needed. DECISION ActioNet, Inc. of Vienna, Virginia protests the corrective action taken by the Department of the Interior (DOI), Interior Business Center, Acquisition Services Directorate, in response to ActioNet’s protest of DOI’s issuance of a task order to ASRC Federal Data Network Technologies (AFDNT) of Beltsville, Maryland, under request for quotations (RFQ) No. 140D0418Q0172, for Defense Healthcare Management Systems sustainment and systems integration support services.  ActioNet alleges that the agency’s decision to allow offerors to update their quotations to substitute key personnel but not allow any other quotation revisions is unreasonable and constitutes unequal discussions. We deny the protest. BACKGROUND The agency issued the RFQ to holders of the National Institutes of Health Information Technology Acquisition and Assessment Center, Chief Information Officer-Solutions and Partners 3 (CIO‑SP3) indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity multiple-award contract.  The RFQ, issued pursuant to Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) section 16.505, sought quotations for sustainment and systems integration support services for various Defense Medical Information Exchange products.  RFQ at 1.[1]  The RFQ provided that the task order was to be awarded on a best-value tradeoff basis for a 1-year base period and four 1-year option periods.  RFQ at 1-3.  The best-value decision was to be based on four technical evaluation factors and price.  The four technical evaluation factors, listed in descending order of importance, were:  management and technical approach; personnel qualifications; organizational experience; and past performance.  Id. at 12. As relevant to this protest, the RFQ identified eight key personnel positions and the minimum requirements and qualifications for each position.  Id. at 7.  For each key person, offerors had to provide a resume and letter of commitment, and certify that the key person would be available at the time of award, and for a period of no less than one year.  Id.