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B-419001 Nov 16, 2020 1 (2020-11-16)

handle is hein.gao/gaoljp0001 and id is 1 raw text is: GAiO 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: Golden Key Group, LLC File: B-419001 Date: November 16, 2020 Anthony H. Anikeeff, Esq., and Michael D. Maloney, Esq., Williams Mullen, for the protester. Ambika J. Biggs, Esq., William L. Walsh Jr., Esq., and Andrea I. Mousouris, Esq., Hirschler Fleischer, for CALIBRE Systems, Inc., the intervenor. Krishon Gill-Edmond, Esq., and Aleia Barlow, Esq., Department of Veterans Affairs, for the agency. Jacob M. Talcott, Esq., and Jennifer D. Westfall-McGrail, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST Protest challenging the evaluation of protester's proposal is denied where agency's evaluation was reasonable and in accordance with the terms of the solicitation. DECISION Golden Key Group (GKG), of Reston, Virginia, protests the issuance of a task order to CALIBRE Systems, Inc., of Alexandria, Virginia, under request for proposals (RFP) No. 36C10X20R0028, issued by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), for support services to aid in the VA's transition assistance program (TAP). The protester contends that the agency's evaluation of its proposal was arbitrary and capricious. We deny the protest. BACKGROUND On May 14, 2020, the VA issued the solicitation, which contemplated the issuance of a task order under the General Services Administration's (GSA) Human Capital and Training Solutions multiple-award indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract. The solicitation was issued on an unrestricted basis and in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) part 12 and subpart 16.5. Contracting Officer's Statement of Fact (COSF) at 1. The agency sought proposals for onsite support services for the VA's TAP, a program that assists military personnel in their transition from military service to civilian life. Agency Report (AR), Tab A, RFP at 6. The RFP provided that

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