ManTech Advanced Systems International, Inc. (RFQ-09232022)

B-421560.14,B-421560.16 May 08, 2025 Jump To VIEW DECISION DOWNLOADS RELATED PAGES GAO CONTACTS Highlights ManTech Advanced Systems International, Inc., of Herndon, Virginia, protests the issuance of a task order to Leidos, Inc., of Reston, Virginia, under request for quotations (RFQ) No. RFQ-09232022, issued by the Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), for digital and information technology services. In its current protest, ManTech asserts that the solicitation no longer reflects the agency's requirements and should be amended to address changing requirements for federal government employees in the executive branch, based on a presidential memorandum and subsequent guidance. ManTech also complains that the agency misevaluated its quotation under two evaluation factors. We dismiss the protest in part and deny it in part. 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: ManTech Advanced Systems International, Inc. File: B-421560.14; B-421560.16 Date: May 8, 2025 Daniel R. Forman, Esq., William B. O’Reilly, Esq., and Roxanne N. Cassidy, Esq., Crowell & Moring LLP, for the protester. James J. McCullough, Esq., Michael J. Anstett, Esq., and Robert C. Starling, Esq., Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP, for Leidos, Inc., the intervenor. Camille Small-Simon, Esq., and Carlos S. Pedraza, Esq., Department of Justice, for the agency. Glenn G. Wolcott, Esq., and April Y. Shields, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST 1. Protest alleging that agency was required to amend the solicitation in response to changing requirements for federal government employees in the executive branch, based on a presidential memorandum and subsequent guidance, is dismissed for failure to state a valid basis of protest. 2. Protest challenging various aspects of the agency’s evaluation of the protester’s quotation under the corporate experience and staffing approach factors, and the agency’s best-value tradeoff decision based on those alleged evaluation errors, is denied where the evaluation and best-value tradeoff decision were reasonable and consistent with the terms of the solicitation. DECISION ManTech Advanced Systems International, Inc., of Herndon, Virginia, protests the issuance of a task order to Leidos, Inc., of Reston, Virginia, under request for quotations (RFQ) No. RFQ‑09232022, issued by the Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), for digital and information technology services. In its current protest,[1] ManTech asserts that the solicitation no longer reflects the agency’s requirements and should be amended to address changing requirements for federal government employees in the executive branch, based on a presidential memorandum and subsequent guidance. ManTech also complains that the agency misevaluated its quotation under two evaluation factors. We dismiss the protest in part and deny it in part. BACKGROUND On August 23, 2022, pursuant to Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) subpart 8.4, the agency issued the RFQ to vendors holding General Services Administration, Multiple Award Schedule contracts under Special Identification Number 54151S for information technology professional services. See Agency Report (AR), Tab 3‑1, RFQ amend. 13 (RFQ).[2] The solicitation sought quotations to provide agile teams, each comprised of three to eleven individuals, to deliver digital and information technology services for the FBI’s Criminal Justice Information Services Division (CJIS).[3] The RFQ contemplated issuance of five task orders (collectively referred to as “FBI Agility with SAFe Teams” or “FAST”)--one task order for each of five areas within the FBI’s CJIS that are supported by this procurement; each task order was identified by a separate contract line item number (CLIN).[4] This protest concerns only the task order issued under CLIN 2, biometric services. RFQ at 5. The period of performance for the task order includes a base period of one year (including a 3-month transition period) and four 12-month option periods. Id.