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A Century of Non-Partisan Fact-Based Work
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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: AnderCorp, LLC
File: B-419984
Date: October 14, 2021
Samuel C. Kelly, Esq., Brunini, Grantham, Grower & Hewes, PLLC, for the protester.
Douglas Yokomizo, Esq., Nida & Romyn, P.C., for Roy Anderson Corporation, the
intervenor.
Jonathan Pomerance, Esq., and Jose Otero, Esq., Department of Labor, for the agency.
Raymond Richards, Esq., and John Sorrenti, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO,
participated in the preparation of the decision.
DIGEST
Protest challenging the reasonableness of a technical evaluation is denied: The agency
reasonably rated the protester's proposal as unacceptable under an evaluation factor
considering prior experience where the protester did not submit any projects
demonstrating prior experience as required by the solicitation.
DECISION
AnderCorp, LLC, of Gulfport, Mississippi, protests the award of a contract to Roy
Anderson Corporation, also of Gulfport, Mississippi, under request for proposals (RFP)
No. 1605AE-21-R-00014, issued by the Department of Labor (DOL) for construction
services. This protest concerns an agency's evaluation of the protester's proposal
under an evaluation factor considering prior experience and a separate factor
considering past performance. It is undisputed that the protesting firm has no prior
experience; AnderCorp is a recently formed company.1 Protest at 3. The issue is
whether it was proper for the agency to evaluate the protester's proposal negatively,
rather than neutrally, under the solicitation's experience factor, due to the firm's lack of
experience. We conclude that the agency's evaluation was reasonable and therefore
we deny the protest.
1 AnderCorp explains that it is managed and operated by individuals with significant
experience in the construction industry[,] Protest at 3, and was organized by a former
chief executive officer of Roy Anderson Corporation. Comments at 1.](ViewImageLocal?handle=hein.gao/gaomhz0001&div=1&collection=&method=preview&ext=.png&size=3)