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B-414596.7,B-414596.8 1 (2019-03-11)

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GAOU.S. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE
441 G St. N.W.                                                 Comptroller General
Washington, DC 20548                                            of the United States
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                                            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:  YWCA of Greater Los Angeles

File:       B-414596.7; B-414596.8

Date:       March 11,2019

Amy Laderberg O'Sullivan, Esq., Monica R. Sterling, Esq., Rosamond Z. Xiang, Esq.,
and James G. Peyster, Esq., Crowell & Moring LLP, for the protester.
Alex P. Hontos, Esq., Daniel Falknor, Esq., and Phil Steger, Esq., Dorsey & Whitney
LLP, for Management & Training Corporation, the intervenor.
Jose Otero, Esq., Alison Spurlock, Esq., Dennis Adelson, Esq., David R. Koeppel, Esq.,
and Savannah L. Wilson, Esq., Department of Labor, for the agency.
Stephanie B. Magnell, Esq., and Amy B. Pereira, Esq., Office of the General Counsel,
GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision.
DIGEST

1. Protest challenging agency's evaluation of awardee's technical proposal and
relevant experience is denied where the evaluation was reasonable and consistent with
the solicitation's evaluation criteria.

2. Protest alleging misleading discussions and challenging the agency's cost realism
evaluation is denied where, notwithstanding apparent errors, the protester failed to
demonstrate competitive prejudice.
DECISION

YWCA of Greater Los Angeles (YWCA), of Los Angeles, California, protests the award
of a contract to Management & Training Corporation (MTC), of Centerville, Utah, under
request for proposals (RFP) No. DOL-ETA-16-R-00007, by the Department of Labor
(DOL), for the operation of the Los Angeles Job Corps Center. The protester
challenges almost every aspect of the evaluation and award decision.


We deny the protest.

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