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                   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:  Morgan  Business Consulting, LLC

File:        B-421509

Date:       June  12, 2023

Noah  B. Bleicher, Esq., Carla J. Weiss, Esq., Aime J. Joo, Esq., and Moshe B. Broder,
Esq., Jenner & Block, LLP, for the protester.
Kara M. Sacilotto, Esq., Cara L. Sizemore, Esq., and Morgan W. Huston, Esq., Wiley
Rein LLP, for Booz Allen Hamilton Inc., the intervenor.
Mai Oanh  P. Ho, Esq., Department of the Navy, for the agency.
Sarah T. Zaffina, Esq., and Jennifer D. Westfall-McGrail, Esq., Office of the General
Counsel, GAO,  participated in the preparation of the decision.
DIGEST

Protest challenging agency's selection of a higher-rated, higher-priced proposal is
denied where the record reflects the agency evaluated proposals reasonably, and that
the evaluations and source selection decision were consistent with the solicitation.
DECISION

Morgan  Business Consulting, LLC (MBC), a veteran-owned small business of Arlington,
Virginia, protests the issuance of a task order to Booz Allen Hamilton (BAH) of McLean,
Virginia, under fair opportunity proposal request (FOPR) No. N0003921 R3028. The
Department of Navy, Naval Information Warfare Systems Command  issued the FOPR
for support services for the Navy's international command, control, communications,
computers, and intelligence (C41) programs. The protester argues that the agency
unreasonably evaluated MBC's proposal and made a flawed award decision.

We  deny the protest.

BACKGROUND

On May  17, 2022, the agency issued the solicitation to holders of the Naval Sea
Systems  Command   Seaport NxG multiple-award contract, in accordance with Federal

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