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B-417855 1 (2019-11-21)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaeagd0001 and id is 1 raw text is: GAO U.S. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE 441 G St. N.W. Comptroller General Washington, DC 20548 of the United States Decision Matter of: Ronald L. Glass File: B-417855 Date: November 21, 2019 Ronald L. Glass, for the protester. Tudo N. Pham, Esq., Department of State, for the agency. Andrew J. Smith, Esq., and Amy B. Pereira, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST Protest challenging the terms of the solicitation as unduly restrictive of competition is denied where the agency has demonstrated that the requirements for a personal services contractor to have a law degree and legal work experience is reasonably necessary to meet the agency's needs. DECISION Ronald L. Glass protests the terms of solicitation No. PSC-1 9-060-INL, issued by the Department of State (DoS), Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL), for a personal services contractor to serve as the Justice Advisor in San Jose, Costa Rica. The protester contends that the terms of the solicitation requiring applicants to have a law degree from an American Bar Association (ABA) accredited law school and two years of work experience as a lawyer or judge are unduly restrictive of competition. We deny the protest. BACKGROUND On July 22, 2019, DoS issued a solicitation that contemplated the award of a personal services contract for a U.S. citizen to serve as the Justice Advisor to support INL's mission in Costa Rica.' Agency Report (AR), Tab 4, Solicitation (Sol.) at 1. INL's 1 Personal services contracts create an employer-employee relationship between the agency and the contractor but the contractor is not regarded as a United States (continued...)

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