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B-417888 1 (2019-11-06)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaeaei0001 and id is 1 raw text is: GO U.S. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE 441 G St. N.W. Comptroller General Washington, DC 20548 of the United States Decision Matter of: Richen Management, LLC File: B-417888 Date: November 6, 2019 Richard McCue for the protester. Robert W. Foltman, Esq., General Services Administration, for the agency. Jacob Talcott, Heather Weiner, Esq., and Jennifer D. Westfall-McGrail, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST Agency's selection of a higher-rated, higher-priced proposal for award is unobjectionable where the agency's best-value tradeoff decision was reasonable and consistent with the terms of the solicitation. DECISION Richen Management, LLC, a small business concern located in Dover-Foxcroft, Maine, protests the award of a contract to Sparkle Janitorial Services, Inc., also a small business concern, of Detroit, Michigan, under request for proposals (RFP) No. 47PF0019R0070, issued by the General Services Administration (GSA) for janitorial and related services. Richen argues that the best-value tradeoff and source selection decision was unreasonable. We deny the protest. BACKGROUND On May 3, 2019, GSA issued the solicitation, which was set aside for Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) small businesses, and issued under the procedures of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) part 15. RFP at 85; Agency Report (AR), Tab A, Source Selection Decision/Price Negotiation Memorandum (SSD/PNM) at 1-2. The solicitation sought janitorial and related services at three locations in Michigan--Blue Water Bridge, Ambassador Bridge, and the Detroit Metro Airport--and required that the contractor provide the management, supervision, manpower, equipment, and supplies necessary for these janitorial and related services. RFP § B.I.

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