United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao_comptroller_general legislative 2016-06-23 U.S. Government Publishing Office 2004-06-18 monographic deposited born digital 6 p. GA 1.13:B-292865.4 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-B-292865-4 P0b002ee18fd4aa3d f:2928654 DGPO 2016-06-23 2016-06-23 GAOREPORTS-B-292865-4 machine generated eng fdlp COMPTROLLERDECISION GAOREPORTS-B-292865-4 B-292865.4 Comptroller General Decision A <p/> 1. Allegation that agency unreasonably determined that protester lacked experience sufficiently similar to the work under the solicitation to qualify for award is denied where contract sought file maintenance services for a facility containing more than 4A million folders, and largest facility protester had maintained contained 125,000 folders; fact that proposed subcontractors possessed additional experience did not render agency*s determination unreasonable, since solicitation required that offeror have sufficient experience of its own.<p/> A <p/> 2. Agency reasonably attributed experience of affiliated companies to awardee where proposal demonstrated a significant nexus to the affiliates, including the proposed use of affiliates* experienced employees as key personnel, and statement that parent company would fully support the contract and that its financial resources would be available to awardee.<p/> A <p/> 3. Allegation that agency improperly concluded that awardee would comply with solicitation*s limitation on subcontracting is denied where awardee*s proposal did not take express exception to the limitation, and firm assured agency that it understood and would comply with requirement. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-B-292865-4/html/GAOREPORTS-B-292865-4.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-B-292865-4/pdf/GAOREPORTS-B-292865-4.pdf GAO/B-292865.4 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-B-292865-4 Comptroller General Decision GAO/B-292865.4; Ecompex, Inc., B-292865.4; B-292865.5; B-292865.6, June 18, 2004;