Platinum Business Services, LLC (7200AA26Q00002)

B-424276,B-424276.2 May 04, 2026 Jump To FULL REPORT VIEW DECISION RELATED PAGES GAO CONTACTS Highlights Platinum Business Services, LLC, a service-disabled veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB) of Clarksville, Maryland, protests the issuance of a task order to 2TechJV, LLC, an SDVOSB joint venture of Woodbridge, Virginia, under request for quotations (RFQ) No. 7200AA26Q00002, issued by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), to provide institutional support services for the closeout of USAID. The protester challenges various aspects of the agency's evaluation of the vendors' technical and price quotations, as well as the best-value tradeoff determination. 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: Platinum Business Services, LLC File: B-424276; B-424276.2 Date: May 4, 2026 Lee Dougherty, Esq., Esna Mihail, Esq., and Bryan Short, Esq., Effectus, PLLC, for the protester. Isaias “Cy” Alba, IV, Esq., Katherine B. Burrows, Esq., Eric A. Valle, Esq., Timothy F. Valley, Esq., and Kelly A. Kirchgasser, Esq., Piliero Mazza, PLLC, for 2TechJV, LLC, the intervenor. Richard C. Loeb, Esq., Office of Personnel Management, for the United States Agency for International Development, the agency.[1] Michelle Litteken, Esq., and April Y. Shields, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST 1. Protest challenging the agency's evaluation of the vendors' technical and price quotations is denied where the agency's evaluation was reasonable and consistent with the stated evaluation criteria. 2. Protest that the agency performed a flawed best-value tradeoff determination is denied where the agency's actions were reasonable and consistent with the terms of the solicitation. DECISION Platinum Business Services, LLC, a service-disabled veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB) of Clarksville, Maryland, protests the issuance of a task order to 2TechJV, LLC, an SDVOSB joint venture[2] of Woodbridge, Virginia, under request for quotations (RFQ) No. 7200AA26Q00002, issued by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), to provide institutional support services for the closeout of USAID.[3] The protester challenges various aspects of the agency's evaluation of the vendors' technical and price quotations, as well as the best-value tradeoff determination. We deny the protest. BACKGROUND On January 16, 2026, using the procedures of Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Overhaul section 8.401 and General Services Administration Manual subpart 538.71,[4] USAID issued the RFQ to SDVOSB firms under the applicable General Services Administration's federal supply schedule (FSS) contract for institutional support contractor services.[5] Contracting Officer's Statement (COS) at 1; AR, Tab 2, RFQ at 1. USAID sought a contractor to provide services to support agency-wide closeout activities, including “winding down of programs, systems, contracts, grants, other transaction authority mechanisms, interagency agreements, and workforce elements.”[6] RFQ at 9, 12. The RFQ contemplated the issuance of a time-and-materials task order (labor hour with ceiling prices), with a base period from task order issuance until March 7, 2026, followed by four 6-month options. Id. at 1. The RFQ provided that the agency would issue the task order to the vendor whose quotation represented the best value to the agency, and the non-price factors were more important than price. RFQ at 65. The agency reserved the right to issue the task order to a vendor other than the lowest-price vendor. Id. at 66. The RFQ described the three evaluation factors to be used in evaluating technical quotations as follows: 1. The effectiveness and feasibility of the proposed management approach, including organizational structure, management oversight, coordination mechanisms, and internal controls to ensure timely, high quality performance and successful delivery of all [statement of work (SOW)] requirements and deliverables. 2. The effectiveness of the Offeror's approach to recruiting, onboarding, and retaining qualified personnel, including strategies to ensure continuity of performance and access to personnel with relevant experience necessary to successfully perform the work. 3. The extent to which the Offeror and proposed subcontractors demonstrate the breadth and depth of past experience in providing similar services and deliverables. The Offeror's depth of experience managing an activity of similar size and complexity will be evaluated. RFQ at 65.