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B-409139.2 1 (2014-05-01)

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          G   A     0Comptroller General
               ity * Integrity * Rellability                         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.
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          Decision

          Matter of:  Strijder Group K9, LLC

          File:       B-409139.2

          Date:       May 1, 2014

          Abram J. Pafford, Esq., Pafford Lawrence & Childress PLLC, for the protester.
          John J. O'Brien, Esq., Gabriel E. Kennon, Esq., Amy J. Spencer, Esq., and Nicole
          Picard, Esq., Cohen Mohr LLP, for Cobra Canine, LLC, an intervenor.
          Behn M. Kelly, Esq., Department of the Air Force, for the agency.
          Peter D. Verchinski, Esq., and Guy R. Pietrovito, Esq., Office of the General
          Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision.
          DIGEST

          Protest challenging agency's evaluation of protester's and awardee's personnel
          experience is denied where record shows that the agency's evaluation was
          reasonable and consistent with the terms of the solicitation.
          DECISION

          Strijder Group K9, LLC, of Virginia Beach, Virginia, protests the award of a contract
          to Cobra Canine, LLC, of Chesapeake, Virginia, under request for proposals (RFP)
          No. H92240-13-R-0013, issued by the U.S. Special Operations Command for canine
          training and related services. Strijder challenges the agency's evaluation of
          proposals.

          We deny the protest.

          BACKGROUND

          The RFP, issued as a small business set-aside, provided for the award of a
          fixed-price contract for canine training, kennel support, and related travel for the
          Naval Special Warfare Command for a base and 4 option years.1 A detailed
          statement of work (SOW) described the required services. The RFP required

          1 The Naval Special Warfare Command is part of the U.S. Special Operations
          Command. Agency Report (AR) at 2.

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