Warfighter Focused Logistics, Inc. (SPE7L4-25-Q-0148)

B-423546,B-423546.2 Aug 05, 2025 Jump To FULL REPORT VIEW DECISION RELATED PAGES GAO CONTACTS Highlights Warfighter Focused Logistics, Inc. (WFL), of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, protests the issuance of a delivery order to Vehicle Maintenance Program, Inc. (VMP), of Boca Raton, Florida, under request for quotations (RFQ) No. SPE7L4-25-Q-0148 by the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) for vehicle tire cross chains. The protester argues that the agency improperly avoided use of WFL's existing long-term contract (LTC), unreasonably evaluated quotations, and conducted a flawed source selection decision. We deny the protest. View Decision Decision Matter of: Warfighter Focused Logistics, Inc. File: B-423546, B-423546.2 Date: August 5, 2025 Darrell Kem, for the protester. Julie K. Phillips, Esq., and Andrew Demosthenous, Esq., Defense Logistics Agency, for the agency. Emily R. O'Hara, Esq., and Peter H. Tran, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST 1. Protest challenging agency's failure to use protester's existing long-term contract to procure the required goods is dismissed where the issue would require interpreting protester's existing contract and determining whether agency's actions constituted a contract breach, which is a matter of contract administration that GAO will not review. 2. Protest challenging evaluation of awardee's quotation is dismissed for failure to state a valid basis of protest, and protest challenging agency's evaluation of protester's past performance is denied where agency's evaluation was reasonable and consistent with the terms of the solicitation. 3. Protest challenging agency's source selection decision is denied where agency reasonably determined awardee's higher-priced quotation was worth the price premium, and the agency's decision was sufficiently documented. DECISION Warfighter Focused Logistics, Inc. (WFL), of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, protests the issuance of a delivery order to Vehicle Maintenance Program, Inc. (VMP), of Boca Raton, Florida, under request for quotations (RFQ) No. SPE7L4-25-Q-0148 by the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) for vehicle tire cross chains. The protester argues that the agency improperly avoided use of WFL's existing long-term contract (LTC), unreasonably evaluated quotations, and conducted a flawed source selection decision. We deny the protest. BACKGROUND The agency issued the solicitation on April 15, 2025, as a small business set-aside, pursuant to the procedures of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) part 13 and the special emergency procurement authority of FAR part 18. Agency Report (AR), Tab 2, RFQ at 1[1]; Contracting Officer's Statement and Memorandum of Law (COS/MOL) at 2. The agency sought the supply of 1770 tire cross chains, used for various critical weapons systems. RFQ at 4; AR, Tab 8, Simplified Acquisition Award Document (SAAD) at 1. Award was to be made on a best-value tradeoff basis, considering the following evaluation factors: past performance, offered delivery, and price. RFQ at 2. The solicitation required the tire cross chains to be delivered within 150 days. Id. Relevant here, the agency did not contemplate, nor did the solicitation provide for, discussions with vendors prior to making award. See generally RFQ. The agency received four quotations by the April 22 submission deadline. COS/MOL at 3. On April 25, DLA issued a delivery order to VMP for $983,324, finding VMP to represent the best value to the government. AR, Tab 1, Delivery Order at 1; AR, Tab 8, SAAD at 3,9. WFL filed an agency-level protest on April 29. AR, Tab 11, Agency-Level Protest. The agency denied that agency-level protest on May 15. AR, Tab 12, Agency-Level Protest Decision. WFL then filed this protest with our Office on May 17. DISCUSSION The protester raises several challenges, asserting among others that (1) bypassing WFL's LTC was improper; (2) the agency's evaluation of quotations was unreasonable; and (3) the agency's source selection decision was flawed. Protest at 2-4. The agency responds that its evaluation and source selection decision were conducted properly. COS/MOL at 5-7. Although we do not address every aspect of WFL's protest, we have reviewed all of the protester's allegations and find no basis to sustain the protest. Protester's Long-Term Contract The protester first argues that DLA improperly bypassed WFL's existing LTC. Protest at 2. Specifically, the protester contends “WFL holds a current and valid Long-Term Contract (LTC) with DLA for the exact same item (NSN 2540-01-483-2930) covered under the RFQ,” and alleges that its LTC was viable and “not fully utilized, nor were the order quantities exceeded.” Id.