AMEL Technologies, Inc. V. B-412611

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B-412611 1 (2016-04-01)

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G A O Comptroller General
Accountabilty * Integrity * Reliability of the United States
United States Government Accountability Office
Washington, DC 20548

Decision

Matter of: AMEL Technologies, Inc.

File: B-412611

Date: April 1, 2016

Melek Yalcintas, Ph.D., AMEL Technologies, Inc., for the protester.
N. Harry Herrick, Esq., Department of the Navy, for the agency.
Pedro E. Briones, Esq., and Nora K. Adkins, Esq., Office of the General Counsel,
GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision.
DIGEST

In a procurement for architect-engineering services, protest of the agency's
evaluation of the protester's qualification statement is denied where the record
demonstrates that the agency reasonably evaluated the protester's experience and
technical competence consistent with the solicitation's selection criteria and the
record does not support the protester's allegation of gender bias.
DECISION

AMEL Technologies, Inc., of Honolulu, Hawaii, protests the agency's evaluation
of its qualification statement under synopsis No. N6274215R0002, issued by the
Department of the Navy for architect-engineering (A/E) services. AMEL, which is an
economically disadvantaged women-owned small business (EDWOSB), challenges
the evaluation of its experience and technical competence, and alleges that the
evaluation reflected gender bias against women architects and engineers.

We deny the protest.

BACKGROUND

The procurement, which was set aside for small businesses, was conducted
pursuant to the Brooks Act, 40 U.S.C. 壯 1102-1104, and Federal Acquisition
Regulation (FAR) subpart 36.6 for A/E services for geotechnical projects in various
locations under the area of responsibility (AOR) of the Naval Facilities Engineering
Command, Pacific (NAVFAC Pacific). Synopsis at 1, 4, 6. The synopsis provided
for the award of an indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract for a base year