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B-420021,B-420021.2,B-420021.3 Oct 26, 2021 1 (2021-10-26)

handle is hein.gao/gaomjj0001 and id is 1 raw text is: 1O o U.S. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE A Century of Non-Partisan Fact-Based Work 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 a GAO Protective Order. This redacted version has Decision been approved for public release. Matter of: Manhattan Strategy Group, LLC File: B-420021; B-420021.2; B-420021.3 Date: October 26, 2021 Antonio R. Franco, Esq., Patrick T. Rothwell, Esq., Eric A. Valle, Esq., and Christine C. Fries, Esq., Piliero Mazza PLLC, for the protester. Adam K. Lasky, Esq., Edward V. Arnold, Esq., and Bret C. Marfut, Esq., Seyfarth Shaw LLP, for Safal Partners, Inc., the intervenor. Jose Otero, Esq., Virginia Ackerman, Esq., and Joshua L. Caplan, Esq., Department of Labor, for the agency. Paul N. Wengert, Esq., and Tania Calhoun, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST Protest that agency misevaluated protester's quotation and conducted an unequal evaluation under one subfactor is denied where the record shows the evaluation was reasonable and consistent with the solicitation's evaluation criteria. DECISION Manhattan Strategy Group, LLC, of Bethesda, Maryland, a small business, protests the award of a federal supply schedule (FSS) task order to Safal Partners, LLC, of Houston, Texas, also a small business, under request for quotations (RFQ) No. 1605C5-21-Q-00034, issued by the Department of Labor (Labor) for operation of the National Veterans' Technical Assistance Center (NVTAC). Manhattan, the incumbent contractor, argues that Labor misevaluated both firms' quotations and made an unreasonable source selection decision. We deny the protest. BACKGROUND The RFQ, issued on June 21, 2021, sought quotations from firms with which Labor had previously established blanket purchase agreements (BPA) to provide technical assistance and education/outreach services. The scope of the requirement was to operate the NVTAC and develop innovative practices and strategies so that Labor's Veterans Employment and Training Services and Homeless Veterans' Reintegration

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