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B-412032.2 1 (2015-12-03)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadrqv0001 and id is 1 raw text is: G A O Comptroller General Accountability * Integrity * Reliability of the United States United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 Decision Matter of: Bashen Corporation File: B-412032.2 Date: December 3, 2015 Janet E. Bashen, Bashen Corporation, for the protester. Leah Smiley, Institute for Diversity Certification, for the intervenor. Capt. Christopher M. Kovach and Lt. Col. Damund E. Williams, Department of the Air Force, for the agency. Robert T. Wu, Esq., and Tania Calhoun, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST 1. Protest that the agency unreasonably evaluated the protester's proposal as technically unacceptable is denied where the record shows that the evaluation was reasonable and consistent with the solicitation's evaluation criteria. 2. Protest that the agency improperly awarded a contract to an ineligible vendor is denied where the record shows that the agency reasonably determined that the awardee was responsible and eligible for award. DECISION Bashen Corporation, of Houston, Texas, protests the award of a contract to the Society for Diversity, Inc. d/b/a Institute for Diversity Certification (IDC), of Plainfield, Indiana, by the Department of the Air Force under request for quotations (RFQ) No. FA7014-15-T-1007 for training services. Bashen argues that the agency unreasonably evaluated the firm's proposal and improperly awarded the contract to a firm that was ineligible for award. We deny the protest. BACKGROUND The RFQ, issued on May 27, 2015, sought quotations from vendors to provide a two-week diversity and inclusion management training to 25 agency personnel. RFQ at 3. Award was to be made on a lowest-priced, technically acceptable basis,

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