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B-422438,B-422438.2,B-422438.3 Jun 18, 2024 1 (2024-06-18)

handle is hein.gao/gaoqlc0001 and id is 1 raw text is: 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 a GAO Protective Order. This redacted version has been approved for public release. Matter of: Inalab Consulting, Inc. ----------------------------------------------------------- File: B-422438; B-422438.2; B-422438.3 Date: June 18, 2024 Jon D. Levin, Esq., Maynard Nexsen, PC, for the protester. Isaias Alba, IV, Esq., Katherine B. Burrows, Esq., Samuel S. Finnerty, Esq., Daniel Figuenick, III, Esq., and Kelly A. Kirchgasser, Esq., Piliero Mazza, PLLC, for KYM Advisors, Inc., the intervenor. Jonathan A. Hardage, Esq., Department of the Army, for the agency. Michelle Litteken, Esq., and Christina Sklarew, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST 1. Protest challenging the agency's evaluation of offerors' technical proposals is denied where, notwithstanding the parties' disagreement regarding the assessment of one weakness in the protester's proposal, the protester fails to demonstrate prejudice. 2. Protest of the agency's best-value tradeoff decision is denied where the selection of the higher technically rated, higher-priced proposal was reasonable and consistent with the solicitation's stated evaluation criteria. DECISION Inalab Consulting, Inc., an 8(a) small business of Fairfax, Virginia, protests the issuance of a task order to KYM Advisors, Inc., an 8(a) small business of Reston, Virginia, under fair opportunity request for proposals (RFP) No. 1670095, issued by the Department of the Army, Army Contracting Command to provide declassification program support services.' Inalab challenges various aspects of the agency's evaluation of the offerors' technical proposals and the best-value tradeoff decision. 1 Section 8(a) of the Small Business Act, 15 U.S.C. § 637(a), authorizes the Small Business Administration to enter into contracts with government agencies and to arrange for performance through subcontracts with socially and economically disadvantaged small business concerns. Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 19.800. This program is commonly referred to as the 8(a) program.

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