Repeat filed its most recent protest challenging this procurement in our Office on January 23, 2024. On April 19, Repeat filed an action in the United States Court of Federal Claims that raised issues that were substantially similar to its protest in our Office. We dismissed Repeat's protest on April 23 because of the action pending at the court. 4 C.F.R. § 21.11(a). In an order dated April 26, the court requested an advisory opinion addressing Repeat's protest. 4 C.F.R. § 21.11(b). This advisory opinion is issued in response to the court's request and is presented in the same general format that our Office uses when deciding a protest. As explained below, the record before our Office did not provide a basis to sustain Repeat's protest.
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