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B-405961.2,B-405961.4 1 (2012-01-10)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadonf0001 and id is 1 raw text is: G A O0 Comptroller General Accountability * 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 i s i o n L .-- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - . . . . .. Matter of: National Fatherhood Initiative File: B-405961.2; B-405961.4 Date: January 10, 2012 H. Todd Whay, Esq., The Whay Law Firm, for the protester. Karen R. Harbaugh, Esq., and Robert E. Gregg, Esq., Squire, Sanders & Dempsey (US) LLP, for Fathers Incorporated, the intervenor. Kristine Kassekert, Esq., Department of Health and Human Services, for the agency. Kenneth Kilgour, Esq., and Edward Goldstein, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST Protest challenging agency's evaluation of proposals is denied where the record reflects that the agency's evaluation was reasonable and in accord with the terms of the solicitation. DECISION National Fatherhood Initiative (NFI), of Germantown, Maryland, protests the award of a contract to Fathers Incorporated, of Albany, New York, under request for proposals (RFP) No. 11 -233-SOL-00430 issued by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for the operation of the National Responsible Fatherhood Clearinghouse (NRFC). The protester alleges that the agency improperly evaluated the awardee's proposal. We deny the protest. BACKGROUND Through its Office of Family Assistance (OFA), HHS administers a Congressionally authorized program to promote responsible fatherhood. See 42 U.S.C. § 603(a)(2) (2006). The authorizing legislation requires that the contract be awarded to a nationally recognized, non-profit fatherhood promotion organization. RFP T C. 1. In furtherance of that effort, HHS issued this RFP, which contemplated the award of a

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