Science Applications International Corporation (47QFCA25R0014)

B-424255,B-424255.2 May 19, 2026 Jump To VIEW DECISION DOWNLOADS RELATED PAGES GAO CONTACTS Highlights Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) of Reston, Virginia, protests the issuance of a task order to Accenture Federal Services (Accenture) of Arlington, Virginia, under task order request (TOR) No. 47QFCA25R0014, issued by the General Services Administration (GSA), in support of the Department of the Army, United States Army Corps of Engineers (the Corps), for enterprise information technology (IT) services. The protester challenges the evaluation of proposals and the source selection 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: Science Applications International Corporation File: B-424255; B-424255.2 Date: May 19, 2026 Kara L. Daniels, Esq., Thomas A. Pettit, Esq., and Adrienne Jackson, Esq., Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholar LLP, for the protester. Aron C. Beezley, Esq., and Gabrielle A. Sprio, Esq., Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP, for Accenture Federal Services, the intervenor. Steven C. Haubner, Esq., and Kelli Cochran, Esq., General Services Administration, for the agency. Raymond Richards, Esq., and John Sorrenti, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST 1. Protest challenging the agency's technical evaluation of proposals is denied where the record demonstrates that the evaluation was conducted reasonably and in accordance with the terms of the solicitation. 2. Allegations of disparate treatment are denied where the protester fails to demonstrate that different evaluation results were the product of substantively indistinguishable approaches. 3. Challenges to the best‑value tradeoff decision are denied where the record sufficiently documents the basis for the award decision and the rationale for the tradeoff decisions made. DECISION Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) of Reston, Virginia, protests the issuance of a task order to Accenture Federal Services (Accenture) of Arlington, Virginia, under task order request (TOR) No. 47QFCA25R0014, issued by the General Services Administration (GSA), in support of the Department of the Army, United States Army Corps of Engineers (the Corps), for enterprise information technology (IT) services. The protester challenges the evaluation of proposals and the source selection decision. We deny the protest. BACKGROUND The agency issued the TOR on June 6, 2025, to holders of the GSA Alliant 2 governmentwide acquisition contract (GWAC), under the procedures of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) section 16.505.[1] Protest, exh. H, TOR Cover Letter at 347;[2] Agency Report (AR), Tab 2, TOR at 1. The procurement is referred to as cyber, automation, systems, technology and lifecycle enterprise network services, or “CASTLE‑NET.”[3] TOR at 1. The TOR explains that the Corps' Office of the Chief Information Officer, requires enterprise information management and information technology services. Id. at 11. Under CASTLE‑NET, the prospective contractor will provide the Corps with technical capabilities, including program management, IT infrastructure and shared services, general IT, cyber security services, engineering design, telecommunications services, strategic analysis and planning, and emergency response. Id. at 12. The TOR contemplated the issuance of a hybrid cost‑plus‑award‑fee and fixed‑price task order with a 1‑year base period and four 1‑year option periods. Id. at 2, 50. The task order would be issued to the contractor whose proposal represented the best value to the government considering the following evaluation factors, listed here in order of importance: (1) technical approach and scenario response; (2) management approach; (3) key personnel and project staffing; (4) corporate experience; and (5) cost/price. Id. at 145, 147. When combined, the technical evaluation factors were considered significantly more important than cost/price.[4] Id. at 147. GSA received multiple proposals in response to the TOR, including proposals from SAIC and Accenture. AR, Tab 5, Source Selection Decision Document (SSDD) at 127‑128. The relevant evaluation results are as follows:   SAIC Accenture Technical Approach & Scenario Response Good Excellent Management Approach Acceptable Acceptable Key Personnel & Project Staffing Acceptable Acceptable Corporate Experience Relevant Relevant Overall Technical Good Excellent Cost/Price[5] $1,401,410,077 $1,431,877,836 Id. at 127‑128. In short, the agency determined that Accenture's higher‑technically‑rated proposal was worth the associated price premium. COS ¶¶ 14‑15. Accordingly, on January 13, 2026, the agency issued the task order to Accenture.