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              G  A  =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:   Alternate Perspectives, Inc.

File:     B-420613; B-420613.2

Date:        June 28, 2022

Daniel J. Strouse, Esq., and Rhina Cardenal, Esq., Cordatis LLP, and Susan R. Salen,
Esq., Rees Broome  PC, for the protester.
Jose Otero, Esq., and Christopher L. Sanders, Esq., Department of Labor, 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 agency's evaluation of proposals is denied where the evaluation
was reasonable and in accordance with the terms of the solicitation.
DECISION

Alternate Perspectives, Inc., a small business of Leesburg, Virginia, protests the award
of a contract to Human Learning Systems, LLC, under request for proposals (RFP)
No. 1605JW-21  -R-0001 5, issued by the Department of Labor for the operation and
management   of the Shreveport Job Corps Center in Shreveport, Louisiana. The
protester contends the agency unreasonably evaluated proposals, resulting in an
improper award.

We  deny the protest.

BACKGROUND

On  November  18, 2021, the agency issued the RFP as a set-aside for small businesses
in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation part 19. Agency Report (AR),
Exh. 1 a, RFP at 1-2.1 The RFP provided for the award of a fixed-price contract with
economic  price adjustment for a base period of two years, and three 1-year option


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