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B-422299.2 Jul 16, 2024 1 (2024-07-16)

handle is hein.gao/gaoqny0001 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 Decision Matter of: Talion Construction, LLC File: B-422299.2 Date: July 16, 2024 Peter F. Lindborg, Lindborg & Mazor, LLP, for the protester. Daniel J. Strouse, Esq., Cordatis LLP, for L&J Building Co., LLC, the intervenor. James L. Weiner, Esq., Department of the Interior, for the agency. Dylan T. Silver, Jacob M. Talcott, Esq., and Jennifer D. Westfall-McGrail, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST Protest challenging the agency's evaluation of proposals is dismissed for failing to state a valid basis of protest, where protester alleged insufficient facts or details that would establish a likelihood that the agency violated applicable procurement laws or regulations. DECISION Talion Construction, LLC, (Talion), a small business of Murrieta, California, protests the award of a contract to L&J Building Co., LLC, d/b/a Rock Enterprise (L&J), under request for proposals (RFP) No. 140P8523R0001, issued by the Department of the Interior (DOI), National Park Service for the construction of a new entrance station at Joshua Tree National Park in California. The protester contends that DOI unreasonably determined that L&J's proposal was technically acceptable. We dismiss the protest because, as filed with our Office, it does not establish a valid basis for challenging the agency's action. BACKGROUND The solicitation provided for award of a fixed-price construction contract on a lowest- price, technically acceptable basis. Resp. to GAO Req. for solicitation, attach. 1, RFP at 60. Technical acceptability would be evaluated under three factors: (1) relevant experience; (2) technical approach; and (3) past performance. Id. at 60-61. Of relevance to this protest, the minimum acceptability standard for relevant experience was successful completion as a prime contractor of at least three projects of similar

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