IAP World Services, Inc. (N62470-16-R-5008)

B-418566.2,B-418566.3,B-418566.4 Aug 20, 2020 Jump To FULL REPORT VIEW DECISION RELATED PAGES GAO CONTACTS Highlights IAP World Services, Inc., of Cape Canaveral, Florida, protests the award of an indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract to Vectrus-J&J Facilities Support, LLC (VJFS), of Colorado Springs, Colorado, under request for proposals (RFP) No. N6247016R5008, issued by the Department of the Navy for base operations support services. IAP alleges that VJFS materially misrepresented its proposal, and that the Navy unreasonably evaluated proposals and improperly made its source selection decision. 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:  IAP World Services, Inc. File:  B-418566.2; B-418566.3; B-418566.4 Date:  August 20, 2020 Abigail T. Stokes, Esq., Jason N. Workmaster, Esq., Alejandro Sarria, Esq., and Emily Kelley, Esq., Miller & Chevalier, for the protester. Adam K. Lasky, Esq., Seyfarth Shaw, LLP, and Howard W. Roth, Esq., and Daniel O. Culicover, Esq., Oles Morrison Rinker & Baker, LLP, for Vectrus-J&J Facilities Support, LLC, the intervenor. Nicolle A. Vasquez, Esq., Department of the Navy, for the agency. Todd C. Culliton, Esq., and Tania Calhoun, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST 1.  Protest that the agency’s evaluation was unreasonable due to a material misrepresentation in the awardee’s proposal is denied where the record shows that the alleged misrepresentation did not invalidate the evaluation. 2.  Protest that the agency unreasonably evaluated proposals is denied where the evaluation was consistent with the record and applicable statutes and regulations. 3.  Protest that the agency unreasonably made its source selection decision is denied where the record shows that the agency considered the qualitative merit of both proposals, compared the advantages and disadvantages, and made an informed decision based on such considerations. DECISION   IAP World Services, Inc., of Cape Canaveral, Florida, protests the award of an indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract to Vectrus-J&J Facilities Support, LLC (VJFS),[1] of Colorado Springs, Colorado, under request for proposals (RFP) No. N6247016R5008, issued by the Department of the Navy for base operations support services.  IAP alleges that VJFS materially misrepresented its proposal, and that the Navy unreasonably evaluated proposals and improperly made its source selection decision. We deny the protest. BACKGROUND On October 22, 2018, the Navy issued the RFP to procure base operations support services at the Naval Support Activity Annapolis, Maryland.  Agency Report (AR), Tab 1, Conformed RFP at 1.  The selected contractor would provide numerous services, such as facility management, pest control, utility management, and event management.  Id. at 22.  The RFP contemplated the issuance of a fixed-price IDIQ contract to be performed over a 1-year base period and six 1-year option periods.  Id. at 15-21, 470. Award was to be made on a best-value tradeoff basis considering corporate experience, safety, small business utilization, past performance, and price factors.  AR, Tab 1, Conformed RFP at 472-73.  When combined, the corporate experience, safety, and small business utilization factors were of equal importance to the past performance factor.  Id.