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GAOU.S. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE
441 G St. N.W. Comptroller General
Washington, DC 20548 of the United States
Decision
Matter of: Fattani Offset Printers
File: B-415308
Date: November 20, 2017
Ahmed Razzak, for the protester.
John B. Alumbaugh, Esq., United States Agency for International Development, for the
agency.
Todd C. Culliton, Esq., and Tania Calhoun, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO,
participated in the preparation of the decision.
DIGEST
Protest challenging agency's technical and past performance evaluations is denied
where the record shows the evaluations were reasonable and consistent with the terms
of the solicitation.
DECISION
Fattani Offset Printers, of Blantyre, Malawi, protests the award of a contract to Kris
Offset & Screen Printers, Ltd., also of Blantyre, Malawi, under request for proposals
(RFP) No. SOL-612-17-000009, issued by the United States Agency for International
Development (USAID) for printing services. Fattani alleges that the agency
unreasonably evaluated its proposal.
We deny the protest.
BACKGROUND
On June 23, 2017, the agency issued the RFP for printing, binding, and distribution
services to be performed pursuant to a fixed-price contract over a two-year period. RFP
at 1, 5, 17. The RFP specified that [t]he purpose of this contract is printing, binding,
and distribution of 773,025 English Standard Four Learners' Books (LBs) and 6,000
Stock Management Cards. Performance Work Statement (PWS) at § C.2. The RFP
also provided the agency with two options for additional quantities and items. Id.
The PWS stated that all books must be printed according to distinct specifications.
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