SOS International, LLC (B-423366.2)

You should not care.

Category: Technical evaluation, Process issue

Date: 11 June 2025

URL: https://www.gao.gov/products/b-423366.2

SOS International, LLC (SOSI), protested the issuance of a task order to Peraton, Inc., by the Army for IT support services for the Army's Global Cyber Center. SOSI challenged the agency's evaluation of their oral presentation, alleging it was unreasonable and inconsistent with the solicitation criteria. The protest emphasized the need for clarity in oral presentation requirements and concerns over the agency's documentation practices.

Key issues raised included the evaluation of oral presentations, where GAO found that the agency's assessment was reasonable and aligned with the solicitation. Additionally, concerns regarding the documentation of evaluations were dismissed, as the agency utilized contemporaneous notes to justify their ratings. Ultimately, the protest was denied because the agency's evaluation complied with established procedures, and SOSI's proposal was deemed ineligible for award due to its oral presentation rating.

Digest

1. Protest challenging agency's evaluation of protester's oral presentation is denied where the task order evaluation was reasonable, consistent with the solicitation, and sufficiently documented.
2. Protester's challenges to other aspects of the evaluation are dismissed where the protester would not be competitively prejudiced by any misevaluation of its own proposal and was not an interested party to challenge the evaluation of the awardee's proposal because another offeror was next in line for award.