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B-417822 Oct 11, 2019 Jump To VIEW DECISION DOWNLOADS RELATED PAGES GAO CONTACTS Highlights Async-Nu Microsystems, Inc., of Fredericksburg, Virginia, a small business, protests actions taken by agency contracting officials in connection with the issuance of request for proposals (RFP) No. 47QFCA19R0033, issued by the General Services Administration (GSA), Federal Acquisition Service, for commercial-item program management and acquisition support services for GSA's Federal Systems Integration and Management Center (FEDSIM), in Washington, D.C. Async-Nu contends that GSA officials unjustifiably limited competition by misleading the firm about the release of the RFP. We deny the protest. View Decision Decision Matter of:  Async-Nu Microsystems, Inc. File:  B-417822 Date:  October 11, 2019 John R. Tolle, Esq., and H. Todd Whay, Esq., Baker, Cronogue, Tolle & Werfel, LLP, for the protester. Marie Cochran, Esq., General Services Administration, for the agency. Paul N. Wengert, Esq., and Tania Calhoun, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST Protest that agency contracting official misled protester regarding issuance of solicitation is denied because the information that the protester received was accurate when sent and not misleading, the solicitation was posted on fbo.gov a short time later, and the posting provided constructive notice of its issuance to all prospective offerors.  DECISION Async-Nu Microsystems, Inc., of Fredericksburg, Virginia, a small business, protests actions taken by agency contracting officials in connection with the issuance of request for proposals (RFP) No. 47QFCA19R0033, issued by the General Services Administration (GSA), Federal Acquisition Service, for commercial-item program management and acquisition support services for GSA’s Federal Systems Integration and Management Center (FEDSIM), in Washington, D.C.  Async‑Nu contends that GSA officials unjustifiably limited competition by misleading the firm about the release of the RFP. We deny the protest.  BACKGROUND The background for this protest centers on a series of public electronic postings and communications between Async-Nu and FEDSIM contracting personnel.  On January 18, 2019, the contract specialist for this procurement posted a request for information (RFI) on the fbo.gov website, seeking potential sources to provide program, office, and operation management support; acquisition management support; technical writing support; contract quality control support; graphic design support; data analysis and automation support; and SCIF [special compartmentalized information facility] support.  Contract Specialist’s Statement at 1.  On April 22, the same contract specialist created a new fbo.gov posting, labeled as a “notice of intent to solicit,” which generally described the agency’s requirement.  Agency Report (AR) Tab 2, FBO.gov Posting (Apr. 22, 2019) at 1.  On May 8, the contract specialist added a posting under the April 22 notice that provided information for a site visit.  AR Tab 3, FBO.gov Posting (May 8, 2019) at 1.  On the morning of May 16, the contract specialist posted another document that was separate from the April 22 Notice, and was labeled as a synopsis.  AR Tab 4, FBO.gov Posting (May 16, 2019) at 1 & Tab 5, FBO.gov Posting (May 16, 2019) at 1.  Later on May 16, the contract specialist canceled the synopsis posting.  AR Tab 7, FBO.gov Posting (May 16, 2019) at 2.  The cancellation entry included a link that led to a new, separate posting that the contract specialist created a short time earlier.  Id. at 3.