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B-402434,B-402434.2 1 (2010-04-23)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadbhd0001 and id is 1 raw text is: AlL A , G A O Comptroller General ,, ,,,,,,,,Accountabiity * Integrity * Reliability of the United States United States Government Accountability Office DOCUMENT FOR PUBLIC RELEASE Washington, DC 20548 The decision issued on the date below was subject to a GAO Protective Order. This redacted version has been approved for public release. D e c is io n ........................................................... Matter of: Najlaa International Catering Services File: B-402434; B-402434.2 Date: April 23, 2010 Richard P. Rector, Esq., and C. Bradford Jorgensen, Esq., DLA Piper US LLP, for the protester. Leslie A. Nepper, Esq. and Debra J. Talley, Esq., Department of the Army, U.S. Army Materiel Command, for the agency. Susan K. McAuliffe, Esq., and Christine S. Melody, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST Protest of agency's evaluation of proposals and award determination is denied where record shows they were reasonable and consistent with the terms of the solicitation. DECISION Najlaa International Catering Services, of Al Sharq, Kuwait, protests the award of a contract to Tamimi Global Co. Ltd., of Al Rai, Kuwait, under request for proposals (RFP) No. W52PlJ-09-R-0016, issued by the Department of the Army for dining facilities (DFAC) leasing and food services for soldiers and civilian personnel in Kuwait. Najlaa primarily challenges the agency's evaluation of proposed staffing levels and associated pricing, and contends the agency failed to conduct meaningful discussions with the firm regarding perceived excesses in its proposed staffing plan. We deny the protest. The RFP, issued on January 28, 2009, contemplated the award of a fixed-price indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for a base year and 4 option years for the mobilization (including acquisition and integration of personnel), lease (including equipment and newly constructed dining facilities), operation (including storage, preparation, and serving of food), and demobilization (including facility removal or halted operations (warm status)) of DFACs. RFP at 34-39. Offerors were advised that the agency could order up to seven DFACs (of varying sizes, defined in the RFP by seating and serving capacity) on an annual basis, as well as monthly surge DFACs, if needed. The RFP advised offerors that due to the changing

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