Tanaq Government Services, LLC (B-422880)

You should not care.

Category: Technical evaluation, cost or price evaluation, past performance.

Date: 2 December 2024

URL: https://www.gao.gov/assets/b-422880.pdf

Tanaq Government Services, LLC, protested GSA’s establishment of a BPA with Jones Lang LaSalle Americas, Inc., for facilities maintenance services at two federal buildings. Tanaq alleged flaws in GSA’s evaluation of its management plan and the best-value determination. Key issues:

1. Staffing Plan: GAO upheld GSA’s finding that Tanaq’s proposed project manager lacked detailed qualifications meeting the RFQ’s minimum requirements.
2. Project Management Plan: The plan failed to detail strategies for supporting third-party construction projects as required.
3. Energy and Water Management: The submission lacked future-focused plans and details on tracking or documentation.
4. Stormwater Compliance: The approach omitted regulatory compliance and subcontractor use details.

The protest was denied, as Tanaq’s technical shortcomings rendered its proposal unawardable, with no prejudice resulting from other evaluated elements.

Digest

Protest challenging agency’s evaluation of quotations and the resulting best-value determination is denied where the agency’s evaluation was reasonable and consistent with the terms of the solicitation, and the challenge to the best-value determination is based on the same evaluation challenges that are without merit.