ICF Incorporated, LLC (47QFCA23R0073)

B-422526,B-422526.2 Jul 18, 2024 Jump To VIEW DECISION DOWNLOADS RELATED PAGES GAO CONTACTS Highlights ICF Incorporated, LLC, of Reston, Virginia, protests the issuance of a task order to General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc. (GDIT), of Falls Church, Virginia, under task order request (TOR) No. 47QFCA23R0073, issued by the General Services Administration (GSA) for Assisted Service Shared Information System (ASSIST) modernization and maintenance services. The protester challenges the agency's evaluation and award 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: ICF Incorporated, LLC File: B-422526; B-422526.2 Date: July 18, 2024 Kevin P. Connelly, Esq., Kelly E. Buroker, Esq., Jeffrey M. Lowry, Esq., and Michael P. Ols, Esq., Vedder Price PC, for the protester. Noah B. Bleicher, Esq., Moshe B. Broder, Esq., Andrew L. Balland, Esq., Ginsey V. Kramarczyk, Esq., and Sierra A. Paskins, Esq., Jenner & Block LLP, for General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc., the intervenor. Marie Cochran, Esq., and Alissa J. K. Schrider, Esq., General Services Administration, for the agency. Heather Weiner, Esq., and Jennifer D. Westfall-McGrail, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST Protest challenging agency's technical evaluation is denied where the agency evaluated the proposals in accordance with the terms of the solicitation. DECISION ICF Incorporated, LLC, of Reston, Virginia, protests the issuance of a task order to General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc. (GDIT), of Falls Church, Virginia, under task order request (TOR) No. 47QFCA23R0073, issued by the General Services Administration (GSA) for Assisted Service Shared Information System (ASSIST) modernization and maintenance services. The protester challenges the agency's evaluation and award decision. We deny the protest. BACKGROUND The agency issued the RFP on November 14, 2023, under the GSA Alliant 2 governmentwide acquisition contract vehicle and pursuant to Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) section 16.505 procedures.[1] Agency Report (AR), Tab 7, TOR at 59, 147.[2] The TOR seeks modernization and maintenance; development, modernization, and enhancement (DM&E); and operations and maintenance capabilities to enable the continued evolution of GSA's ASSIST. Contracting Officer's Statement (COS) at ¶ 1; TOR at 70-71. According to the TOR, the ASSIST system is a GSA-owned business system that delivers a standardized, compliant, integrated, and streamlined experience to GSA service delivery and management of interagency assisted acquisitions. TOR at 70. The TOR contemplated the issuance of a cost-plus-award-fee task order with cost-reimbursable contract line item numbers for a period of performance of one year, with six 1-year option periods. TOR at 60, 94. Award was to be made on a best-value tradeoff basis to the vendor “whose proposal is the most advantageous to the Government,” considering price and the following four non-price factors, in descending order of importance: technical approach, management approach, key personnel and project staffing, and corporate experience. Id. at 147, 149. The solicitation provided that all evaluation factors other than price, when combined, are significantly more important than price. Id. at 149. Proposals were to be submitted in four parts: part I (contractor registration and elements of cost submission information), part II (written cost/price proposal), part III (written technical proposal), and part IV (virtual oral technical proposal presentation). Id. at 131. The TOR indicated the agency's intent to combine the results of the written submissions and the oral presentation to arrive at a rating for the technical evaluation factors as a whole. Id. at 149. GSA received timely submitted proposals from four offerors, including ICF and GDIT.[3] AR, Tab 18, Award Decision Document at 467. After evaluating the proposals, the agency assigned ICF's and GDIT's proposals the following ratings:[4]   ICF GDIT Overall Technical Good Excellent Technical Approach Good Excellent Management Approach Good Excellent Key Personnel/Project Staffing Good Excellent Corporate Experience Relevant Relevant Total Proposed Price $336,045,456 $309,828,064 Id. at 468, 518. Of relevance to the protest here, ICF's proposal received two strengths and one weakness under the technical approach factor; one strength under the management approach factor; and two strengths and one weakness under the key personnel/project staffing factor.