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The agency, emphasizing the quotation's use of the term sending, found that this latter comment indicated to the VA that 3SG was in fact proposing to perform the work off site, because the VA would not be sending any documents anywhere as it required all work to be performed on site at the VAMC. AR at 2, 4.
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This section of 3SG's quotation stated under the heading Inventory that t is assumed that the client will provide an accurate description of the documents to be processed, and that t is assumed that the client will keep detailed records regarding what documents they are sending to be processed, and that the client will share this information in the form of hard and soft copy packing slips. AR, Tab J, 3SG Quotation, at 8. The agency cites to a number of references in 3SG's quotation in support of its conclusion that the quotation, while expressly providing that the work would be performed at the VA's facility in Anchorage, also indicated that the work would be performed off site. For example, the agency points out that 3SG's quotation included a ≬lient Participation section, where 3SG detailed certain assumptions it had made with regard to the support and feedback it would receive from the VA during the planning and execution of the project. AR at 2, 4 Tab J, 3SG Quotation, at 8. Since the protester challenges the determination that its quotation was unacceptable, we review that determination for reasonableness. Nevertheless, it is clear from the record that the agency evaluated quotations for compliance with the requirements of the RFQ, and issued the order to the vendor submitting the low priced, compliant quotation. Here, the RFQ did not identify any evaluation criteria or the basis for award. When an agency issues a solicitation under the FSS program, we will review the agency's evaluation of vendor submissions to ensure that the evaluation was reasonable and consistent with the terms of the solicitation. The protester argues that its quotation clearly provided that the services would be performed at the VA facility in Anchorage, and that it should have received the order. In this regard, the agency, while noting that 3SG's quotation expressly provided that maging services (document prep, scan, quality check and image load) will be performed at the Veterans Administration facility in Anchorage, AK, found that 3SG's quotation contained certain references that suggested documents would be sent off site by 3SG, thus rendering the quotation unacceptable.
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The agency concluded, after reviewing 3SG's quotation, that it was unclear whether 3SG would perform the required services at the VA facility in Anchorage as required, and issued the order to Xerox. The agency received quotations from only 3SG and Xerox Corporation, with 3SG's quotation providing a total price of $27,302.50, and Xerox's quotation providing a total price of $102,615. Vendors were requested to describe, among other things, their approach to accomplishing the work required, as well as their project team, RFQ at 5, and were requested to complete a price schedule setting forth certain unit and extended prices for the estimated quantities listed.
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The RFQ described the estimated 75,000 pages of documents to be scanned and archived as in good condition and on white and color paper stock, and provided that inal format for delivery will be PDF Searchable Text format. The solicitation set forth a number of Scanning & Archival requirements, stating, for example, that maging will be performed at the Veterans Administration facility in Anchorage, Alaska, and that the xact reassembly of hardcopy documents is requested. RFQ at 2. 176078, issued by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), for a scanning and archival solution for the VA's Healthcare and Regional Office at the VA Medical Center (VAMC) in Anchorage, Alaska. 3SG Corporation protests the issuance of an order to Xerox Corporation under that firm's Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) contract, pursuant to request for quotations (RFQ) No.