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B-421788.3,B-421788.4 Mar 05, 2024 1 (2024-03-05)

handle is hein.gao/gaoqbf0001 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 DOCUMENT FOR PUBLIC RELEASE The decision issued on the date below was subject to Decision a GAO Protective Order. This version has been - - - - - - approved for public release. Matter of: MVM, Inc. File: B-421788.3; B-421788.4 Date: March 5, 2024 Stacy M. Hadeka, Esq., Michael F. Mason, Esq., Christine Reynolds, Esq., Taylor Hillman, Esq., Lauren Olmsted, Esq., and Lauren Colantonio, Esq., Hogan Lovells US LLP, for the protester. J. Hunter Bennett, Esq., Jason A. Carey, Esq., Andrew R. Guy, Esq., and, Jennifer K. Bentley, Esq., Covington & Burling LLP, for Acuity International, LLC, the intervenor. Michael C. Evans, Esq., General Services Administration, for the agency. Christopher Alwood, Esq., and Evan D. Wesser, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST 1. Protest challenging the agency's evaluation of the awardee's proposed key personnel is sustained where the record shows that the agency's determination that a proposed key person's resume met the solicitation's minimum qualifications was unreasonable or otherwise inadequately undocumented. 2. Protest challenging the agency's affirmative determination of responsibility for the awardee is sustained where the contracting officer failed to reasonably consider information that would be expected to have a strong bearing on whether the awardee should be found responsible. DECISION MVM, Inc., of Ashburn, Virginia, protests the award of a contract to Acuity International, LLC of Reston, Virginia, under request for proposals (RFP) No. 47QMCH23R0001, issued by the General Services Administration (GSA) for transportation services for unaccompanied children in the custody of the Department of Health and Human Services. The protester challenges various aspects of the agency's evaluation of proposals and source selection decision, including the agency's evaluation of key personnel and the sufficiency of the agency's affirmative responsibility determination. We sustain the protest.

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