Sigmatech, Inc. (FORP-026787)

B-419565,B-419565.2,B-419565.3,B-419565.4,B-419568,B-419568.2,B-419568.3,B-419568.4,B-419595 May 07, 2021 Jump To FULL REPORT VIEW DECISION RELATED PAGES GAO CONTACTS Highlights Sigmatech, Inc., of Huntsville, Alabama, protests the issuance of three task orders to Torch Technologies, Inc., also of Huntsville, Alabama, under fair opportunity proposal request (FOPR) Nos. FOPR026783 (hardware-in-the-loop (HWIL) systems of systems (SoS) development, integration & testing), FOPR026787 (HWIL missile), and FOPR026788 (modeling and simulation for aviation and missile systems (MSAM)), which were issued by the Department of the Army, Army Contracting Command-- Redstone Arsenal, for support of the agency's Software, Simulation, Systems Engineering & Integration (S3I) directorate. The protester argues that the agency applied an undisclosed evaluation preference for the award of all three task orders to a single contractor; improperly bundled the three awards in violation of small business laws and regulations; failed to consider the effect of the issuance of multiple task orders on the awardee's technical proposals; unreasonably evaluated the technical proposals in the HWIL SoS and MSAM procurements; improperly excluded the protester's proposal from the competitive range and conducted unequal discussions with the awardee in the HWIL missile procurement; and improperly considered price and cost savings in the HWIL SoS award decision. We deny in part and dismiss in part the protests. 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:  Sigmatech, Inc. File:  B-419565; B-419565.2; B-419565.3; B-419565.4; B-419568; B-419568.2; B-419568.3; B-419568.4; B-419595 Date:  May 7, 2021 Dennis J. Callahan, Esq., Jeffery M. Chiow, Esq., Deborah N. Rodin, Esq., and Emily A. Wieser, Esq., Rogers Joseph O’Donnell, PC, for the protester. Roderic G. Steakley, Esq., and Benjamin R. Little, Esq., Sirote & Permutt, P.C., for Torch Technologies, Inc., the intervenor. Jonathan A. Hardage, Esq., Deborah Muldoon, Esq., Vincent Ongjoco, Esq., and Wade L. Brown, Esq., Department of the Army, for the agency. Jonathan L. Kang, Esq., and John Sorrenti, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST 1.  Protest that the agency applied an undisclosed preference that the award of task orders under three separate solicitations be made to a single offeror is denied where the record does not support the protester’s allegation.  2.  Protest that the agency’s award of multiple task orders to a single offeror constituted improper bundling of small business requirements is dismissed as untimely where the solicitations did not prohibit award of all orders to the same offeror. 3.  Protest that the agency improperly failed to consider the effect of the award of multiple task orders on the awardee’s technical approach is denied where the solicitations did not require the agency to consider this matter and the protester does not show that resources in the awardee’s proposal were unavailable as a result of the multiple awards. 4.  Protest of the evaluation of technical proposals is denied where the evaluations were reasonable, equal, and consistent with the terms of the solicitations. 5.  Protest of the agency’s decision to conduct discussions with the awardee after eliminating protester’s proposal from the competitive range, thereby establishing a competitive range of one, is denied where the agency’s decision to limit the competitive range was reasonable and where the agency did not treat the offerors unequally. 6.  Protest challenging the award decision is denied where the agency properly considered price and cost savings associated with the awardee’s technical proposal. DECISION Sigmatech, Inc., of Huntsville, Alabama, protests the issuance of three task orders to Torch Technologies, Inc., also of Huntsville, Alabama, under fair opportunity proposal request (FOPR) Nos.