Agency Reasonably Concerned that Protester’s Decision to Forgo Price Increases in Option Years Could Affect Employee Retention; GAO B-414434, Team People LLC

Protest challenging the agency’s technical evaluation is denied, where the protester’s arguments amount to mere disagreement with the agency’s evaluation; and protest challenging the agency’s past performance evaluation is denied, where the agency credited the protester for submitting experience contracts that were similar in size, scope, and dollar value, but expressed concern that the protester had not shown it had managed events of the size contemplated by the RFP; and protest challenging the source selection decision is denied, where the SSA had reasonable concerns about the protester’s ability to retain qualified personnel, given its decision to forgo increases in option year pricing.