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B-419956.28,B-419956.29 Jul 08, 2022 1 (2022-07-08)

handle is hein.gao/gaonjb0001 and id is 1 raw text is: G 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 v v been approved for public release. Matter of: Precise Federal Consulting, LLC File: B-419956.28; B-419956.29 Date: July 8, 2022 Jonathan T. Williams, Esq., Katherine B. Burrows, Esq., and Eric A. Valle, Esq., Piliero Mazza PLLC, for the protester. Karyne Akhtar, Esq., and Krystal A. Jordan, Esq., Department of Health and Human Services, for the agency. Jonathan L. Kang, Esq., and Evan D. Wesser, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST 1. Protest challenging the terms of a solicitation as unduly restrictive of competition and latently ambiguous is dismissed because it was filed after the time for receipt of initial proposals. Although the agency issued guidance after the initial closing date concerning the interpretation of the solicitation, which effectively changed the terms of the solicitation, subsequent guidance issued by the agency reversed the change. Because the change and reversal took place without an opportunity to submit revised proposals, it did not give rise to a new timely protest argument. 2. Protest arguing that the agency interprets a solicitation amendment to improperly permit offerors to revise proposals in a manner inconsistent with the terms of the amendment is denied where the agency states it will not permit such revisions. DECISION Precise Federal Consulting LLC, an 8(a) small business mentor-protege joint venture1 of Greenbelt, Maryland, challenges the terms of request for proposals (RFP) 1 Section 8(a) of the Small Business Act, 15 U.S.C. § 637(a), authorizes the Small Business Administration to enter into contracts with government agencies and to arrange for performance through subcontracts with socially and economically disadvantaged small business concerns. This program is commonly referred to as the 8(a) Business Development program (or simply 8(a) program). A mentor-protege joint venture is an arrangement between a small business protege firm and a mentor firm

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