MERPTech, LLC (1333BJ20R00280001)

B-419759.2,B-419759.3,B-419759.4,B-419759.5,B-419759.7,B-419759.9,B-419759.10,B-419759.11,B-419759.12,B-419759.13 Jul 29, 2021 Jump To FULL REPORT VIEW DECISION RELATED PAGES GAO CONTACTS Highlights Metric 8 LLC, a small business of Atlanta, Georgia; M6-VETS, LLC, a small business of Charleston, South Carolina; RCH Partners, LLC, a small business of Leesburg, Virginia; Stratera Fulcrum Technologies, LLC, a small business joint venture of Alexandria, Virginia; and MERPTech, LLC, a small business joint venture of Herndon, Virginia, protest the award of multiple indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contracts under request for proposals (RFP) No. 1333BJ20R00280001, issued by the Department of Commerce, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO). The RFP anticipated the award of contracts for information technology (IT) development, modernization, enhancement, operations, and maintenance services in support of both legacy and modernized PTO software products, referred to by the agency as the business oriented software solutions (BOSS) procurement. The protesters primarily challenge the agency's evaluation of proposals and resulting source selection decisions. We deny 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:  Metric 8 LLC; M6-VETS, LLC; RCH Partners, LLC; Stratera Fulcrum Technologies, LLC; MERPTech, LLC File:  B-419759.2; B-419759.3; B-419759.4; B-419759.5; B-419759.7;   B‑419759.9; B-419759.10; B-419759.11; B-419759.12; B-419759.13 Date:   July 29, 2021 Damien C. Specht, Esq., James A. Tucker, Esq., and David Allman, Esq., Morrison & Foerster LLP, for Metric 8 LLC; Ryan C. Bradel, Esq., P. Tyson Marx, Esq., Stephen G. Darby, Esq., and Chelsea A. Padgett, Esq., Ward & Berry PLLC, for M6-VETS, LLC; Jon Davidson Levin, Esq., W. Brad English, Esq., and Emily J. Chancey, Esq., Maynard Cooper Gale, for RCH Partners, LLC; Jonathan T. Williams, Esq., Meghan F. Leemon, Esq., Eric A. Valle, Esq., and Christine C. Fries, Esq., Piliero Mazza, PLLC, for Stratera Fulcrum Technologies, LLC; J. Alex Ward, Esq., Rachel K. Plymale, Esq., and Caitlin A. Crujido, Esq., Morrison & Foerster LLP, for MERPTech, LLC, the protesters. Alexander J. Brittin, Esq., Brittin Law Group, PLLC, and Mary Pat Buckenmeyer, Esq., Dunlap Bennett & Ludwig PLLC, for Halvik, Inc.; Elizabeth N. Jochum, Esq., Todd M. Garland, Esq., and Nora K. Brent, Esq., Smith Pachter McWhorter PLC, for RIVA Solutions, Inc.; Gary J. Campbell, Esq., G. Matthew Koehl, Esq., and Lidiya Kurin, Esq., Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP, for Booz Allen Hamilton Inc.; James J. McCullough, Esq., Michael J. Anstett, Esq., Anayansi Rodriguez, Esq., and Christopher H. Bell, Esq., Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP for Science Applications International Corporation; David S. Black, Esq., Gregory R. Hallmark, Esq., Amy L. Fuentes, Esq., Kelsey M. Hayes, Esq., and Hillary J. Freund, Esq., Holland & Knight LLP, for Steampunk, Inc., the intervenors. Andrew Squire, Esq., and Chieko M. Clarke, Esq., Department of Commerce, for the agency. Christopher Alwood, Esq., and Christina Sklarew, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST 1.  Protests challenging the agency’s evaluation of proposals under all of the solicitation’s evaluation factors is denied where either the evaluation was reasonable and consistent with the solicitation’s criteria or the protesters could not establish they were competitively prejudiced by the agency’s actions. 2.  Protests challenging the agency’s comparative analysis and source selection decisions under the solicitation’s source selection scheme, which based award on the highest technically rated proposals with fair and reasonable prices, are denied where the agency’s comparative analysis and source selection decisions were reasonable, adequately documented, and consistent with the terms of the solicitation. DECISION Metric 8 LLC, a small business of Atlanta, Georgia; M6-VETS, LLC, a small business of Charleston, South Carolina; RCH Partners, LLC, a small business of Leesburg, Virginia; Stratera Fulcrum Technologies, LLC, a small business joint venture of Alexandria, Virginia; and MERPTech, LLC, a small business joint venture of Herndon, Virginia, protest the award of multiple indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contracts under request for proposals (RFP) No. 1333BJ20R00280001, issued by the Department of Commerce, U.S.