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B-418459.2,B-418459.3 Apr 15, 2020 1 (2020-04-15)

handle is hein.gao/gaolgt0001 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 DOCUMENT FOR PUBLIC RELEASE The decision issued on the date below was subject to Decision a GAO Protective Order. This redacted version has been approved for public release. Matter of: Goldschmitt and Associates, LLC File: B-418459.2; B-418459.3 Date: April 15, 2020 Aron C. Beezley, Esq., Patrick R. Quigley, Esq., Lisa A. Markman, Esq., and Sarah S. Osborne, Esq., Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP, for the protester. Barbara S. Kinosky, Esq., David R. Warner, Esq., Tyler J. Freiberger, Esq., Heather Mims, Esq., and Edward Bailey, Esq., Centre Law and Consulting, LLC, for WITS Solutons, Inc., the intervenor. Nicholas M. Bidewell, Esq., and Kevin R. Hilferty, Esq., Department of Energy, for the agency. Scott H. Riback, Esq., and Tania Calhoun, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST Protest challenging agency's evaluation of proposals and source selection decision is denied where record shows agency's evaluation and source selection were reasonable and in accordance with the terms of the solicitation and applicable statutes and regulations. DECISION Goldschmitt and Associates, LLC, of Reston, Virginia, protests the award of a contract to WITS Solutions, Inc., of Ashburn, Virginia, under request for proposals (RFP) No. 89303019RMA000008, issued by the Department of Energy (DOE) for Freedom of Information Act support services. Goldschmitt argues that the agency misevaluated proposals, made an unreasonable source selection decision, and unreasonably found WITS responsible. We deny the protest. BACKGROUND The RFP contemplates the award, on a best-value tradeoff basis, of a labor-hours contract with fixed unit prices to meet the agency's requirements for a base year and two 1-year options. Firms were advised that proposals would be evaluated considering

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