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B-412820 1 (2016-05-23)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadsge0001 and id is 1 raw text is: I S G AO Comptroller General - A ccounta bilty * Integrity * Reliability of the United States United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 Decision Matter of: Dee Monbo, CPA File: B-412820 Date: May 23, 2016 Dee Monbo, CPA, for the protester. John S. Vento, Esq., Trenman Law, for Calhoun International, LLC, the intervenor. John Guinan Jr., Esq., National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, for the agency. Mary G. Curcio, Esq., and Cherie J. Owen, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST Protest that agency unreasonably evaluated protester's technical proposal is denied where protester did not demonstrate that proposed specialist had capability with respect to the solicitation's subject matter. DECISION Dee Monbo, CPA, of Owings Mills, Maryland, protests the issuance of a purchase order to Calhoun International, LLC, of Tampa, Florida, under request for quotations (RFQ) No. NAAA0600-15-00270, issued by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) for an international affairs specialist to assist NOAA's Office of International Affairs. Dee Monbo complains that the agency unreasonably evaluated the awardee's and the protester's proposals. We deny the protest. The solicitation, which was set aside for small businesses, advised potential vendors that NOAA was seeking an international affairs specialist whose areas of expertise are such that he or she can provide critical assistance to the Office of International Affairs.' RFQ, Part 2, Statement of Work at 2.0. The solicitation 1 The RFQ advised that this procurement would be conducted pursuant to Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 12.6, Streamlined Procedures for Evaluation and Solicitation for Commercial Items. RFQ at 1.

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