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B-412958 1 (2016-07-18)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadsjc0001 and id is 1 raw text is: SGAO Accountability * Integrity * Reliability United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 Decision Matter of: File: Date: Comptroller General 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 been approved for public release. - -. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ProMaintenance Services, LLC B-412958 July 18, 2016 Michelle F. Kantor, Esq., and Manju Gupta, Esq., McDonald Hopkins LLC, for the protester. Lawrence M. Anderson, Esq., Department of the Air Force, for the agency. Lois Hanshaw, Esq., and Glenn G. Wolcott, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST 1. The agency's discussions with protester were reasonable and meaningful where the agency repeatedly advised the protester of the basis for determining that its proposal was technically unacceptable. 2. Protester's assertion that the agency applied an undisclosed and unreasonable staffing estimate in evaluating proposals is denied where the agency considered the protester's approach, and informed the protester during discussions that its staffing was inadequate. DECISION ProMaintenance Services, LLC (PMS), of Scottsdale, Arizona, protests the elimination of its proposal from the competition under request for proposals (RFP) No. FA4800-15-R-0001 issued by the Department of the Air Force for custodial/janitorial services at Langley Air Force Base and Fort Eustis Army Base. PMS contends that the agency failed to engage in meaningful discussions and improperly evaluated its technical proposal. We deny the protest. BACKGROUND On August 6, 2015, the RFP was issued as an 8(a) set-aside for small businesses. RFP at 1. The RFP contemplated the award of a fixed-price contract, for a one-year

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