Universal Protection Service, LP dba Allied Universal Security Services

Bid protest that the agency improperly evaluated past performance by crediting the awardee with the past performance of its corporate affiliate, which served as the incumbent contractor, is denied where the awardee’s responses to discussions showed that the affiliate’s resources would be meaningfully involved in performance by the awardee, the discussions held with both offerors were fair, and the evaluation was reasonable.

 

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