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B-423138,B-423138.3 Feb 04, 2025 1 (2025-02-04)

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                    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
Decision                                  a GAO Protective Order. This redacted version has
                                          been approved for public release.

Matter of:   Sauer Construction, LLC

File:     B-423138; B-423138.3

Date:     February 4,   2025

Lawrence  M. Prosen, Esq., Eric W. Leonard, Esq., and Matthew J. Howell, Esq., Cozen
O'Connor, for the protester.
Richard J. Pinto, II, Esq., Marks & Pinto, LLP, for RQ Construction, LLC, the intervenor.
David L. Nimmich, Esq., Department of the Navy, for the agency.
Uri R. Yoo, Esq., and Alexander 0. Levine, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO,
participated in the preparation of the decision.
DIGEST

Protest arguing that agency failed to evaluate whether the awardee's project labor
agreement  (PLA) complied with FAR provision 52.222-33, as required by the
solicitation, is denied where the protester fails to establish that it was competitively
prejudiced by the agency's failure to evaluate the awardee's PLA.
DECISION

Sauer Construction, LLC, of Jacksonville, Florida, protests the issuance of a task order
to RQ Construction, LLC, of Carlsbad, California, under request for proposals (RFP)
No. N40085-24-R-2546,  issued by the Department of the Navy, Naval Facilities
Engineering Command   for building construction and renovation services. The protester
alleges that the agency failed to evaluate the awardee's project labor agreement (PLA)
in accordance with the solicitation and applicable laws and regulations.

We  deny the protest.

BACKGROUND

On June  26, 2024, the Navy issued the task order solicitation, using the ordering
procedures of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) subpart 16.5, to holders of the
agency's multiple-award, indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contracts for large
general construction projects in the Hampton Roads area of responsibility. Contracting
Officer's Statement and Memorandum  of Law (COS/MOL)   at 2; Agency Report (AR),
Exh. 1, RFP at 1-2. The agency sought proposals for renovation and repair services for

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