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B-294035 1 (2004-07-30)

handle is hein.gao/gaocrptapnd0001 and id is 1 raw text is: G A 0 Comptroller General SIntegrity Reliability of the United States ~ccountabthty Inert Rea iy United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 Decision Matter of: Kathryn Huddleston & Associates, Ltd. File: B-294035 Date: July 30, 2004 Kathryn Huddleston for the protester. Dennis J. Gallagher, Esq., Department of State, for the agency. Linda C. Glass, Esq., and Michael R. Golden, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST Protest that evaluation and source selection decision were flawed is denied where the record shows that the agency's evaluation and source selection decision were reasonable and consistent with evaluation factors. DECISION Kathryn Huddleston & Associates, Ltd. (KHA) protests the award of contracts under request for proposals (RFP) No. SFSIAQ-04-R-0019, issued by the Department of State, for the design and delivery of 2-day effective public speaking/executive media courses. KHA primarily objects to the agency's evaluation of its proposal and the agency's source selection decision. We deny the protest. The RFP, issued on March 17, 2004, contemplated the award of fixed-price contracts for a base year and four 1-year option periods. The contractors will develop and deliver 2-day workshops on communicating effectively before a live audience, as well as on television and radio for the Foreign Service Institute (FSI) of the Department of State. RFP § C. 1. The courses will be offered to Department of State personnel, including ambassador-designates. Id. Offerors were required, among other things, to prepare and coach participants for one videotaped oral presentation and for one videotaped mock television interview, and to provide feedback, critique, and discussions during playback. RFP § C.3.2. Offerors were to be experienced media and communications consultants and trainers.

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