U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) Bid Protests #W15P7T26RA006

Army MAPS IDIQ Solicitation for Professional and IT Services

The Department of the Army is seeking to establish a large-scale marketplace for professional and IT services through the MAPS program. - Government Buyer: - Department of the Army (U.S. Department of Defense) - Scope of Procurement: - Multiple indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contracts under the MAPS program - Consolidates two existing MATOC-IDIQ contracts into a single vehicle - Up to 350 contract awards planned - $50 billion contract ceiling - Services Requested: - Knowledge-based professional services and information technology (IT) services - Support for Army enterprise infrastructure and infostructure goals worldwide - Five technical domains: - Engineering, logistics, and operational services - Research, development, test and evaluation (RDT&E) services - Management and advisory services - Emerging IT services - Foundational IT services - Notable Requirements: - Prohibition on using classified contracts as past performance references - Requirement to allow small business teaming arrangements in accordance with SBA regulations (following a protest) - Phased and rolling evaluation process considering technical scores, past performance, price reasonableness, and subcontracting plans - No specific OEMs or vendors are named in the solicitation

Description

The Department of the Army issued a solicitation (RFP No. W15P7T26RA006) for multiple indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contracts to establish a marketplace for the acquisition of professional services (MAPS). The solicitation combines services from two existing IDIQ multiple-award task order contracts into a single procurement vehicle to provide knowledge-based professional services supporting Army enterprise infrastructure and IT services worldwide. Awards are divided into five technical domains with up to 350 awards planned, including allocations for large businesses, small businesses, and commercial-sector vendors. The solicitation uses a phased rolling evaluation process considering technical scores, past performance, price reasonableness, and subcontracting plans. The protest by Intelligence Consulting Enterprise Solutions, Inc. challenged several aspects of the solicitation, including numbering, amendment posting, restrictions on classified contracts, ambiguities, and prohibitions on small business teaming arrangements. The protest was sustained in part regarding the prohibition on small business teaming arrangements and denied in part on other issues.

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