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B-401783 1 (2009-11-20)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadbbg0001 and id is 1 raw text is: JiL .L A - GA O Comptroller General fi.7!7 Accountabiity * Integrity * Reliability of the United States United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 D .. Decision Matter of: The Mangi Environmental Group, Inc. File: B-401783 Date: November 20, 2009 James I. Mangi for the protester. Brian Kuehl, The Clark Group, LLC, for the intervenor. Thomas J. Mitchell, Esq., Department of Veterans Affairs, for the agency. Eric M. Ransom, Esq., and Christine S. Melody, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST Protest that agency evaluation and source selection decision were flawed where agency made award to higher-rated, significantly higher-priced offeror is denied where record shows that evaluation and source selection decision were reasonable and in accordance with stated evaluation criteria. DECISION The Mangi Environmental Group, Inc., of McLean, Virginia, protests the award of a contract to The Clark Group, LLC, of Washington, D.C., by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) under request for proposals (RFP) No. VA-101-08-RP-0253, for revision of the agency's National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) implementing regulations. We deny the protest. The RFP requested proposals from environmental consulting firms to evaluate the adequacy and relevance of the agency's existing NEPA implementing regulations, and to clarify and revise the regulations to incorporate guidance from the Council on Environmental Quality and better align agency NEPA procedures with decision making processes. The RFP was issued on February 20, 2009, with a closing date of March 19. The RFP required the submission of separate technical and price proposals, and set forth five technical evaluation factors in descending order of importance:

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