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B-422088 Dec 20, 2023 1 (2023-12-20)

handle is hein.gao/gaopqn0001 and id is 1 raw text is: U.S. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE 441 G St. N.W. Comptroller General Washington, DC 20548 of the United States Decision Matter of: Enterprise Technology Solutions, Inc. File: B-422088 Date: December 20, 2023 George Belly, for the protester. Timothy G. Kelly, Esq., Nickolas S. Card, Esq., Gregory J. Matherne, Esq., Richard L. Hatfield, Esq., Department of the Treasury, for the agency. Suresh S. Boodram, Esq., and Evan D. Wesser, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST Protest challenging the agency's evaluation of the protester's proposal as technically unacceptable is denied where the record demonstrates that the agency's evaluation was reasonable and in accordance with the terms of the solicitation; it is an offeror's responsibility to submit an adequately written proposal, and agencies are generally not required to engage in clarifications that could give offerors an opportunity to clarify aspects of their proposal. DECISION Enterprise Technology Solutions, Inc., an economically disadvantaged women-owned small business (EDWOSB) of College Park, Maryland, protests the award of a contract to FedGovlT, Inc., an EDWOSB of Orlando, Florida, under request for proposals (RFP) No. 5000140823-5000160000, issued by the Department of Treasury, Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for servers and high-speed mail inserters. Enterprise contends that the agency's evaluation was inconsistent with the terms of the RFP and that the agency erred when it eliminated the protester from the competition without first seeking clarifications from the protester. We deny the protest. BACKGROUND The agency issued the RFP on September 15, 2023, with an amended closing date of September 22, 2023. Agency Report (AR), Tab D.1, RFP; Tab D.2, RFP, amend. 1. As part of the IRS's large print systems replacement, the instant procurement is designed

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