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B-421575.3,B-421575.4 Jul 16, 2024 1 (2024-07-16)

handle is hein.gao/gaoqpu0001 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 and contained classified information. This redacted version has been approved for public release. Redactions marked as [DELETED] Decision remove proprietary or source selection sensitive information. Redactions obscured by black boxes remove classified information per the contracting agency. Matter of: Assessment and Training Solutions Consulting Corporation File: B-421575.3; B-421575.4 Date: July 16, 2024 Jeremy S. Scholtes, Esq., Roger V. Abbott, Esq., and Lauren S. Fleming, Esq., Miles & Stockbridge P.C., for the protester. Ryan C. Bradel, Esq., and Michael E. Hatch, Esq., Ward & Berry, PLLC, for Patriot Group International, Inc., the intervenor. Sandy L. Caruco, Esq., Erin F. Masini, Esq., and Joseph Anzalone, Esq., Central Intelligence Agency, for the agency. Samantha S. Lee, Esq., and Peter H. Tran, Esq., Office of the General Counsel, GAO, participated in the preparation of the decision. DIGEST 1. Protest alleging that awardee's proposal violated solicitation's preparation instructions is denied where agency reasonably determined that proposal complied with page limitation and font size requirements, and awardee was not given an unfair competitive advantage by using noncompliant font size for headings. 2. Protests challenging agency's evaluation of proposals are denied where record reflects evaluation was reasonable and consistent with solicitation's evaluation criteria. DECISION Assessment and Training Solutions Consulting Corporation (ATSCC), a small business of Chesapeake, Virginia, protests the award of a contract to Patriot Group International, Inc. (PGI), a small business of Warrenton, Virginia, under request for proposals (RFP) No. 2021-20111000001S, issued by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) for tactical and non-tactical medical support. The protester contends that the agency unreasonably evaluated proposals and made an unreasonable best-value tradeoff decision. We deny the protest.